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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. LISA EBY RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FISHERIES EDUCATION FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2017 Contact: Martha Wilson Tel.202.445.9514 [email protected]   (Tampa, FL) August 22, 2017 – Dr. Lisa Eby, Associate Professor of Aquatic Vertebrate Ecology at the University of Montana, received the award for Excellence in Fisheries Education at the 2017 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. AFS President... Read More

JOHN WALDMAN RECEIVES CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2017 Contact: Martha Wilson Tel.202.445.9514 [email protected]   (Tampa, FL) August 21, 2017 – Dr. John Waldman, a lifetime AFS member, received the Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award at the 2017 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. AFS President Joe Margraf presented the award at the meeting’s... Read More

American Fisheries Society Publishes Action Items for New U.S. Administration on the Future of the Nation’s Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) today released its publication, Future of the Nation’s Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: The Challenges We Face in 2017 and Beyond, offering short and long-term solutions for protecting American aquatic habitats and helping fisheries professionals facing ongoing challenges. With recommendations for the new Presidential Administration, the document offers viable ways to... Read More

U.S. Forest Service Professional Dick Dyrland Receives Presidents’ Fishery Conservation Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2016 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] Dick Dyrland of the U.S. Forest Service received the Presidents’ Fishery Conservation Award at the 2016 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. AFS President Ron Essig presented the award at the meeting’s plenary session. The Presidents’ Fishery Conservation Award is presented... Read More

Great Lakes Fisheries Scientist Mike Jones Receives William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2016 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] Mike Jones, the Peter A. Larkin Professor of Quantitative Fisheries at Michigan State University, received the William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award at the 2016 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. AFS President Ron Essig presented the award at the meeting’s... Read More