AFS Beneath the Surface

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/
 

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.
 
 
 

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

Introduction to the AFS Membership Committee

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 lmaza@fisheries.org

Climate Ambassadors Program group interview

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/

Meeting Planning 101

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/
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