Before this year officially ends, 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: Organization: Bass Level Florida Chapter of […]
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 […]
Welcome to our blog series, Research Highlights! Each month, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, submit a nomination form! This Month’s Research Highlight:Special Issue: Catfish 2020, Communicating Catfish Science: Proceedings […]
Recent research has documented that the early-career job market for marine environmentalists offers few and mostly uncompensated opportunities. The struggle to obtain full time paid work in fisheries science is real and can lead many early career scientists to accept positions that are highly underpaid. For many reasons, some detailed […]
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 […]
Say hello to Sara Turner, the newest Women of Fisheries Board Member!
Welcome to our blog series, Research Highlights! Each month, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, submit a nomination form! This Month’s Research Highlight:Adams, M.S., B. Connors, T. Levi, D. Shaw, […]
Thank you for being a part of our Women of Fisheries community and participating in the second 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 […]
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 […]