Opinion
I grew up in the rural West, on a 5‐acre parcel of land just outside of Pomeroy, Washington. We had horses and chickens and barn cats, and there were Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the creek that bordered our pastures. Straddling the creek were two decommissioned power poles, lashed together into a makeshift bridge from which I... Read More
10 Key Accomplishments of AFS in 2016 and Why You Need to be an AFS Member if You’re Not Already! Published key report on the Future of the Nations Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – This first ever AFS document has already been circulated to key congressional members and staff and AFS partners in the D.C.... Read More
By Steve L. McMullin, AFS President-Elect My colleague and eventual successor as president of the American Fisheries Society, Jesse Trushenski, offered a perspective on the recent U.S. election that echoed many of the concerns I have read or heard from my colleagues, friends and family, both female and male. The tenor, language and indeed, the result... Read More
By Jesse Trushenski, AFS First Vice President Imagine yourself sitting in a fisheries staff meeting or in the audience at an AFS meeting. If you look to your left, then to your right, the odds are that at least one if not both of the people seated next to you are white men. Although our... Read More
