The mission of the American Fisheries Society is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science and promoting the development of fisheries professionals.
Announcements:
The Riparian, Watersheds and Habitat Committee is seeking entries for the Western Division’s 2010 Riparian Challenge Award.
The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other conservation agencies or private industries in the region encompassed by the Western Division (thirteen western states, British Columbia, Yukon Territories, Mexico and U.S. Islands and Trust Territories of the Western Pacific), are invited to participate in the Riparian Challenge. Winners will receive the Western Division’s Award of Excellence in Riparian Management to be presented at the Western Division Annual Meeting hosted by the Utah Chapter AFS in Salt Lake City, Utah April 19-23, 2010. Read more >>
Students, apply now for the Eugene Maughan Graduate Scholarships
The Western Division of the American Fisheries Society is pleased to announce that applications for the Eugene Maughan graduate-level student scholarships are now being solicited. This scholarship program provides up to $3,000 annually in scholarships to master’s or doctoral students in the general area of fisheries science with one to three awards to individual students. Application procedures >>
Nominate now for Western Division Awards!
Now is the time to recognize your friends, colleagues, chapters, organizations, and others you feel have gone beyond the call of duty for fisheries management and conservation in western North America. The good news is the application process won't take more than a few minutes of your time, and will mean a lot to both the person awarded, and the fisheries profession. Please take the time and recognize someone special! Below are the available awards. Nominate now! Nominate often!
See http://www.wdafs.org/committees/awards/awards.htm for a description of the available awards:
Award of Excellence
Award of Merit
Award of Special Recognition
Robert Borovicka Conservation Achievement Award
Conservation Achievement Award
WDAFS Outstanding Chapter Award
For all awards besides the Chapter Award, write a no more than 1 page description why the individual or organization deserves the particular award. For the Chapter Award, nominate using the template for chapter award nominations on the parent society web site. Awards will be presented at the Salt Lake City Annual WDAFS meeting. Please email all award nominations to Scott Bonar at sbonar@ag.arizona.edu by March 15, 2010.
The 2010 Western Division Annual Meeting is being held in Salt Lake City Utah, April 19-23. Mark your calendar!
Resolution of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society (WDAFS)
Abstracts for the WDAFS Annual Meeting are available
Students, are you seeking travel assistance for a meeting? Student Travel Expense Grant Request
Want a trip down Memory Lane? Some of the original issues of the Tributary have been put online
