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The AZ/NM Chapter of the AFS was founded to facilitate communication among regional fisheries biologists.



2009 AFS Western Division Meeting - 1st Call for Papers, Posters, and Symposia!

Symposia proposals are due December 5, 2008
Contributed papers must be submitted by February 20, 2009

To submit your proposals and papers (as well as additional information about the meeting), please visit the 2009 WDAFS website. Click here for the 1st call flier to distribute to any interested groups.

AFS Rotenone and Antimycin training

The AZ-NM Chapter of AFS has arranged for the AFS Rotenone and Antimycin training to be held in Tucson, January 12-16, 2009. See meeting webpage for additional information, and please send in your information sooner rather than later, as spots will fill up.

Miles McInnis Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship - deadline January 30, 2009

Aquatic Consultants Inc. and the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society are pleased to announce that applications for two $1,000 undergraduate student scholarship awards are now being solicited. This award program provides an opportunity for two undergraduate students in the general area of fisheries science. An award committee of fisheries scientists will make the decision regarding the awards. The money will be awarded for the fall and spring semesters, 2008-2009. Recipient(s) will be honored and receive the award at the annual chapter meeting awards banquet in Gallup, New Mexico, February 2009. Download application procedures here.

Joint New Mexico and Arizona Chapter meeting

The dates for the upcoming meeting in Gallup, NM are Feb. 5-7, 2009. More information can be found on the TWS website.  First call for papers.

call for nominations for professional of the year and conservationist of the year

It’s that time of year again where we have the opportunity to award our peers and those outside our profession for their outstanding work related to fisheries and the aquatic resources. We give the following two awards at the Joint Annual Meeting in February; please submit your nominations for these two awards to Marianne Cox by January 10, 2009. Download application guidelines.