Fish Name Spell-Checker Available As an aid to authors and editors of fisheries science papers, AFS is pleased to offer a complimentary fish name spell-checker. The spell-checker is based on the 2013 Seventh Edition of the authoritative AFS book Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Every common and [...]

Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition   Lawrence M. Page, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, Nicholas E. Mandrak, Richard L. Mayden, and Joseph S. Nelson   243 pages, index, hardcover   Published by the American Fisheries Society, April 2013   [...]

Native Fishes of Idaho   Robert L. Wallace and Donald W. Zaroban   213 pages, paper, index, color throughout   Published by the American Fisheries Society, April 2013   ISBN-13: 978-1-934874-35-6   $50.00 list price, $35.00 AFS members   To order: http://fisheries.org/bookstore This field guide provides accounts of 44 taxa (species, subspecies, and morphotypes) of [...]

Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens, Blue Book 2012 Edition CD-ROM Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: January 2013 ISBN: 978-1-934874-33-2 1-Edition Purchase (purchases the current 2012 edition only): $100.00 list price, $70.00 AFS members To order: http://afsbooks.org/70314CD   3-Edition Subscription (purchases the current 2012 edition [...]

  Fisheries Techniques, Third Edition Alexander V. Zale, Donna L. Parrish, and Trent M. Sutton, editors 1,009 pages, hardcover, with glossary and index   Published by the American Fisheries Society Available January 2013 $104.00 list price, $72.80 AFS members To order:  http://afsbooks.org/55067C The comprehensive instructional and reference volume on fisheries sampling and analysis techniques. This [...]

Dear Colleagues:  the 2010 RPA Assessment was officially released on December 18.  The news release can be found on the front page of the Forest Service website (http://www.fs.fed.us/). The report can be accessed electronically  through the Treesearch link (http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/41976/), or through the RPA Assessment website (http://www.fs.fed.us/research/rpa/), which also provides  a list of the supporting publications [...]

  In the past 2 years we have been working on the International “From sea to source” guidance. It highlights the theme fish migration from different perspectives (policy, communication, solutions, monitoring,  education, ect). The guidance is unique in its kind. With this guidance we hope to inspire river managers, engineers, fish ecologists, NGO’s, etc and to contribute to the [...]

Small Impoundment Management in North America   J. Wesley Neal and David W. Willis, editors   451 pages, hardcover, index Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: November 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-34-9 $79.00 list price, $55.30 AFS members To order: http://afsbooks.org/55069C   This book is an in-depth overview of biota, habitat, and human management in [...]

Small Impoundment Management in North America   J. Wesley Neal and David W. Willis, editors   451 pages, hardcover, index Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: November 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-34-9 $79.00 list price, $55.30 AFS members To order: http://afsbooks.org/55069C   This book is an in-depth overview of biota, habitat, and human management in [...]

Attention AFS members: We realize that most members cannot attend the Society’s annual meetings, where a lot of good science information is communicated. As a partial substitute, AFS is making available podcasts from many of the sessions of the St. Paul annual meeting of last August. To access those podcasts, please go to   http://fisheries.org/afs-2012-meeting-podcasts [...]

In the interest of promoting a useful resource for fisheries researchers and managers, you’ll find below an outline of the Bycatch Mitigation Information System (BMIS), an online database accessible at http://bmis.wcpfc.int/index.php   The BMIS is an initiative of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).   What you’ll find in the BMIS includes:   [...]

Telemetry Techniques: A User Guide for Fisheries Research Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, and John H. Eiler, editors 518 pages, index, hardcover Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: September 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-26-4 $79.00 list price, $55.30 AFS members To order: http://afsbooks.org/55068C Telemetry provides a powerful and flexible tool for studying fish and [...]

The most recent issue of Fisheries is now online (VOL 37 NO 9, September 2012). Print copies will be coming in the mail for those who selected the print option. Please see the table of contents below: Fisheries 37(9) Table of Contents COLUMNS PRESIDENT’S HOOK Preparing for the Challenges Ahead Education, training, and mentoring will [...]

Guide to the Marine Fishes of the Gulf of California by Michele L. Buckhorn 105 pages, index, 38 color plates Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: September 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-32-5 $50.00 list price, $35.00 AFS members To order: http://afsbooks.org/55070P The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is a sub-tropical [...]

Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Cecil A. Jennings, Thomas E. Lauer, and Bruce Vondracek, editors 180 pages Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: August 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-28-8 $35.00 list price, $24.50 AFS members To order:  http://afsbooks.org/55066P Summary: This book is a “how to” guide to most forms of modern scientific communication, containing [...]

Name: Margaret Dewar   Email: medewar@umich.edu   Message: I did research and writing about the New England fisheries early in my career so I have numerous fisheries books and many issues of Fisheries Statistics of the United States.  Do you know of an organization that might be interested in a donation of these volumes?  I’ll [...]

June 21, 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Interactive Website on Endangered Species The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program has launched a new, web-based interactive map with information about endangered species success in every state: stories of species making strides towards recovery, audio interviews and podcasts with Service biologists about [...]

Fish passage reference database available on the web Special to the Daily News; www.redbluffdailynews.comredbluffdailynews.com Updated: 06/15/2012 08:01:55 AM PDT   Department of Fish and Game biologists, managers, engineers and others have a new tool for fisheries management. It is an online database of citations of current and historic literature on the technical aspects of fish [...]

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts ; proquest.libguides.com A guide to all aspects of ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts including content, searching, and viewing results on the new ProQuest platform. Abproquest.libguides.comout Subject Coverage Aquaculture Aquatic      organisms Aquatic      pollution Brackish water environments Conservation Environmental quality Fisheries Freshwater      environments Inland water environment Marine [...]

ACCSP Releases Atlantic Coast Fisheries Data Collection Standards   Arlington, VA (May 10, 2012) – The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) is proud to release the latest edition of the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Data Collection Standards. This document is considered the blueprint for the Program, as well as partners, and will be used to [...]

Advances in Fish Tagging and Marking Technology Jeremy McKenzie, Bradford Parsons, Andrew Seitz, R. Keller Kopf, Matthew Mesa, and Quinton Phelps, editors 560 pages, hardcover, Symposium 76 Published by the American Fisheries Society Publication date: May 2012 ISBN: 978-1-934874-27-1 $79.00 list price, $55.30 AFS members To order:  http://afsbooks.org/54076C Summary Fish marking and tracking is a [...]

Chesapeake Bay Economics Focus of New TRCP Report Outdoor recreation, natural resources generate billions of dollars, sustain local economies throughout Delaware, Maryland and Virginia   WASHINGTON – Outdoor recreation in coastal areas of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia drives an economy valued at close to $4 billion per year and supports tens of thousands of jobs, [...]

The current Issue of the USGS GeoHealth Newsletteris now available online at: http://health.usgs.gov/geohealth/v09_n02.html GeoHealthis the USGS environmental health science newsletter. Environmental Health is a new mission area within USGS. The newsletter describes a broad range of scientific information valuable to safeguarding the quality of the environment, the health of our living resources, and public health. [...]

A fresh Video News Report is now available on our FTP site. Research shows that getting kids outdoors makes them happier, healthier and smarter so one school district near Houston is making that happen. Elementary students are getting angler certified and competing in an annual fishing derby as a way to motivate kids in school [...]

US Forest Service releases updated wildflower map Hundreds of national forest locations listed as viewing areas   WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 – The U.S. Forest Service has released an updated online wildflower map with hundreds of locations on national forests for prime wildflower viewing, making it easier than ever to enjoy America’s great outdoors. The [...]