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 a great opportunity to recognize your peers who are doing outstanding work! The nomination deadline has been extended to May 19, 2025. Nomination instructions are below. 

There are three award categories:

The Conservation Achievement Award recognizes any significant action, program, or initiative by a non-member individual, non-governmental organization, or state (provincial), local, or federal agency that contributes substantially to fishery conservation or fishery science. Click here for a list of past award recipients.

The Award of Merit recognizes a singular accomplishment of an individual or group acting as a team or committee for contributions in fisheries management and research. The award can be given for outstanding leadership, administration, or project-related accomplishment in any aspect of the fisheries profession. Click here for a list of past award recipients.

The Award of Excellence recognizes accomplishments and inspirational leadership in the fishery profession and substantial achievements for AFS and the fisheries resource. The recipients must have effectively communicated their work at the national and/or international level. This award is not the same as nominations to the Hall of Excellence.  Click here for a list of past award recipients.

Nominations must be submitted in a letter format and contain the following information:

1. Detailed description of the nominee’s accomplishments related to the qualifications of each award.
   1. A nomination may be submitted by a single individual or it can be a collaborative nomination. Collaborative nominations should be submitted together.
   2. Provide the nominee’s contact information (email and phone) and the nominator’s info in the application (email and phone).
   3. These awards will be presented at the annual Fisheries Management Section business meeting that will be held in conjunction with the 155th Annual American Fisheries Society meeting in San Antonio, Texas in August 2025 (https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/). Award recipients do not need to be present to accept their award. If your nominee is selected for the award, we may ask that you summarize the nomination in 300 words or less so that it can be presented at the meeting.
   4. The application deadline for these awards is May 1, 2025. Send nomination letters to Dan Brauch at [email protected].