Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 5, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard Email: [email protected] Gary Whelan Elected Second Vice President of American Fisheries Society (Bethesda, MD) – Gary Whelan, Program Manager with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, was elected Second Vice President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). This vote will make Whelan the 141st president of... Read More
Contact: Drue Banta Winters, 504-220-7868, [email protected] Caroline Murphy, 301-968-1903, [email protected] America’s Natural Resource Professionals Commend Passage of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act June 14, 2022 – Today, fisheries and wildlife professionals from across the United States are celebrating the bipartisan House passage of groundbreaking legislation to conserve the nation’s fish and wildlife. The Recovering America’s... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] 240-687-3761 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WILLIAM TAYLOR RECEIVES THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Baltimore, Md.) November 10, 2021 – William Taylor, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor in Global Fisheries Systems at Michigan State University, received the Award of Excellence at the American Fisheries... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] FISHERIES CONSERVATION FOUNDATION PRESENTED WITH CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARD (Baltimore, Md.) November 7, 2021 – The Fisheries Conservation Foundation (FCF) received the prestigious Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award (“the Sully”) at the 2021 American Fisheries Society (AFS) 151st Annual Meeting. AFS Past... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] Twelve AFS Members Honored as Fellows of the Society Baltimore, Md. (November 8, 2021) – At the American Fisheries Society (AFS) 151st Annual Meeting in Baltimore, AFS Past President Brian Murphy recognized 12 fisheries professionals named as AFS Fellows in 2021. AFS designates as Fellows... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] CHRISTOPHER ESTES RECEIVES STANLEY A. MOBERLY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Baltimore, Md.) November 8, 2021 – Christopher Estes received the Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievements and Contributions to Fish Habitat Conservation. American Fisheries... Read More
(Baltimore, Md.) November 8, 2021 – Andy Danylchuk, Professor of Fish Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, received the Excellence in Fisheries Education Award at the 2021 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. AFS Past President Brian Murphy presented the award at the day’s plenary session. The Excellence in Fisheries Education... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard E-mail: [email protected] Leanne Roulson Becomes President of American Fisheries Society (Bethesda, MD) – Leanne Roulson, F-PC, a fisheries biologist and environmental policy specialist with Salus Resources, Inc., in Bozeman, Montana, became the 137th President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) at a virtual meeting of the AFS... Read More
For Immediate Release July 20, 2021 Contact: Drue Banta Winters, 504-220-7868, [email protected] Caroline Murphy, 301-897-9770 x 308, [email protected] Fish and Wildlife Scientists Commend Introduction of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act BETHESDA, MD – Today, fisheries and wildlife professionals from across the United States welcomed the introduction of groundbreaking legislation that will empower natural resource managers to conserve at-risk... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2021 Contact: Beth Beard E-mail: [email protected] Miguel Garcia-Bermudez Elected Second Vice President of American Fisheries Society (Bethesda, MD) – Miguel Garcia-Bermudez, Ph.D., Fish and Wildlife Administrator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Application Program (U.S. Caribbean), was elected Second Vice President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). This vote... Read More
