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 3, 2024!   Upcoming Webinar hosted by the Fisheries Management Section Conservation Milestone: Apache Trout Delisting December 4th at 1:30 pm   The Call for Submissions for 2025 Annual meeting symposia and continuing education courses opens on December 6th.

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, 2024 2 pm Eastern Time Register Now!

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 Webinar Thursday, October 24, 2024 3 pm Eastern Time   Committee Volunteer Interest Form

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 album (2024 Annual Meeting and more): https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanfisheriessociety/albums Best Student Papers webinar: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a599dcba-811b-4191-be87-fef5c9eec9a1@ea04981a-ce57-48f5-96aa-0b09f880fa48    

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 Columbia.   Additional Resources: Respectful Visitor Guide on the Annual Meeting website Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)     Send comments, questions, and future episode ideas to [email protected].      

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 reference book that provides standard sampling methods recommended by the American Fisheries Society for assessing and monitoring freshwater fishes in North America. Involves contributions from over 500 fisheries scientists from almost 200 agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations.   Preorders are being accepted now! https://fisheries.org/2024/05/now-accepting-bulk-pre-orders-for-standard-methods-for-sampling-book/  

Today's episode features a conversation with Ben West, who has served as a consultant for AFS and other organizations in the fisheries and wildlife space, specifically for projects focused on strategic development, continuing education, and communication. The conversation highlights a recent professional development retreat hosted by AFS. This retreat focused on identifying challenges faced by professionals across fisheries & wildlife careers and began discussions to help solve these challenges.   Ben West is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the founder of Risora Consulting. Note: Ben mentioned Drive by Daniel Pink; additional information about this book can be found at https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/.   Send podcast questions and suggestions to [email protected].  

AFS launched the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program in 2001, to stimulate interest in fisheries and aquatic sciences among underrepresented groups in the fisheries profession. This episode featured Kathy Guindon, chair of the Hutton Program, for an introduction to the program, tips for Hutton mentors, and stories about past Hutton students. Thank you to all Hutton Committee members and the Hutton application review team! For more information: hutton.fisheries.org Send questions and comments to Lauren Maza - [email protected].  

Today's guest, Tim Grabowski, joins us from Hawaii! We're talking about the Honolulu Annual Meeting, the AFS Pacific Islands Chapter, and Hawaii travel tips. Tim Grabowski is the AFS Pacific Islands Chapter President and local chair for the 2024 Annual Meeting. Tim is the Unit Leader for the U.S. Geological Survey Hawai'i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, and an adjunct associate professor at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo. Honolulu Annual Meeting: https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/ Grabowski lab: https://www2.hawaii.edu/~tbg/people.html# Questions? Email [email protected]

This week, we are meeting with Abigail Archer, the chair of the AFS Membership Committee, to talk a bit about the committee's mission and current projects. Episode guest: Abigail Archer, AFS Membership Committee Chair Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Sea Grant   Link(s) mentioned in this episode: 2024 AFS Annual Meeting: https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/ Send questions and future podcast ideas to: Lauren Maza [email protected]

This episode is an introduction to the AFS Climate Ambassadors Program (CAP), which offers communication skills training focused on climate change. Join us for a conversation about the origin of the program, program structure/content, and other CAP and AFS related stories!   Episode Guests: Julie Claussen Fisheries Conservation Foundation Climate Ambassadors Program Steering Committee   Leah Baumwell The Pew Charitable Trusts Climate Ambassadors Program 2021-2022 Cohort   Corinne Burns Leading Solutions, LLC Climate Ambassadors Program 2021-2022 Cohort   Emily Markowitz NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center Climate Ambassadors Program 2021-2022 Cohort   Raquel Ruiz-Diaz Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Climate Ambassadors Program 2023-2024 Cohort   Climate Ambassadors Program: https://climate.fisheries.org/ 2024 AFS Annual Meeting: https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/ AFS Staff Contacts: https://fisheries.org/about/meet-the-staff/

Even wonder how scientific meetings are planned? Today's episode is a short introduction to conference planning with AFS Meetings Director, Shawn Johnston and AFS Meeting Consultant/Contractor, Kerrell Dunsmore. AFS Staff contacts: https://fisheries.org/about/meet-the-staff/ Webinar proposals

It's time for a fisheries policy update! This week, AFS Policy Consultant, Drue Winters, shares updates from the Hill related to fisheries resources.

The World Fisheries Congress delayed us in posting this episode, but today we're back on track. This episode is the second in the two-part series featuring AFS Officer Candidates. The 2024 AFS officer election will be held March 22-April 26. Today on AFS Beneath the Surface, get to know Second Vice President candidate, Marlis Douglas.  Marlis shares her professional background and past involvement with AFS, as well as some ideas for the future. Send questions, comments, and future podcast topics to [email protected].

This episode is part one of a two-part series! The 2024 AFS officer election will be held March 22-April 26. Today on AFS Beneath the Surface, get to know Second Vice President candidate, Lori Martin.  Lori shares her professional background and past involvement with AFS, as well as some ideas for the future. Send questions, comments, and future podcast topics to [email protected].

Join us for a preview of the upcoming 2024 World Fisheries Congress! AFS is joined by Donna Parrish - World Council of Fisheries Societies President and Abigail Lynch - 2024 World Fisheries Congress Program-Co Chair. Donna and Abby share some insight on bringing the WFC to the United States and some highlights of the Congress. 2024 World Fisheries Congress: https://wfc2024.fisheries.org/ American Fisheries Society: https://fisheries.org/    

In this episode, we're visiting with 2023-2024 AFS President, Cecil Jennings. Cecil shares insight on his route to becoming an AFS officer and his current presidential plan of work.