Press Releases
(Atlantic City, NJ) August 22, 2018 –Shawn Johnston received the Distinguished Service Award at the 2018 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. AFS President Steve L. McMullin presented the award at the meeting’s plenary session. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding contributions of time and energy for special projects or... Read More
(Atlantic City, NJ) August 19, 2018 – Jason Selwyn of Texas A&M University was named a runner-up for the Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship at the 2018 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. AFS President Steve L. McMullin presented the award at the meeting’s plenary session. In honor of Steven... Read More
(Atlantic City, NJ) August 22, 2018 – Samantha Wilson of Simon Fraser University received the Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship at the 2018 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. AFS President Steve L. McMullin presented the award at the meeting’s plenary session. In honor of Steven Berkeley’s contributions to marine... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] Tel.202.445.9514 JESSE TRUSHENSKI BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., has become the 134th President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). She assumed office on August 22, 2018, at the AFS 148th Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, where... Read More
For Immediate Release August 13, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] (202) 445-9514 AQUACULTURE: FARMING THE FUTURE American Fisheries Society symposia delve deeper into modern aquaculture (Atlantic City, NJ) August 13, 2018 – Fisheries scientists and professionals from around the country and around the world will gather in Atlantic City from August 19-23 for the annual... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] Tel.202.445.9514 FISHERIES CONFERENCE BRINGS SOME 1,800 SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ATLANTIC CITY (Atlantic City, NJ) August 18, 2017 – Fisheries scientists and professionals from around the country and around the world will gather in Atlantic City from August 19-23 for the annual meeting of the American... Read More
WHO: American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the Mid Atlantic AFS Chapter WHEN: Tuesday, August 21, 2017, 4:20 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. WHERE: Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 3rd floor, Room 301 WHAT: Science Panel: “Offshore Wind Energy Impacts on Fisheries: Investigating Uncharted Waters in Research and Monitoring” Experts will explore the... Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Co-sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) WHAT: Several Regional Issues, Including Offshore Wind Energy, Aquaculture, Climate Impacts and Other Cutting Edge Research Are Examined As Some 1,800 Fisheries Scientists and Professionals... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson Tel. 202.445.9514 [email protected] ANGLING FOR DINOSAURS: NEW RESEARCH ON ANCIENT FISHES American Fisheries Society publishes special section on Ancient Fishes (Bethesda, MD) July 20, 2018 – The American Fisheries Society (AFS) has published a special section of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society titled “Angling for... Read More
Could More Salmon Cause Reduced Growth, Lower Survival of Some Salmon Populations? April 4, 2018 (Bethesda, MD) – A new article published by the American Fisheries Society (AFS), in its journal Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, reports that, contrary to most media reports, the total abundance of Pacific salmon is at... Read More
