By Nick Feltz, FMS Southern Division Representative, Fisheries Management Biologist with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Temporary dewatering of a reservoir is a common practice in the Southeastern US that is initiated to achieve...
by Julie Carter · Published December 4, 2023 · Last modified November 28, 2023
By Ben Wallace, FMS North Central Division Representative and Fisheries Management Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa’s glacially formed lakes are among the most nutrient rich aquatic ecosystems in the world. ...
By Jill Wick, FMS Western Division Representative and Native Fish Program Manager with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Non-native fishes can be the primary threat to many native fish species, yet...
The AFS Fisheries Management Section’s Hall of Excellence Committee is soliciting nominations for induction into the Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence (HOE). Nominations are due May 1, 2024. Nomination instructions are below. Please take...
It’s that time of year when we’re seeking nominations for FMS awards that will be presented at our annual meeting held at the AFS meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, in September 2024. This is a...
Congratulations to all of the 2023 award recipients! Recognition was given at the FMS business meeting on August 20th in Grand Rapids. Hall of Excellence – Bob Curry, USFWS Award of Merit – Therese Thompson,...
by Julie Carter · Published September 6, 2023 · Last modified July 22, 2024
By Nick Feltz, FMS Southern Division Representative and Fisheries Management Biologist with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Arkansas highland streams make up the southern border of the native distribution of Smallmouth...
Decades of collaborative management see positive trends toward restoration of self-sustaining Lake Trout population in Lake Champlain By Courtney Buckley, FMS Northeastern Division Representative; Fisheries Biologist with Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Following the...
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) is the southernmost subspecies of Cutthroat Trout and is native to portions of New Mexico and Colorado. Only a fraction of RGCT historic range is currently occupied primarily due...
Congratulations to all of the 2022 award recipients!! The award recipients were recognized at the annual FMS business meeting held at the American Fisheries Society meeting in Spokane in August 2022. Hall of Excellence...
Elections were held in 2022 and we would like to introduce you to the new Fisheries Management Section officers! Jeff Kopaska, Iowa Department of Natural Resources – President-elect Jill Wick, New Mexico Department of...
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