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Voting is now open in the 2026 AFS Officer Election! Read the candidate statements for Jim Bowker and Steve Lochmann and then check your email for voting instructions. Voting closes
AFS members, please see your email for voting instructions. Voting ends on March 31. Background Growing up fishing and boating in the Midwest, I dreamt of becoming a marine biologist.
AFS members: Please see your email for voting instructions. Voting ends March 31. INTRODUCTION The American Fisheries Society seeks officer candidates who are seasoned fisheries professionals that also have experience
2025-2026 AFS Nominating Committee Laurie Earley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nominating Committee Chair Caleb Hasler, University of Winnipeg, Nominating Committee Vice Chair Miguel Garcia-Bermudez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
The Strategic Plan Committee includes: Julie DeFilippi‐Simpson, John Jackson, Steve, Midway, Fielding Montgomery, Margaret Murphy, MJ Oubre, Christian Waters, and Kaylyn Zipp AFS STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE The Strategic Plan Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2025 Contact: Beth BeardEmail: bbeard@fisheries.org301-453-5818 Brent Nichols Elected Second Vice President of American Fisheries Society (Bethesda, Md.) – P. Brent Nichols, Director of the Spokane Tribe
Building Resilience for Our Profession The fisheries profession, in the United States and beyond, is experiencing unprecedented change in both speed and scope. As I contemplate this occurrence, the analogy
The American Fisheries Society (AFS) seeks an aquaculturist and a fish health professional to serve as the inaugural editor-in-chief (EIC) of the North American Journal of Aquaculture (NAJA) and the
Note: Current AFS members will receive voting instructions via email around March 20. Thank you for the opportunity to be considered for this exciting leadership role with AFS! BACKGROUND My
Note: Current AFS members will receive voting instructions via email around March 20. BACKGROUND Born and raised in the heart of the South, where the biological diversity and rich stories
