Call for 2025 FMS Award Nominations
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 San Antonio, Texas, in August 2025. This is...
AFS Fisheries Management Section Blog
North Central Division Project Spotlight: Fisheries Scientists Take Multi-Faceted Approach to Managing Common Carp in Iowa’s Shallow, Natural Lakes
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. ...
Call for 2025 Hall of Excellence Nominations
nominations for induction into the Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence (HOE). Nominations are due May 1, 2025. Nomination instructions are below. Please take the time to consider those individuals who have been instrumental in...
North Central Division Project Spotlight: Red River of the North Sturgeon Restoration
Introduction by Ben Wallace, Iowa DNR and FMS North Central Division Representative As fisheries managers we often spend much of our career trying to improve habitat and fix large scale issues that have impacted...
Southern Division Project Spotlight: Fisheries Management from the Ground Up
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...
Western Division Project Spotlight: Evaluating YY Male Technology for Non-native Brook Trout Control in New Mexico
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...
2023 FMS Award and HOE Recipients
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,...
Southern Division Project Spotlight: A deep dive into Smallmouth Bass diversity in Arkansas to improve conservation and management
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...
Northeastern Division Project Spotlight:
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...
Western Division Project Spotlight: Rio Costilla Restoration Project for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout
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...
2022 FMS Award Recipients
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...
