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AFS members: Voting instructions will be emailed to you. BACKGROUND I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, a territory where resiliency has come to form part of our everyday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2020 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org Tel. 240-687-3761 BRIAN MURPHY BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY BETHESDA, MD — Brian R. Murphy, Ph.D., has become the
To be silent is to be complicit. George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor have been added to the long list of Black victims of racism and inequities in our
The American Fisheries Society is proud to announce that Cecil Jennings, Ph.D., has been elected as our next Second Vice President. He will take office at the AFS Business Meeting
Reminder: Voting opens the week of April 20 – current AFS members will receive voting instructions by email. View Cecil’s official candidate statement and register for our live, online Meet the Candidates webinar
Reminder: Voting opens the week of April 20 – current AFS members will receive voting instructions by email. View Julie’s official candidate statement and register for our live, online Meet
During a half-day session at its mid-year meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, the AFS Governing Board identified four key climate change activities on which the Society will focus in the
Greetings AFS Members: During this uncertain and unsettled time, I hope that all of you are healthy and well. As an organization at the intersection of science and society, AFS
AFS Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Cecil A. Jennings AFS members: Please check your email for voting instructions in late April. See a Q & A with Cecil and register for a live,
AFS Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Julie Defilippi Simpson AFS members: Please check your email for voting instructions in late April. See a Q & A with Julie and register for
