DATE: 23 July, 2002

Outcome/accomplishments organized by major goal in Strategic Plan with the subgoal referenced:

Information Transfer and Outreach

ITO 2. Visibility

Meetings of the FMS were held at the North Central and Southern Division meetings during the past year.

ITO 3. Collaboration

In collaboration with the Introduced Fishes Section, the FMS has planned a symposium on invasive aquatic species for the Baltimore meeting.

Ron Remmick (WY) is serving as a Section representative on the AFS Steering Committee for planning a June 2003 symposium entitled Propagated Species in Aquatic Resource Management

ITO 5. Public Policy

The Section has requested that Jim Reynolds and Bob Hughes co-chair a FMS-sponsored subcommittee to develop a white paper on the use of electrofishing as a fisheries management or research tool. The results of the recently-completed FMS-supported Electrofishing Injury Project (Auburn and Mississippi State universities cooperating with Jeff Boxrucker as project manager) will provide much information for this effort.

Member Services

MS1. Professional Development – Awards

Nominations have been solicited in 2002 for the four awards given by the Section. The Section’s most prestigious award, the Hall of Excellence Award, is chaired by Steve Rideout. Last year’s recipients were Lee Redmond and Bob Wiley. Other awards being considered include the Award of Excellence (no year 2000 awards), the Award of Merit (Brian Finlayson (CA) received a year 2000 award), and the Conservation Achievement Award (the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society received a year 2000 award). Recipients of year 2002 awards will be acknowledged at the Annual FMS Business Meeting, in Baltimore.

Professional Development – Section Newsletter

The FMS produced and distributed three hard copy newsletters to its members during the past year.

MS2. Science-based Information

The Section supported the publishing of the 2002 White Bass Symposium papers in the NAJFM (May 2002; Volume 22:606-702) and provided copies to all FMS members who do not subscribe to that journal.

The FMS sponsored or co-sponsored symposia on Special Fishing Regulations and Partnerships in Tribal Fisheries at the annual conference in Phoenix. Here in Baltimore, the FMS is co-sponsoring a symposium entitled Management of Invasive Aquatic Species, or Are We Just Kidding Ourselves? with the Introduced Fishes Section.

The FMS sponsored member meetings at the Southern and North Central AFS Division conferences this year.

MS3. Electronic Services

The FMS maintains its own web site at http://www.sdafs.org/fmsafs/. Fred Janssen, with Texas Parks & Wildlife, is our current webmaster (fred.janssen@tpwd.state.tx.us.).

MS4. Diversity

The FMS financially supported the Equal Opportunities Section Student Travel fund, and the International Endowment Travel fund during the past year to support diversity in membership attendance and participation at the Annual Meeting.

MS 5. Strategic Plan Implementation

A membership survey was conducted to determine those areas within the Strategic Plan that members believe the FMS should focus on. The results will be discussed at the Section Annual Business Meeting in Baltimore.

Aquatic Stewardship

AS1. Promote stewardship

The Section is providing financial support to the 2002 International Salmonid Restoration Workshop in Ireland.

III. Financial Status (provided only to Society Financial Officer and will not be copied and distributed in the briefing book) – following page

$ 9,437.05

9,592.95