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The Estuaries Section of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is pleased to offer financial awards to students in support of their attendance at the AFS 2025 Annual Meeting! The Section will award up to two students (one M.S. and one Ph.D.) attending AFS 155 in San Antonio in person. More details to come! Check out... Read More
The AFS Estuaries Section is seeking nominations for our 2025 elections! Executive committee positions include president-elect, secretary and treasurer. Please consider nominating yourself for a leadership position in the Estuaries Section! Check out the ‘Governance’ tab to view bylaws and officer positions. Reach out to [email protected] for questions. Read More
The 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Honolulu, HI is gearing up to be an exciting meeting!! The Estuaries Section has co-sponsored a session and evening social, and we hope that our members will be there to represent our section, more details below. SYMPOSIUM – The Estuaries Section has co-sponsored a symposium... Read More
The new AFS logo debuted at the 2021 Business Metting in Baltimore providing a fresh symbol for the society and, subsequently, allowing individual Sections and Chapters the opportunity to update their logos to incorporate the new design. The Estuaries Section is inviting members to participate in a logo design contest, creating a new logo that... Read More
The 2024 World Fisheries Congress is fast approaching, taking place in Seattle, WA from March 3 – 7. The congress theme for this meeting is Fish and Fisheries at the Food-Water-Energy Nexus and this space provides a platform for researchers to exchange ideas about emerging issues, conservation, industry, governance of resources, and much more. Registration:... Read More
The AFS Estuaries Section is co-sponsoring the Stakeholder Engagement Day networking event at the 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Grand Rapids! This one-day event will take place on Tuesday, August 22nd and will allow private fishing and aquaculture stakeholders to learn about current relevant research. Click the following link for more... Read More
Register below https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/monsters-of-environmental-justice-fund-raising-workshop/ Read More
Stay up to date with AFS Division & Chapter meetings!! These meetings facilitate communication among members of geographic regions and provide a space to interact with regional and local fisheries professionals and early career scientists. A list of upcoming meetings from September – December 2024, with meeting page links if provided, are below: Ohio, Pennsylvania,... Read More
The Estuaries Section has made a $250 donation to the 2023 Latin American & Caribbean Fisheries Congress being held May 15 – 18 and is organizing a session for the conference: Advances in Movement and Population Connectivity of Highly Migratory Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Organizers: John Mohan, R. J. David Wells,... Read More
The Monsters of Climate Science A Workshop on Sunday, August 19 12:30-3:30PM Atlantic City Convention Center Room 320 The 1980s “Monsters of Rock” tour brought together the best heavy metal bands in the world to play together. The Monsters of Climate Science workshop will bring together top scientists from around the country for an afternoon... Read More
