Family and Youth Casting Call – Event and Volunteer Information
The Event On Saturday, June 1 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, the Family & Youth Casting Call will take place in Anacostia Park located at 1900 Anacostia Drive SE. Youth can learn to...
Category: In The News
2019 Skinner Travel Fund Nominations
The AFS Education Section is excited to announce the 2019 Skinner Award Nominations! Hello Students, The John E. Skinner Memorial Fund provides monetary travel awards for deserving graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students to attend the...
AFS 2019 Call for Award Nominations
The AFS Awards Committee is excited to announce the 2019 Call for Award Nominations! This is your chance to give kudos to the professionals making a positive impact on the fisheries field. Submit your...
Job Opening: ASMFC Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is currently seeking to fill the position of Fishery Management Plan Coordinator in Arlington, Virginia. Closing Date: 03/11/2019 The vacancy announcement can be found here. Please feel free to...
Annual Crab Feast a Success!
It may have been a little wetter and chillier than some years, but this year’s Annual Crab Feast was another awesome event. There were nice warm crabs and plenty of delicious side dishes and...
AFS Potomac Chapter Presents Awards
At the Annual Crab Feast on October 27, 2018, Lee Benaka and Clifford Hutt were presented with Certificates of Appreciation. Lee was recognized for his service as Treasurer from 2008-2018 and Cliff was recognized...
Lee Banaka, Treasurer of Potomac Chapter Receives AFS Distinguished Service Award
(Tampa, FL) August 23, 2017 – Lee Benaka, of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology, received the Distinguished Service Award today at the 2017 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Tampa,...
New Chapter Leadership coming in August
AFS Chapters succeed when they have regular injections of new leadership. While being President of the Chapter may not be the most demanding thing I will ever do professionally, it does take a certain...
Estuaries Section wants YOU – for a student travel award winner!
The Estuaries Section of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is pleased to offer two financial awards: one for a doctoral student, and the other for a Master’s or exceptional undergraduate student, in support of...
AFS National Meeting to have Childcare available for 0-5 year olds
Bringing your fry to AFS 2016 in Kansas City, MO? Contact [email protected] about child care (0-5 years) by May 15! Jennifer K. Campbell AFS 2016/Accomodations – Child Care Ph: (573)522-4115 x 3159 http://2016.fisheries.org/