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 what's coming next in 2026!
Episode guest:Jeff KopaskaAFS Executive Directorjkopaska@fisheries.org
Updates:
AFS Membership
2026 AFS Annual Meeting - Call for Sessions
Upcoming continuing education opportunities
14 Nov 2025
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 fisheries professionals.
Episode Guest:
Gary Whelan
gwhelan@fisheries.org
AFS Updates:
Webinar - November 19:
Science Communication Through Emotionally Charged Extreme Events
December Fisheries Community Check In
December 16 at 1 pm ET
In case you missed it - here are links to recordings of two recent online sessions!
Advancing the understanding, appreciation, conservation, and management of native nongame fishes in the United States - recorded on November 12
AFS Certification Online Application Review and Q&A - recorded on November 6
10 Oct 2025
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 recently to share updates about MFS activities - and to chat about her work with sea turtles!
Episode guest:
Susan Piacenza
Oregon State University
Marine Fisheries Section President
https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/users/susie-piacenza
susan.piacenza@oregonstate.edu
Marine Fisheries Section: https://mfs.fisheries.org/
AFS Updates and Links:
AFS Membership - renewals and new members
Upcoming online sessions include:
Fisheries Community Check In - October 14
Invasive Species Database Webinar - October 28
Higher-Level Thinking online course - October 30
AFS Certification - online application overview - November 5
Fisheries Community Check In - November 6
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