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:Gatch, A.J., S.L. Furgal, D. Gorsky, J.E. Marsden, Z.F. Biesinger, […]
As we celebrate four years of Women of Fisheries, some of the Social Media Committee Members took the opportunity to share why this group is special to them: The first major conference I attended as a fisheries student was the American Fisheries Society conference 2018 in Atlantic City. I was […]
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Communicating our science is important. The platform and channel we use to do that vary depending on the audience, scope, and information we wish to communicate. Here, we highlight some of the work recently published by our community of women fisheries professionals, listed in alphabetical order by source name. Did […]
Women of Fisheries was founded 4 years ago in July 2018 as a private discussion group for women in fisheries science. Since then, Women of Fisheries has grown from 3 founders to a support group of over 1,700 women in fisheries science and a non-profit organization with a mission to […]
By Alexandra Norelli Though it’s just one word, a simple answer, “no” carries a lot of implications. It can feel like saying no is a bad thing, that makes you miss out on opportunities and allows other people to judge you. But what’s worse is to never say no, to […]
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, […]
A journey into fisheries science may have been ignited by observing the natural environment, being awed at a visit to an aquarium, fishing with family and friends, or just enjoying a good fish fry. The first step in making it a career is committing to obtaining a degree. We wanted […]
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:Desforges, J.E., J. Clarke, E.J. Harmsen, A.M. Jardine, J.A. Robichaud, […]
As summer field season starts ramping up, check out these packing tips for field days by Women of Fisheries, including a free PRINTABLE packing list!