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AFS President Ron Essig<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text animation=”right-to-left”]This year\u2019s 146th Annual Meeting theme is \u201cFisheries Conservation and Management:\u00a0 Making Connections and Building Partnerships.\u201d \u00a0A fantastic lineup of scientific and networking events is planned for the annual meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, where AFS last met 50 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n

Major AFS efforts in 2015-2016 were to follow through on initiatives started in previous years including fisheries education, communications, policy development, collaboration with international fisheries societies, and society governance. Highlights of presidential accomplishments are…Read more<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Accomplishing Our Mission – 2015 Highlights” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”page” max_items=”6″ item=”5679″ initial_loading_animation=”slideInRight” grid_id=”vc_gid:1501768415495-5c52e90f-51f2-0″ exclude=”5665, 5674, 10, 5642, 5642, 15, 23, 5750″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section bg_image=”http:\/\/annualreport.fisheries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/06\/16786_850448211660932_6117440827558313154_n.jpg” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” video_loop=”false” min_height=”600″ full_width=”true” padding_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation=”fade-in” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_custom_heading text=”Subscribe to our Newsletter” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1469493901670{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffisheries.org%2Fnewsletter%2F|title:Support%20Your%20Society||”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_btn title=”Read Now” style=”flat” color=”info” align=”center” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffisheries.org%2Fnewsletter%2F|title:Donate%20Now||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”51″][vc_custom_heading text=”Report from the Executive Director” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”5663″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow”][vc_column_text]\n

Executive Director Doug Austen<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text animation=”right-to-left”]The American Fisheries Society has continued to strengthen itself this past year in a concerted effort to provide members with the impact and services they need and expect. \u00a0From the development of the strategic plan two years ago through the current implementation of the communications plan, AFS has restructured and strategically hired new staff to deliver on programs that will provide new member benefits. \u00a0These critical areas include new directors of communications and continuing education and an expansion of our AFS policy program. \u00a0\u00a0The differences are already palpable….Read more<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section bg_color=”#1a8fb2″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”76″][vc_custom_heading text=”AFS By the Numbers” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1469550446936{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#1a8fb2″ enable_3d=”true” video_loop=”false” min_height=”203″ full_width=”true” padding_top=”80″ padding_bottom=”40″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” first_page=”false” last_page=”false” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-li-book” icon_size=”large” align=”center” icon_color=”#ffffff” stop=”3951″ text=”Pages of journal articles published in 2015″ text_color=”#ffffff” text_size=”36″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” font_weight=”300″ desc_size=”18″][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-li-users” icon_size=”large” align=”center” icon_color=”#ffffff” stop=”3300″ text=”Attendees at the Annual Meeting in Portland” text_color=”#ffffff” text_size=”36″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” font_weight=”300″ desc_size=”18″][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-li-mortarboard” icon_size=”large” align=”center” icon_color=”#ffffff” stop=”252″ text=”Attendees at 59 hours of CE classes in Portland” text_color=”#ffffff” text_size=”36″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” font_weight=”300″ desc_size=”18″][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][mk_milestone icon=”mk-li-apeaker” icon_size=”large” align=”center” icon_color=”#ffffff” stop=”5327″ text=”Followers on Twitter” text_color=”#ffffff” text_size=”36″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” font_weight=”300″ desc_size=”18″][mk_padding_divider][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_custom_heading text=”Program Updates” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_masonry_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”12″ gap=”15″ orderby=”title” order=”ASC” item=”5677″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1501768415501-e26db537-3bd4-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1470157512440{background-color: #cccccc !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=”http:\/\/annualreport.fisheries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/07\/school-web.jpg” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” video_loop=”false” min_height=”303″ full_width=”true” padding_top=”40″ animation=”fade-in” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_custom_heading text=”Support Your Society” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1469490961001{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffisheries.org%2Fabout%2Fdonate%2F|title:Support%20Your%20Society||”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_btn title=”Donate Now” style=”flat” color=”info” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffisheries.org%2Fabout%2Fdonate%2F|title:Donate%20Now||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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