Awards

List of Chapter awards

The Cal-Neva Chapter grants awards to promote and recognize excellence; encourage contributions to fisheries conservation, science, and education; and promote the professional image of the Chapter and Society. Nominations are solicited from the Chapter membership each year and are voted on by the Chapter’s executive committee.

Awards presented by the Executive Committee:

  • The Award of Excellence recognizes California-Nevada AFS members for exemplary depth
    and breadth of professional achievement in academia, and/or the public sector, and/or the
    private sector throughout their careers. Awardees must have either a) authored a significant
    number of peer-reviewed or technical publications or b) led significant efforts related to
    habitat or species conservation. Awardees must have achieved statewide recognition as a
    major authority or guiding force in fisheries management and science in California and/or
    Nevada. Awardees must have demonstrated volunteerism and/or leadership in the American
    Fisheries Society.
  • The Distinguished Professional Achievement Award recognizes California-Nevada AFS
    members who have demonstrated recent excellence in research, and/or management, and/or
    education. Awardees must have demonstrated volunteerism and/or leadership in the
    American Fisheries Society.
  • The Special Contribution Award recognizes California-Nevada AFS members who have
    made important and significant contributions to the chapter. Awardees must have
    demonstrated exemplary volunteerism in the chapter’s executive committee, contributed
    innovative ideas to the chapter, and facilitated the engagement of students and/or other
    chapter members.
  • The Conservation Achievement Award recognizes individuals or groups for outstanding
    and substantive contributions and/or service to fisheries or habitat conservation. The award
    may be given to either a single individual or a collaborative group.
  • The Award for Science Journalism recognizes individuals or groups whose work is
    particularly accurate and effective in conveying information to the public regarding fisheries
    science or habitat conservation. The award may be given either to a single individual or a
    collaborative group.
  • The Marine Fishes Award recognizes California-Nevada AFS members who have
    made important and significant contributions to the study of marine fish ecology or
    recreational/commercial marine fisheries, and/or the conservation of marine species and
    habitats. The recipient must have achieved statewide recognition as a major authority or
    guiding force in marine science.

Award presented by the California-Nevada Native Fishes Committee:

  • The Deacon-Moyle Native Fishes Award, named for Dr. James Deacon of UN Las Vegas
    and Dr. Peter Moyle of UC Davis, is presented by California-Nevada AFS’s Native Fishes
    Committee. The award recognizes individuals or groups that have made significant progress
    to understand, conserve, or educate on behalf of the native fishes of California and/or
    Nevada.
Award Nominations
Award Recipients