AFS Beneath the Surface

Black Bass 2025 will be held in August in San Antonio, in conjunction with the 2025 AFS Annual Meeting. Today's episode features Dave Philipp, one of the conference chairs, who stopped by recently to share a preview of this summer's conference. Episode guest: David Philipp, Fisheries Conservation Foundation Conference inquires: [email protected] Black Bass 2025 AFS A

What is AFS's role in policy? And honestly, what is policy anyway? To answer these questions, we're going back to the beginning of the AFS policy program and chatting with the first (but now retired!) AFS Policy Director, Tom Bigford. Episode Guest:Tom Bigford Updates:Data & Technology Section webinar January 28, 1 pm Eastern Time 2025 AFS Annual Meeting - Call for Sessio

Today we're continuing our tour of AFS sections - this time we're highlighting the Science Communication Section. Join Sci Comm Section president Kamden Glade, as he shares the section's history and how to get involved! Episode Guest:Kamden Glade, Science Communication Section President Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Science Communication Section Social Media: Instag

Have you ever asked what the term development means to non-profit organizations? Is it grant writing/management, relationship management, or fundraising? (or all of the above and more?) AFS Development Manager, Jenna Hanks, is today's guest; she joins the podcast to help explain development at the American Fisheries Society. Episode guest: Jenna Hanks AFS Development Manager AFS

In today's episode, we're taking a deep dive into the AFS Education Section. Join us to learn more about this Section's current and upcoming projects! Episode guest: Martin Hamel President, AFS Education Section Associate Professor, Fisheries Management & Ecology, University of Georgia https://warnell.uga.edu/directory/people/martin-hamel Updates Giving Tuesday is December

Did you know that AFS has over 20 sections, which focus on specific interest areas within fisheries? In today's episode, we're providing an overview of the Fisheries Management Section (FMS). Episode guest:Julie Carter President, AFS Fisheries Management Section https://fms.fisheries.org/ Upcoming webinar: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management November 19, 20242 pm Eastern Time R

Each year during the Annual Meeting, AFS welcomes a new president to lead the organization. In this episode, meet 2024-2025 AFS President Miguel Garcia Bermudez! Miguel shares his background and involvement in AFS, as well as what he's looking forward to during his presidency. Episode guest:Miguel Garcia Bermudez AFS Officers' Bios Updates/links: Best Student Presentations Webi

Meet the 2024 Award of Excellence recipient, Francis Juanes in today's episode! Dr. Juanes talks about his current and future projects, as well as past involvement in AFS. Guest: Francis Juanes Liber Ero Professor of Fisheries University of Victoria [email protected] Lab website: https://juaneslab.weebly.com/ FishSounds: https://fishsounds.net/index.js Updates from AFS: AFS photo

Today's episode features an conversation with Sara Cannon, a member of the Respectful Meetings Working Group. Sara shares updates on the Working Group's initiatives for the Honolulu meeting, as well as tips for being a respectful visitor to the Hawaiian Islands. Sara Cannon is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at the University of British Col

This episode is a preview of the soon-to-be-published second edition of Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes! Join book's editors to learn about the book's development, what's new in the Second Edition, and more. Guests: Scott Bonar Norman Mercado-Silva Kevin Pope Erin Tracy Standard Methods description: Second updated edition of an important, popular