Webinar recording – Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture
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AFS and Other Science Societies Request Extension of Comment Period for NEPA Overhaul
The U.S. Council on Environmental Quality recently released plans to substantially revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), one of the most important U.S. environmental laws. AFS and other science societies requested an extension of the comment period for these revisions. Comments can be submitted by March 10, 2020 at https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=CEQ-2019-0003-0001. American Fisheries Society ·... Read More
Webinar – February 27 – Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture
Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:00 pm Eastern Time Presenters: Jennifer Molloy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Siting and Water Quality Mike Rust, Ph.D., NOAA Fisheries Guillaume Salze, Ph.D., Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition North America, Inc. Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., Riverence Craig Watson, University of Florida Register Now! Description: Marine finfish aquaculture in the United States... Read More
Webinar Recording: AFS Book Review – Multispecies and Watershed Approaches to Freshwater Fish Conservation
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2020 International Fisheries Section Fellow Award
2020 AFS International Fisheries Section Fellow Award Applications due by March 13, 2020. Attention Students and Young Professionals: The International Fisheries Section (IFS) of the American Fisheries Society is excited to announce the 2020 International Fisheries Section Fellow Award. The Fellow will represent IFS/AFS with an oral presentation at the 2020 Fisheries Society of the... Read More
Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Crucial to Protect Water Quality
January 23, 2020 The Honorable John Barrasso Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper: Thank... Read More
Shona Whyte Named Journal of Aquatic Animal Health Editor
AFS publications is pleased to announce Shona Whyte will serve as editor for the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. Whyte is a research scientist, and adjunct professor and graduate faculty within the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College. She has been employed by both academic institutions and industry,... Read More
Aquatic Science Societies Criticize Revision of Definition of Waters of the US
American Fisheries Society ● Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation ● Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society International Association for Great Lakes Research ● North American Lake Management Society Phycological Society of America ● Society for Freshwater Science ● Society of Wetland Scientists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2020... Read More
Webinar on January 28
AFS Book Review: Multispecies and Watershed Approaches to Freshwater Fish Conservation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 pm Eastern Time Presenters: Daniel Dauwalter Trout Unlimited Timothy Birdsong Texas Parks and Recreation Department Gary Garrett University of Texas at Austin Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8364194263774714893 Description: Freshwater systems in the United States have been altered dramatically, resulting in degradation... Read More
USGS Coop Unit and Climate Adaptation Science Center Funding Boost
AFS has long supported increased funding for the U.S Geological Survey’s National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) and Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units (CRUs). Both programs received a significant funding boost in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, signed into law last Friday. The CASCs will receive roughly $38.4 million, a more than... Read More