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The application period for the AFS California-Nevada Chapter (Cal-Neva) Travel Awards is now open! Travel support of up to $500.00 will be made available for up to two successful applicants for 2019. The awards provide monetary support for deserving applicants to support their attendance of conferences, annual meetings, or workshops. Applicants who are active in fisheries,... Read More
Due to the federal government shutdown, TWS/AFS have extended the submission deadlines for symposia proposals, continuing education course and workshop proposals, and paper/poster abstracts for the 2019 Reno-Tahoe joint conference with The Wildlife Society. Go here (https://afstws2019.org/afs-calls-guidelines/) to learn more. And please join the new Reno-Tahoe 2019 Facebook group, where you can collaborate with TWS... Read More
Time to start planning for the 2019 Joint AFS-TWS Reno-Tahoe meeting next September! Online submission for symposium proposals opens on Friday, December 14. In the meantime, go here (https://afstws2019.org/afs-call-for-papers/) to learn more about the meeting. And please join the new Reno-Tahoe 2019 Facebook group (fishnwild) where you can collaborate with TWS colleagues on joint symposia... Read More
The California-Nevada Native Fish Committee is organizing a Symposium for the 2019 AFS/TWS meeting in Reno, Nevada. Our current title is “Biology and Conservation of California and Nevada’s Native Fishes” (see the abstract for details). We are hoping to put together a full-day Symposium (14 talks). If response is sufficient we may extend beyond 1... Read More
How many times have we all heard the phrase, “it’s all about your perspective”? It is a pretty simple phrase, yet it’s relevance spans all facets of life. Things can be viewed either as hardship or as a challenge and character builder. A tough climb becomes another downhill slope when you look down from the... Read More
It was my honor to travel with our incoming President, Steve Brumbaugh, and President-Elect, Rob Titus, to the Jersey Shore representing the California-Nevada Chapter. The three of us attended the 2018 American Fisheries Society’s 148th Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, NJ. The Mid-Atlantic chapter welcomed us and made sure attendees enjoyed the beach; from events... Read More
The AFS Cal-Neva Chapter is excited to welcome its new Officers for the 2018-2019 term! Traditionally the roles of our Chapter Presidents (President-Elect, President, and Past-President) and other Officers change during the AFS National Meeting. Steve Brumbaugh is the new Chapter President. Rob Titus is the new President-Elect. Kathleen Berridge is the new Secretary. Laurie Earley... Read More
As a member of the Cal-Neva AFS, I must make a confession: I am not from the west coast. Even though I was born and raised in Missouri, I have spent many years in California and feel as though I have become as naturalized as a striped bass. I grew up feeding buffalo carp in... Read More
It is difficult to remember what California marine fish field biology was like before the 1972 Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California was published. A biologist attempting to determine what fish species was at hand had some resources, however, many were dated, incomplete, or difficult to use. In addition, very few contained keys,... Read More
The newly formed Native Fishes Committee is responsible for promoting the awareness and conservation of California and Nevada’s native fishes through education and outreach activities, public recognition of outstanding work towards native fish conservation, and serving as an outlet for the discussion and dissemination of information pertinent to California and Nevada’s native fishes. The committee... Read More
