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(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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson mwilson@fisheries.org Tel.202.445.9514 JESSE TRUSHENSKI BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., has become the
For Immediate Release August 13, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson mwilson@fisheries.org (202) 445-9514 AQUACULTURE: FARMING THE FUTURE American Fisheries Society symposia delve deeper into modern aquaculture (Atlantic City, NJ) August 13,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson mwilson@fisheries.org Tel.202.445.9514 FISHERIES CONFERENCE BRINGS SOME 1,800 SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ATLANTIC CITY (Atlantic City, NJ) August 18, 2017 – Fisheries scientists
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
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)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson Tel. 202.445.9514 mwilson@fisheries.org ANGLING FOR DINOSAURS: NEW RESEARCH ON ANCIENT FISHES American Fisheries Society publishes special section on Ancient Fishes (Bethesda,
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
New Report Details America’s Looming Wildlife Crisis, Highlights Ways to Help Species in Trouble Contact: Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512-610-7765, mccormick@nwf.org Martha Wilson, American
Former NOAA Medal Recipient, Current AFS Policy Director Given Special Recognition (Tampa, FL) August 22, 2017 – This year’s Meritorious Service Award recipient, Tom Bigford, has been an American Fisheries
