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 JOB SEARCH GUIDE

The July 2008 "ShellCracker" is available, thanks to Jaclyn Debicella. 

The 28th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was February 19-21 2008, in Ocala.  In the near future the minutes will be posted, for now the Program and Abstracts are available.  Please note the new Job Search Guide link below the Student Subunit link (above and to the right) created by Matt Catalano.

Note the Mulvihill Scholarship is available for students.  Apply soon.

SKINNER AWARD:  The John E. Skinner Memorial Fund was established by the parent society in memory of John Skinner, former Chapter and Western Division American Fisheries Society President. The fund provides monetary travel awards for deserving graduate students or exceptional undergraduate students to attend the American Fisheries Society (AFS) annual meeting.

Any student who is active in fisheries or related aquatic disciplines is eligible to apply. Awardees are chosen by a committee of the AFS Education Section. Selection is based on academic qualifications, professional service, and reasons for attending the meeting. Travel support not to exceed $600 per award will be made available to successful applicants. Award winners will also receive a one year paid membership to the American Fisheries Society.

Applications are available via the AFS web site (www.fisheries.org) AFS campus representative, or contact:
Dr. Steven R. Chipps, NPBL 2140B, USGS South Dakota Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007.

National AFS invites everyone to sign up for e-mail messaging via their LISTSERV.  The process is simple:  Go to groups.google.com/group/afs-fisheries, and enter your information.  You will be automatically subscribed and will start receiving messages from AFS.