The FITS Section is not the only group to put together a symposium on new and advanced technologies! In addition to the full-day FITS-sponsored symposium on “Integrating Advanced Technologies into Fisheries and Wildlife Science” on Tuesday, October 1, there are two other symposia you may find interesting: Tuesday, October 1 in the afternoon: Expanding the Final... Read More
Have you ever struggled with communicating highly technical information to non-technical stakeholders? One of the workshop offerings for the 2019 OFWIM Annual Meeting can help! Trainers from the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech will be hosting a “Communicating Science” workshop to help us learn how to communicate clearly and overcome the “curse of... Read More
Please join us for the latest webinar presented by the OFWIM Training & Education Committee Introduction to Quantum GIS – A Virtual Tour of the National Conservation Training Center Thursday July 25, 2019 at 11:00 am PDT (2 pm EDT) Presenter: Don Schrupp To register go to https://ofwim.my.webex.com/ofwim.my/j.php?RGID=rb8a8e747d4e19ddbd983f57bbc582e5d This webinar will be an introduction to... Read More
The Fisheries Information and Technology Section is proud to announce the 2019 Partnership Travel Award to send a Section member to the 2019 Annual Meeting of OFWIM, the Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers. OFWIM is a fellow non-profit organization that promotes the management and conservation of natural resources by facilitating technology and information... Read More
Tagging is an essential tool for understanding fish movement, behavior, and growth, and the science behind telemetry is growing constantly. Two papers recently highlighted aspects of fish tagging in North American Journal of Fisheries Management: one evaluating tag retention, health, growth and behavior of Age-0 Musky following acoustic transmitter implantation and one focused on radio... Read More
Drones are making a splash as they make their way into a Featured Paper in Transactions! The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), commonly referred to as drones, has rapidly expanded across many scientific disciplines. Like other fields, fisheries research would benefit significantly from broader use of this emerging technology but has lagged behind other... Read More
AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes July 12, 2019 Attendees: Kayla, Rebecca, Sarah, Paul Update on Elections: Need more votes. Sarah to send a reminder email via Mailchimp and personalization. Hard deadline is set for August 5th. Another reminder to send in two weeks and “last minute” reminder. Annual... Read More
The Fisheries Information and Technology Section is proud to announce the 2019 Partnership Travel Award to send a Section member to the 2019 Annual Meeting of OFWIM, the Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers. OFWIM is a fellow non-profit organization that promotes the management and conservation of natural resources by facilitating technology and information... Read More
The Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) is coming to the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV from October 6-10, 2019! To learn more, go to www.OFWIM.org. Early registration ends August 9, 2019: https://www.regonline.com/2019OFWIM Submit abstracts by August 23, 2019: https://www.regonline.com/ofwim19abstracts Read More
The AFS Fisheries Information & Technology Section is conducting elections for the 2019-2021 cycle. As a current member, you are eligible and encouraged to participate. Please read the biographies of each candidate below, and then follow the link to vote. The election closes Friday, 2 August 2019. If you have any questions, please contact Paul... Read More
