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Save the Date! November 14 – 17, 2017. Hosted by the Palouse Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society in McCall, Idaho. The 2017 Student Colloquium is a great opportunity to: – Interact with a diverse array of students from all over the West – Present current research in a friendly, constructive environment – Receive... Read More
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) cordially invites you to attend the 68th Annual North West Fish Culture Concepts (NWFCC) workshop on December 5-7, 2017 in Redding, California. This year’s theme is Conservation, Mitigation, and Recreation. Invited plenary speakers include CDFW Director Charles H. Bonham, Deputy Director Stafford Lehr and Fisheries Branch Chief... Read More
John Hamilton, Fish Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office Last month the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized the 38-year career of one of our fellow colleagues, John Hamilton. John has been a member of the American Fisheries Society since 1979. Over his 38 years, he has worked in Michigan,... Read More
The Western Division American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) is seeking candidates for WDAFS Student Representative! If you are energetic and want to promote the interests of your fellow students in AFS, we encourage you to run for the position. If elected, you would serve a one-year term starting in the fall of 2017, with the option... Read More
Applications for AFS Cal-Neva Travel Grants are now being accepted! The AFS California Nevada Chapter (Cal-Neva) Travel Award provides monetary awards for deserving student or young professional applicants to support their attendance of conferences, annual meetings, or workshops. Any member of the AFS who is active in fisheries, environmental sciences and management, or related aquatic... Read More
We have new postings for job, scholarship, and travel grant opportunities! These include a number of NOAA Fisheries positions, four Undergraduate Travel Assistance Awards for the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2017, and scholarships offered by the California Lake Management Society (CALMS), Diablo Valley Flyfishermen, and the Yolo Basin Foundation with due dates in May... Read More
As part of the Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is coordinating a multi-agency effort to examine if and how hatchery propagated Delta smelt could be utilized to aide in species recovery. Towards this goal DWR, DFW, USFWS, USBR and the American Fisheries Society CAL-NEVA Chapter have organized a workshop... Read More
In order to assess its progress towards achieving its mission, the Chapter conducted a review of its activities that supported the 2016 Strategic Plan. The assessment is presented in the performance Report Card on the 2016 Strategic Plan, available on the Governance page. Read More
Real Good Fish brown-bag talk on sustainable seafood, a Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Area Subunit event. February 13, 2017 at 12 noon. Location: UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Ocean Health, room 118. Real Good Fish is a community supported fishery based out of Moss Landing, CA. It’s like a CSA, only with seafood. Read More
