Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2023 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] ERIC PALKOVACS OF UC SANTA CRUZ RECEIVES EXCELLENCE IN FISHERIES EDUCATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 23, 2023 –Eric Palkovacs, Ph.D., of the University of California Santa Cruz, received the Excellence in Fisheries Education Award at the American Fisheries Society... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2023 Contact: Beth Beard 240-687-3761 [email protected] VERMEJO PARK RANCH RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S FISHERY CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Grand Rapids, Michigan) August 23, 2023 –Vermejo Park Ranch in Raton, New Mexico, received the President’s Fishery Conservation Award at the American Fisheries Society (AFS) 153rd Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids,... Read More
Proposed Motion #1: The AFS Management Committee recommend that the AFS Governing Board approve revisions to the AFS Rules as provided below (a new subsection inserted after the current 5.b) and to submit the revision to the AFS membership for a vote at the AFS Business meeting in Grand Rapids. 5.c. Except for Society officers,... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] TOM BIGFORD RECEIVES STANLEY A. MOBERLY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane, WA) August 23, 2022 – Tom Bigford received the Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievements and Contributions to Fish Habitat Conservation. American Fisheries... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard [email protected] 240-687-3761 ROBERT HUGHES RECEIVES THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane, WA) August 25, 2022 – Robert Hughes, Ph.D., Courtesy Associate Professor at Oregon State University, Senior Research Scientist at Amnis Opes Institute, and President of Integrated Ecosystem Sciences Inc., received the... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2022 Contact: Beth Beard 240-687-3761 [email protected] FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER RECEIVES PRESIDENTS’ FISHERIES CONSERVATION AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (Spokane, Washington) August 23, 2022 –The organization Friends of the Chicago River received the President’s Fishery Conservation Award at the 2022 American Fisheries Society (AFS) 152nd Annual Meeting in Spokane,... Read More
Sign Up to Be a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the AFS Annual Meeting in Spokane! Take advantage of opportunities to showcase your organization at the Annual Meeting and AFS Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration. Sponsorship opportunities range in exposure and affordability. The tradeshow will feature representatives from a range of professions all excited to... Read More
Do you have plans for November 5th and 6th? Join AFS for a Continuing Education course before the Baltimore Annual Meeting! Register for courses along with your meeting registration! The Baltimore Continuing Education planning team spent some time getting to know some of our course instructors. Learn more about a few of our instructors in... 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 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
