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The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is thrilled to announce the establishment of the William R. Mote Fisheries Fellowship. Eligible applicants will be invited to apply for the award next year; 2021 will also be the first year the fellowship is awarded. Named for Mr. William Russell Mote, who was an avid angler and lifelong benefactor... Read More
Intro to eDNA: Applications, Advantages and Implications January 14, 2021 2:00 pm EST Register Now! Presented by: Jay Cashubec Precision Biomonitoring Precision Biomonitoring was created by scientists from the Biodiversity Institute at the University of Guelph in 2016. Considered the ‘Gold Standard’, PBI has been a leader in the development of and practical applications of... Read More
Establishing Aquaculture Opportunity Areas and How to Get Involved December 7, 2020 3:00 pm EST Register Now! Presented by: Danielle Blacklock Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Aquaculture Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA), which are called for in the May 2020 Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth, are defined as geographic areas... Read More
This #GivingTuesday, Think of Fisheries Every year people around the world designate a donation day. It’s called “Giving Tuesday.” It’s your chance to think about the organizations you care about and how much more they might be able to do with a gift from you. At the American Fisheries Society, we’re proud of the work we... Read More
Policy Column Drue Banta Winters | AFS Policy Director Growing up along the Gulf Coast, wild caught seafood was abundant and affordable. Even in the leanest financial times, there were feasts from the natural bounty of the briny waters—boiled shrimp, marinated blue crab, pan‐fried speckled trout, and char grilled oysters. But, times they are a... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2020 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] Tel. 240-687-3761 BRIAN MURPHY BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY BETHESDA, MD — Brian R. Murphy, Ph.D., has become the 136th President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). He assumed office on September 22, 2020, during the Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS: Parker Williams, Governmental Communications Manager, Ducks Unlimited, [email protected] Leslie Garrett, Marketing & Communications Director, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, 202-543-6850 ex. 17, [email protected] Mary Jane Williamson, Communications Director, American Sportfishing Association, 703-519-9691, x227 Dave Kinney, Associate Vice President, Trout Media, (856) 857-9669, [email protected] Matt Smelser, Policy Communications Director, 512.739.9635,... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2020 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] 240-687-3761 UBC PROFESSOR VILLY CHRISTENSEN RECEIVES THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Bethesda, Md.) September 24, 2020 – Dr. Villy Christensen, professor and former director at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia, received the Award... Read More
