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Addressing the Whale in the Office – Covert Bullying in Fisheries

By: Heather Moncrief-Cox, with Lynn Mattes Chat GPT image creation:  whale in the office It usually starts small – a decline in morning greetings, less enthusiasm when discussing project ideas, or you’re “accidentally” forgotten on important emails. You feel like you’re overreacting, but the work colleague you respect and think...

Profiles of Early Career Scientists – 2026 edition

In February, we announced the winners of the Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award for early career fisheries scientists. Although we were only able give out three awards, the applicants were excellent and we wanted to highlight a few of their unique journeys and experiences. Their experiences ranged from studying...

Announcing the 2026 Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award Winners

Thank you to everyone who has made our fifth annual Early Career Award possible! It was an amazing pool of applicants, and thanks to generous donations during the Fish Sisters Unite Campaign last year, we were able to support three awards this year! Learn more about our winners (Emily Hamilton,...

In our Research Highlights blog series, 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 here! This Month’s Research Highlight:Knaub J.L., M. Passerotti, L.J. Natanson, T. Meredith, and M. Porter. 2024. Vertebral […]

Thank you for being a part of our Women of Fisheries community and participating in the FOURTH 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 […]