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2022 Meeting Program

Hey everyone.  We are excited to get together in Gatlinburg next week.  It has been a long two years without in person gatherings and it will be great to be together again.  We have the program for next week’s meeting finalized.  Follow the link below to see it. 2022 Meeting Program See you next week. Read More

2022 Meeting Updates

Abstract Deadline We would like to announce that we will be extending the abstract submission deadline to Friday, February 11th. We have only received 9 abstract submissions so far so please consider submitting an abstract for either an oral or poster presentation. We would like to hear about all of the great things that have been... Read More

2022 Annual TNAFS Meeting

The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will be held February 28 – March 3 in Gatlinburg, TN. The meeting will be held in person at the Edgewater Hotel and Conference Center. At the time of the meeting, we will be following all CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19 for in-person... Read More

2021 Virtual Meeting

TNAFS 2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual) – February 25th and 26th 1st call for Oral & Poster Presentations! Abstract Deadline – February 1st 2021 2nd Annual TN-AFS Chapter Symposium (take #2) The Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will be hosting a special symposium session with select talks focusing on “Emerging Issues and Past Lessons... Read More

2020 Meeting – Gatlinburg, TN – CANCELLED

Dear Tennessee AFS Membership: As many of you are aware, the number of reported cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has continued to increase in Tennessee. Over the past week, several institutions, federal agencies and neighboring states have established travel restrictions for their students and employees. Given the impact of these restrictions on our membership, and... Read More

Meetings Code of Conduct

The Parent Society has asked, due to a possible violation at a meeting, that all the units display the AFS Meetings Code of Conduct on their websites and meeting announcements. https://fisheries.org/about/governance/afs-meetings-code-of-conduct/   Read More

Call for Award Nominations TNAFS 2020

Award Nominations! The Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is seeking nominations for the Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Fisheries Scientist, Distinguished Service, and Friends of Fisheries awards. Our membership is full of dedicated professionals, and it’s time to recognize them for their efforts. Please review the award criteria below and send nominations to Will Collier... Read More

2020 TNAFS Meeting

Mark your calendars!  The 2020 Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society’s annual meeting will be held at the Edgewater Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN from March 24th-26th, 2020.  Join fisheries professionals from across the state for 3 days of workshops, presentations, networking and fun! Read More

2016 TNAFS Meeting Wrap-Up

The 2016 Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held its 39th Annual Meeting on March 15-16, 2016 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, TN. At the banquet on March 15th, awards were presented to very deserving individuals: Friends of Fisheries Awards – Tennessee Striped Bass Association Lifetime Achievement Award – Phil Bettoli, Tennessee... Read More

2016 TNAFS Meeting Program

Full program with abstracts can be found here 2016 TNAFS Meeting Program   Schedule at a Glance March 15 1:00 – 2:45 Session 1 2:45 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 3:30 Poster Session 3:30 – 4:00 Session 2 4:45 – Business Meeting 7:00 Banquet, Silent Auction, Awards March 16 9:30 – 10:30 Session 3 10:30... Read More