FITS is excited to be a part of another symposium to be presented at the AFS/TWS Meeting in Reno! Sponsored by the AFS FITS, Fish Culture, Marine Fisheries, and Fisheries Management Sections; the TWS Spatial Ecology and Telemetry working group; and the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, this symposium promises to be outstanding! UPDATE:... Read More
As many of you may have seen, abstract submission is now open for the 2019 AFS-TWS meeting. The symposium I proposed about license sales analyses and constituent survey results to derive insights into motivations of hunters and anglers, and their patterns of activity and participation, has been accepted. Below you can review the session abstract. If your work may... Read More
The Estuaries Section of the American Fisheries Society presents a symposium on Management Applications of Estuarine Datasets at the 2019 AFS-TWS Joint Annual Conference in Reno, NV. If interested in participating, please contact Catherine Johnston (catherine_johnston@fws.gov). Abstracts are due on April 12, 2019. Fisheries and wildlife datasets collected in estuaries serve many functions. These datasets... Read More
The Fisheries Information & Technology Section is accepting nominations for the next President-elect. Put your name in the hat today, or nominate someone that you know. Only FITS members are eligible. As President-elect, you will spend two years assisting with decision-making and planning as a member of the Executive Committee. A typical year involves section and parent... Read More
AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes March 8, 2019 Attendees: Kayla, Julie, Rebecca, Dan, Paul Welcome to Dan Weaver AFS 2019 Planning Update Symposium proposal (Advanced Tech) has been submitted as well as workshop (data management) proposal submitted. Need to start contacting potential speakers for symposium. Most of workshop is... Read More
8 February 2019 Attendees: Rebecca Krogman, Julie Defilippi Simpson, Paul Venturelli, Sarah Grasty Officer and Committee Reports President – Rebecca Nothing to report President-Elect – Paul Nothing to report ESAB – Rebecca Amberle on leave for a bit, Melissa has a summary report already being used regarding membership services Governing Board Reporting Tool is being... Read More
OPS F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III – 77907468 1 Date: Dec 6, 2018 Location: GAINESVILLE, FL, US, 32601 Requisition No: 49821 Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Working Title: OPS F&W Biological Scientist III – 77907468 Position Number: 77907468 Salary: $24.04/hour Posting Closing Date: 01/06/2019 FWC-FWRI OPS Ecological Data Specialist: The Florida Fish and... Read More
AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes December 11 2018 Officer and Committee Reports (Kayla, Rebecca, Julie, Paul, Guest: Steve Kambouris) Rebecca ESAB Procedures update Membership Services Survey being analyzed Julie Communication Committee-Strategic communications among AFS Formulating Procedures Brand Revitalization-membership survey ~1600 responses Communications position: One person from every division, Section representatives:... Read More
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center is hiring for several contract positions through Integrated Statistics. The positions primarily target people with technical backgrounds; however complimentary experience in environmental / fisheries data is desirable. Links to position descriptions below: Database developer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=171 Fisheries video reviewer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=170 Electronic monitoring API developer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=168 Database project manager: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=167 Read More
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center is hiring for several contract positions through Integrated Statistics. The positions primarily target people with technical backgrounds; however complimentary experience in environmental / fisheries data is desirable. Links to position descriptions below: Database developer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=171 Fisheries video reviewer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=170 Electronic monitoring API developer: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=168 Database project manager: http://jobs.intstats.com/JobDetails.jsp?jobListingId=167 Read More
