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Even though the Cal-Neva Annual Meeting is virtual this year, the Spawning Run is on. Virtual meeting fatigue is real! Take a break from your screen by participating in the virtual Spawning Run. Choose your own route and go solo or take the dog, the kids, your significant other and head out for a mile... Read More
The AFS California-Nevada Chapter (Cal-Neva) Annual Travel Award provides monetary awards for deserving student or young professional applicants to support their attendance of conferences, annual meetings, or workshops. For 2021, this award will support remote conferences or trainings that are AFS or fisheries related. Any member of the AFS who is active in fisheries, environmental sciences and management, or... Read More
The Cal-Neva Chapter of AFS has created a ‘Small Grants Program’ to provide funding to fisheries-related projects in California and Nevada. Our goal is to fund at least two grants, for a total of $3,000 across all grants. This money can be used to get a project started or to supplement funding from other sources. ... Read More
This year’s California-Nevada AFS Annual Meeting will be held virtually, March 1 – March 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cal-Neva AFS program committee welcomes your abstracts for oral presentations and posters. Abstracts for ALL presentations and posters must be submitted by using the online abstract form. The abstract submission deadline has been... Read More
Please nominate yourself or others for two diversity and inclusion awards offered through the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. For more information and to apply (by February 1): https://wdafs.org/awards/information-deadlines-applications/diversity-and-inclusion-awards/ Read More
This year’s annual meeting will be held virtually, March 1 – March 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cal-Neva AFS program committee welcomes your abstracts for oral presentations and posters. Abstracts for ALL presentations and posters must be submitted by using the online abstract form. Abstract submission will close on January 29th, 2021.... Read More
Each year, the Cal-Neva AFS Chapter awards individuals and entities for their professional achievement, service, and contributions to fisheries science, management, and conservation. Now is the time to nominate deserving individuals or groups! Nominations are due by January 15, 2021 for the following awards: The Chapter Award of Excellence The Chapter Award for Distinguished Professional... Read More
Are you looking to expand your network, grow personally, develop skills, make a difference for fisheries, and make lasting connections with other passionate professionals and students? Then consider joining the leadership of the AFS Cal-Neva Chapter! The Executive Committee is pleased to invite nominations for Officers for the AFS Cal-Neva Chapter. Nominations can originate from chapter members... Read More
We are thrilled to announce that the Cal-Neva Chapter has been awarded the National AFS 2020 Outstanding Chapter Award! This follows on the heels (tail?) of the Chapter receiving the Western Division Outstanding Chapter Award. If you are interested in learning more about your Chapter’s many activities that helped it to receive these awards, please... Read More
Dr. Serge I. Doroshov, a distinguished scientist in the field of aquatic animal reproduction and fish culture, and a pioneer in sturgeon aquaculture in the United States, passed away on September 26, 2020. He was born in western Siberia, Russia and trained in Moscow. He and his family eventually made their way to the United... Read More
