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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2023 Contact: Beth Beard 240-687-3761 bbeard@fisheries.org VERMEJO PARK RANCH RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 23, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org STEVEN MURAWSKI RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 22, 2023 – Steven Murawski,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS AQUATIC HABITAT PROGRAM, DONALD W. GABELHOUSE, JR., AND MARK T. PORATH RECEIVE THE STANLEY A. MOBERLY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2023 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org LISA KERR RECEIVES CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 21, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2023 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org LIAN GUO AWARDED THE EMMELINE MOORE PRIZE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 21, 2023 – Lian
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2023 Contact: Drue Winters dwinters@fisheries.org FISHERIES, WATER QUALITY, AND HUMAN HEALTH AT RISK DUE TO LOSS OF WETLANDS PROTECTIONS UNDER SUPREME COURT SACKETT DECISION Last
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2023 Contact: Drue Winters dwinters@fisheries.org AFS Commends EPA Veto of Pebble Mine Project to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon Fisheries The American Fisheries Society commends the EPA’s
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org TOM BIGFORD RECEIVES STANLEY A. MOBERLY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org 240-687-3761 ROBERT HUGHES RECEIVES THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane, WA) August 25, 2022 – Robert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard 240-687-3761 bbeard@fisheries.org FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER RECEIVES PRESIDENTS’ FISHERIES CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane, Washington) August 23,
