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The Latin America and Caribbean Fisheries Congress is shaping up to be an exciting event, with more than 300 abstracts submitted from 29 countries. The vast majority of presentations will be in-person. Check out the recently announced plenary speakers and all of the training workshops.
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Abstract submission is now open for the 153rd Annual Meeting, August 20-24, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year’s theme is “Adaptive approaches to understand and manage changes in fisheries." Browse the 45 symposium topics and submit your abstract by April 14.
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Abstract submission for the 9th World Fisheries Congress is now open! Submit your abstract to participate in one of more than 60 themed sessions available at the 2024 World Fisheries Congress in Seattle, Washington, USA. Abstracts are due by June 30, 2023.
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Marine fish and shellfish that spawn in predictable locations are particularly vulnerable to overfishing when fishers target their spawning grounds or their regular migration routes leading to spawning grounds. Through a collaborative mark–recapture study with commercial crabbers, the authors of this paper identified the timing, rate, and location of migration by mature female blue crabs, whose population numbers are at historic lows.
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Recovery actions for federally endangered Atlantic Salmon focus on increasing the number of natural-origin juvenile salmon, called smolts, that reach the ocean. But hydroelectric dams in rivers can greatly reduce the number of smolts that survive the migration to the sea.
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Anadromous Coastal Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii are one of the least studied salmonids but are a highly prized target in sport fisheries in coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. Despite an observed high prevalence of ectoparasite infections, described by sport anglers as “sea lice,” there is a paucity of data available on the spatial and temporal occurrence of infections on Coastal Cutthroat Trout. The authors of this paper collaborated with the angling community through social media engagement and an online application to report ectoparasites observed on sport catch.
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Whether you are a college student or seasoned professional, we all get invited to a lot of conferences over our careers. As you consider whether you can commit to attending a full week conference amidst your already full work schedule and numerous personal commitments, we, the Local Team Chairs, have some enticing reasons to attend this year's AFS Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids. While we could easily list hundreds of reasons to come to our beautiful state of Michigan, for the publisher's and editor's sake, we'll do a Top 10 list of reasons to join us in Grand Rapids on August 20–24, 2023!
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Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the Senate last week. This landmark bipartisan conservation legislation invests $1.4 billion in proactive, on-the-ground work led by states, territories, and Tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife and their habitats all across the United States.
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The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Commission was established in early 2022 to help stop and reverse the introduction and spread of AIS in the United States. AFS was represented on the commission, which includes leading scientists, conservationists, anglers, tribal leaders, boaters, business leaders, and policy experts. Recommendations for a renewed federal approach to addressing the challenges posed by AIS in the commission's recently released report include sharing and the development of data-driven solutions to enable the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to better coordinate AIS prevention, early detection, and eradication; modernization of existing laws addressing AIS, such as the Lacey Act and Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act; and strengthening public engagement over AIS issues.
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A group of conservation and outdoor organizations called on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to fund programs to address the impacts of climate change and to invest in resilient functioning ecosystems. An earlier letter discussed programs in other departments such as Agriculture and Transportation.
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Under the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. Senate followed the House in approving a resolution to overturn the Biden Administration's recently issued Clean Water Act rule defining the Waters of the U.S. President Biden has promised to veto the legislation.
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Vote Now in 2023 Officer Election
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Current AFS members should check their email for voting instructions for this year's officer election. Candidate statements for Margaret Murphy and Patrick Shirey are available on the AFS website and in Fisheries magazine. Look for an email from "American Fisheries Society fisheries-v[email protected]," sent on March 20, and cast your ballot by April 28.
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The nomination periods for a few 2023 awards have been extended:
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- J Frances Allen Scholarship (April 14)
- Equal Opportunities Section Student Travel Awards (May 1)
- Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation (May 1)
- President's Fishery Conservation Award (May 1)
- William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award (May 1)
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RESOURCES
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CAREERS: For the latest JOBS postings from around the U.S. and Canada
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