The American Fisheries Society (AFS) supports sustainable growth of aquaculture. The demand for fish is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, but it is unlikely that capture fisheries... Read More
...Policy Column, an essay in Fisheries, various symposia at our 2017 Annual Meeting in Tampa, and continued debates as we advance the implementation of EBFM. 1 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/op/pds/documents/01/120/01-120-01.pdf 2 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/op/pds/documents/01/01-120.pdf ... Read More
...online subscription-based systems which will track this information quite easily for the treasurer under either basis of accounting. Some Units use MS Excel effectively as well. Maintain a separate Unit... Read More
fish and wildlife to address species in decline. Unfortunately, Congress has never provided adequate funding for these plans, appropriating only about $60 million annually. This is vastly below the estimated... Read More
...and unfortunately, a changing climate means the situation will only get worse. With a dedicated stream of funding, we can implement scientifically based conservation plans that will change the prospects... Read More
...met. Merely encouraging federal agencies 1) to notify certifying authorities as early as possible about potential projects that may require a section 401 certification, 2) to respond in a timely... Read More
...the project being both “economically and environmentally untenable” was an overstep of the very first bullet (i.e., it was not ethically and professionally sound). Our role should be as scientists,... Read More
...AFS President and President-Elect, respectively. Offices of President-Elect, First Vice-President, and Second Vice-President are filled by a ballot election each year. Generally the ballot lists only the current First Vice-President... Read More
...find better balance in these two extremes—protect and restore. At the heart of these actions is a choice. The options apply to fish habitat (the traditional bounds) but equally to... Read More
great many fisheries professionals have known the shock, sorrow, and bewilderment that follow such seemingly senseless loss. Especially now, many of us in the natural resource profession face increasingly uncertain... Read More
