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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 16, 2024 Contact: Beth Beard301-453-5818bbeard@fisheries.org COURTNEY CAROTHERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS RECEIVES CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARDFROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Honolulu) September 16,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 16, 2024 Contact: Beth Beard301-453-5818bbeard@fisheries.org APACHE TROUT RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION TEAM RECEIVES CARL R. SULLIVAN FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARDFROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Honolulu) September 16, 2024 – The
Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced a major new agreement with the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to publish its five prestigious peer-reviewed journals and Fisheries, the society’s monthly membership magazine, from 1 January 2025. The publications will join OUP’s portfolio of more than 500 titles, three-quarters of which are published on behalf of learned and professional societies.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 26, 2024 Contact: Beth Beard, bbeard@fisheries.org(301) 453-5818 JEFF KOPASKA NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY August 26, 2024 – Bethesda, Md: After a nationwide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 27, 2024 Contact: Beth Beard, 301-453-5818 (office & mobile)bbeard@fisheries.org FISHERIES SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONVENE IN SEATTLE World Fisheries Congress Held Every Four Years SEATTLE,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 9, 2024 Contact: Beth Beardbbeard@fisheries.org (301) 453-5818 ANA PARMA AWARDED INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES SCIENCE PRIZE Ana Parma, Ph.D., Principal Scientist at the National Council for Scientific and Technological
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2014 The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is pleased to welcome Tom Bigford as our new Policy Director starting on February 18. Bigford has been Chief
EEL EXPERTS GATHER IN QUÉBEC CITY August 15, 2014 Contact: Beth Beard bbeard@fisheries.org 301-897-8616 office 240-687-3761 cell QUÉBEC CITY, CANADA—Eels are truly unusual fish
Imperiled Freshwater Organisms of North America Website For Immediate Release: January 29, 2014 Contact: Beth Beard, 301-897-8616 x215 bbeard@fisheries.org The American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Urban Streams Face Many Challenges but Rehabilitation Still Helpful For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Beard 22 January 2014 bbeard@fisheries.org 301-897-8616 x215 City life is hard on fish, according to a
