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Originating as a tribute to 150 years of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fisheries conservation in 2021, Season 1 followed co-hosts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh as they sought to get to
Voting is now open in the 2026 AFS Officer Election! Read the candidate statements for Jim Bowker and Steve Lochmann and then check your email for voting instructions. Voting closes
AFS members, please see your email for voting instructions. Voting ends on March 31. Background Growing up fishing and boating in the Midwest, I dreamt of becoming a marine biologist.
AFS members: Please see your email for voting instructions. Voting ends March 31. INTRODUCTION The American Fisheries Society seeks officer candidates who are seasoned fisheries professionals that also have experience
Panelists: Jeff Kopaska – AFS Executive Director Gary Whelan – AFS President Marlis Douglas – AFS First Vice President
Today’s paper was published in Fisheries in January 2025, and is a perspective piece touching on the state of the technology, catch rates, catch composition, catchability, tournaments, and ethics
Today’s paper from Marine and Coastal Fisheries looks back at strong Striped Bass year classes from the 1980s, and compared current larval feeding assessments back to studies from that time.
February 3, 2026 The Honorable Susan Collins
This experiment ran alongside of work being done by Iowa DNR and Iowa State University on Walleye and Musky escapement from reservoirs. To address the appropriate spacing for a parallel bar fish barrier, this experiment was devised and executed.
Webinar recording:Forward Facing Sonar This session was recorded on:Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Presenters: Steven Cooke – Carleton UniversityEmerging live sonar technologies in freshwater recreational fisheries. Mike Allen – University of
