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Fishery Professionals Gather To Share Knowledge
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Meet AC Atlantic City Convention's website.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Fisheries scientists and professionals from around the country and around the world gathered in Atlantic City, NJ from August 19-23 for the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). The AFS conference and associated trade show took place at the Atlantic City Convention Center and featured keynote addresses by renowned fisheries scientists and leaders. Some 2,000 people attended the conference this year.
“The good health of coastal and inland ecosystems is critical to states like New Jersey. At our meeting in Atlantic City, AFS scientists addresses issues like offshore wind energy impacts, effective fisheries management, habitat restoration, climate impacts, microplastic impacts, new technologies, aquaculture regulation, extreme event impacts, and fisheries legislation,” said Steve McMullin, president of the American Fisheries Society. “This is a tremendous opportunity for experts in the field to share what they are learning and build their knowledge, which benefits science and, of course, the ecosystem.” Hundreds of scientific abstracts have been submitted for presentation at dozens of symposia featuring key topics and emerging issues in fisheries science. Plenary speakers included: Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries; Mamie Parker, the first African-American to serve as a USFWS regional director and the head of the nation’s inland fisheries program; Bonnie McCay, Ph.D., Rutgers University, retired professor of human dimensions of environmental issues and policy; and Christine O’Connell, Ph.D., an expert in the field of science communication, policy, and engagement at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.
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