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fisHER Adventure Classic 2026 recap and thank you

Thank You for Making This Year’s Fundraiser a Success!  Thanks to the support of our amazing community, we raised over $600 during the 2026 fisHER Adventure Classic. These funds will support two Early Career Awards and help cover our annual operating expenses. The Early Career Awards help women navigate the...

Moving Abroad for Fisheries Research

"If you get the chance to work abroad, seize it, but make sure you are prepared for the initial barriers!"

2026 fisHER Adventure Classic – It’s Back!

The fisHER Adventure Classic is the annual fundraising event for Women of Fisheries, Inc.  Over the years, members and allies have participated in an outdoor adventure of their choosing and shared their stories to compete for bragging rights for the Most Interesting Location, Best Adventure Story, and Most Impressive Adventure....

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 […]

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, […]