The Women of Fisheries, Inc. Board is pausing the annual fisHER Adventure Classic to give back in a different way this year. Many in our Women of Fisheries community are facing unexpected financial difficulties, and we wanted to do something to help. We invite you to join our Fish Sisters […]
Author: Chelsey Crandall
Women of Fisheries is a community of women in fisheries science who not only do amazing work but also support each other. We recently asked our members to give “fish bumps” to recognize their recent achievements and accomplishments and those of their women colleagues. We learned about a colleague’s first […]
We wanted to update our blog from 2021 with some new information, given the policies and actions under the current (2025) U.S. Federal Administration. Those policies may be making members of the LGBTQ+ community feel extra vulnerable. Therefore, having allies at school, in the workplace, and in life in general […]
In case you missed it, a number of Women of Fisheries blog posts have been highlighted in the American Fisheries Society publication Fisheries Magazine! See below for a complete list of featured articles and the magazine issue months they were published in, along with the links to the original blog […]
In 2018, Women of Fisheries began in an effort to support and advance women in the fisheries science profession. We want to affirm that we include all women in our community and stand in support of our trans women colleagues. Women of Fisheries is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, […]
The AFS Hutton Jr. Fisheries Biology Program is looking for mentors in the Highlands NJ, Baltimore MD, and Lexington NC areas. If you can assist, it’s a great program and great opportunity to help mentor the next generation of diverse fisheries scientists! What is the Hutton Program? The AFS Hutton […]
Thank you to everyone who has made our first award possible! It was an amazing pool of applicants, and thanks to a generous matching donation by Dr. Carole-Anne Gillis we were able to give two awards this year! Learn more about our winners and how they will use the award […]
As we close out another unique year full of its own set of challenges and uncertainties, we want to celebrate the bright moments of 2021. And our group has much to toast to this year! The women of fisheries have celebrated new jobs, new family members, new homes in new […]
By Alex Norelli This month, we reached out to the Women of Fisheries Facebook community to discuss presentation tips and tricks. With this post we wanted to find practical, applicable advice that would allow students and professionals alike to prepare for talks with confidence. Here are the three questions we […]
This week we focus on one simple action that can have a huge impact: sharing your pronouns! Why share pronouns? Being misgendered sucks and has harmful consequences for folks. One easy action cisgender people (i.e., those whose gender expression aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth) can take […]