AFS Executive Director - 2025 in review and 2026 preview
Today's podcast guest is AFS Executive Director, Jeff Kopaska. Jeff provides a recap of his first year in his position with the American Fisheries Society. Join as we look back at 2025 and forward to ...
18 Dec 202544min
Meet the 2025-2026 AFS President!
Today's guest is Gary Whelan, 2025-2025 AFS President. Gary stopped by the podcast recent to share insights on his plan of work for the coming year and offer advice for students and early-career fishe...
14 Nov 202541min
AFS Section Roundup: Marine Fisheries Section
This week, we're making another stop on the tour of AFS Sections, and this time it's the Marine Fisheries Section (MFS). Susan Piacenza, the current president of the Section, stopped by the podcast re...
10 Okt 202529min
2025 Excellence in Public Outreach Award recipient David Shiffman
AFS is back with a new "Beneath the Surface" episode! This time, we're highlighting 2025 Excellence in Public Outreach honoree, David Shiffman. David shares insights on social media best practices and...
19 Sep 202525min
AFS Section Roundup: Invasive and Introduced Species Section
The AFS Sections roundup continues today with an introduction to the Invasive and Introduced Species Section! Today's guest is Nathan Lederman, the Section's current president. Join us to learn about ...
14 Juli 202527min
AFS Emerging Leaders (ELMA) program
What's an ELMA? To find out more, I went to Drew Holloway and Patrick Cooney, who are both former participants in the Emerging Leaders Mentorship Awards (ELMA) program. Drew and Patrick are currently ...
20 Juni 202547min
Book preview - Fishes of Puerto Rico
Today's episode features a preview of the first open access book to be published by AFS! Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of Puerto Rico authors Gus Engman and Wes Neal recently stopped by the podcast...
6 Juni 202542min
AFS Fishbook - Coming Soon!
AFS is excited to announce the launch of Fishbook - a fisheries collaborate network! In this episode, we're visiting with Beth Beard, to learn about the Fishbook project and how to join this online co...
16 Maj 202527min
