You are eligible if:
- You are a student (or recently graduated since the last meeting)
- You are presenting a habitat-oriented paper at the AFS Annual Meeting
Requirements and Deadlines:
- Apply online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEufPqON8birsK7bQc5z_AmUJFOy727cw7ZVe5LXdbPGuMRQ/viewform?usp=sharing
- Submit your video recording to the Secretary-Treasurer at fish.habitat.section@gmail.com
Judging will occur online allowing non-attendees to assist with judging. If you wish to judge, contact the Secretary-Treasurer.
- Call for Best Paper Award Chair
The Fish Habitat Section is looking for a Best Student Paper and Poster Award Chair starting this year, assisting with papers at the San Antonio meeting. Chair duties include reviewing scoring criteria and dates, compiling video submissions from students, and arranging judges. All of this occurs online before the meeting, allowing you to have more… Read more: Call for Best Paper Award Chair - Call for 2025 Best Student Papers and Posters
The Fish Habitat Section is happy to announce a 2025 Best Student Papers and Posters! This competition is a Section-level award sponsored by the Fish Habitat Section, to celebrate those wonderful habitat-centric papers and posters at each Annual Meeting. To learn more or apply, visit the new FHS website at https://units.fisheries.org/habitat/awards/best-student-paper-award/. - Katrina Munsterman Honored with 2024 Best Student Paper AwardKatrina Munsterman, University of Michigan and NOAA-Sea Grant Fellow, was awarded the 2024 Annual Meeting Best Student Paper Award from the Fish Habitat Section for her paper entitled “A new approach to an old enigma: Do artificial reefs enhance fish production?” Congratulations, Katrina!
- Michelle van Compernolle Honored with 2023 Best Student Paper AwardMichelle van Compernolle, University of Michigan and NOAA-Sea Grant Fellow, was awarded the 2023 Annual Meeting Best Student Paper Award from the Fish Habitat Section for her paper entitled “Assessing vulnerability of marine megafauna to global anthropogenic threats” Congratulations, Michelle!
