By: Heather Cox Maybe you grew up dreaming of becoming a marine biologist, or maybe you discovered a passion for the inhabitants of rivers and streams during undergrad, but no matter how you got started, you pushed through years of schooling to earn that precious piece of paper (or papers) […]
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Thank you to everyone who has made our second annual Early Career Award possible! It was an amazing pool of applicants, and thanks to proceeds from the fisHER Adventure Classic and generous monthly recurring donations by Robert Campbell we were again able to support two awards this year! Learn more […]
By Alexandra Norelli and Maggie Coffey An interview with a principal investigator (PI) should be a two-way process. As potential students, we expect to be interviewed before being selected for a graduate position. But it is important to interview the PI to determine if the position is a good fit […]
To start out 2023, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who financially contributed to Women of Fisheries, Inc. in 2022. We are so grateful for your generosity and support of our mission. A special shoutout to these top sponsors: Organizations Bass Level Florida Chapter: American Fisheries […]
To our Fish Sisters and Allies, As we approach the end of another year, we enter a time of reflection. If your year was anything like ours, it has been one full of peaks and valleys, but alas, here we are. We made it. Together. We are so glad you […]
Are you an early career professional who needs some financial assistance getting your foot in the door? Maybe you need a little extra cash for professional training or assistance attending an upcoming professional conference. Or maybe you just need some help getting a professional outfit for your next interview. No […]
Thank you for being a part of our Women of Fisheries community and participating in the THIRD annual fisHER Adventure Classic this month! Without you, we would not be able to grow and expand our services for all women in fisheries. The fisHER Adventure Classic is our annual fundraising event to help […]
By Alexandra Norelli We don’t all know what we want to be when we grow up, but some figure it out sooner than others. If you decide that you want to go into fisheries sciences as an undergraduate it can be hard to pinpoint what classes set you up for […]
For some of us, the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA was the first conference experience since before the pandemic began. We have put together some thoughts and highlights about the meeting from those that attended. Women of Fisheries members (and stickers!) were seen throughout the week, and […]
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