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CFT Partners Who Will Be in Spokane

August 20, 2022

Don’t forget to stop by and visit with the Center for Fisheries Technology partners who attend the AFS Spokane Meeting next week! Big Fin Scientific: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/big-fin-scientific/ BioBase – Navico: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/biobase/ Biomark: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/biomark/ Central Life Sciences: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/central-life-sciences/ Duluth Nets: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/duluth-nets/ Echoview Software: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/echoview/ ETS Electrofishing Systems: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/ets-electrofishing/ Hallprint: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/hallprint/ Hydrolox: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/hydrolox/ Oregon RFID: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/oregon-rfid/ Smith-Root: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/solutions/vendors/smith-root/... Read More

AFS Spokane Abstract Deadline Extended! Submit your abstract today for FITS-Sponsored Symposia

April 7, 2022

The deadline for abstracts to AFS Spokane has been extended to April 20! Now’s your chance to submit your abstract to the innovative session “A Fisheries Biologist’s Guide to Using Human Dimensions Data!” This event is sponsored by the AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section. This interactive event will use a combination of traditional symposium... Read More

FITS Business Meeting Set for September 17!

September 4, 2020

The annual business meeting of the Fisheries Information and Technology Section will be held September 17th from 4-5 PM Eastern Time. Please submit your agenda items to Kayla Key as soon as possible. More information will be posted on the event page and through this newsletter as it becomes available. We hope you can tune... Read More

Locked down? Try your hand at photography for the FITS Contest!

May 8, 2020

Try your hand this year at taking a virtual reality photo showing your fisheries work! You can submit more than one. FITS is looking for the best photos to highlight in a virtual-reality experience, to be presented at the 2020 AFS Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Submit your photos taken using the Google Cardboard Camera... Read More

Plan Ahead for Easy Meeting Scheduling!

September 20, 2019

Did you know there will not be a printed scheduled for AFS Reno? Plan your meeting early by taking the following steps: Download the meeting app to your smartphone. Click here for Google Play or here for Apple. Set up multi-device sync on the app (see instructions below). Visit https://plan.core-apps.com/afs_tws2019/login and use the same credentials... Read More

Focus on New Tech for Fisheries Science at AFS 2019

August 9, 2019

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

Calling all webmasters and wanna-be’s! Interwebs training is now available.

May 22, 2019

This short course is designed for anyone interested in or involved in handling their Chapter or Division website. Presented by fellow AFS members, course topics will focus on practical needs, useful tools for communication and site management, and one-on-one assistance to make your unit site all it can be. Topics will be discussed in non-technical... Read More

Become a Data Management Master! Continuing Education at the AFS Annual Meeting

May 22, 2019

New to managing your own data? Not sure how to handle the volumes of information pouring in on your project? This course is for you! Taught by expert Keith Hurley (Nebraska Game and Parks Commission), this course is designed for anyone who collects and works with data. The focus will be applied fish and wildlife... Read More

Submit an Abstract for FITS’ Advanced Tech Symposium at AFS/TWS!

March 29, 2019

Hello FITS members! As many of you may have seen, abstract submission is now open for the 2019 AFS-TWS meeting. Our unit is hosting a symposium comprised of presentations that focus on how advanced technology is progressing and being used in the field of fisheries research. A link to the session abstract may be found here. If your work may... Read More

Marking, Tagging, and Tracking of Fish and Wildlife: Another FITS-Sponsored Symposium

March 29, 2019

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