AFS Beneath the Surface

AFS Sections Roundup: Fisheries Management Section

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
Register Now!

Meet the 2024-2025 AFS President - Miguel Garcia

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

AFS Award of Excellence - Francis Juanes

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
juanes@uvic.ca
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
 
 

Respectful Meetings Working Group

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 lmaza@fisheries.org.
 
 
 

Book Preview: Standard Methods for Sampling

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/
 

Fisheries Professional Development - Planning for the Future

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 lmaza@fisheries.org.
 

Introduction to the AFS Hutton Program

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 - lmaza@fisheries.org.
 

2024 AFS Annual Meeting Preview!

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 lmaza@fisheries.org