Afs/Sea Grant Best Student Presentation Summary
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143rd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting September 8-12, 2013 Little Rock, AR
Natural Resource PhD candidate Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences PO Box 441141 University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844 "This draft manuscript is distributed solely for purposes of scientific peer review. Its content is deliberative and predecisional, so it must not be disclosed or released by reviewers. Because the manuscript has not yet been approved for publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), it does not represent any official USGS finding or policy The 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society held in Little Rock, Arkansas marked the 6th year of the AFS/Sea Grant Best Student Presentation and Poster Symposia. In total, there were 16 oral and 2 poster presentations. Student representation extended from the Pacific to Atlantic coasts, and included more than 15 different academic institutions. Topics ranged from the use of stable isotope analysis to examine trophic partitioning of crayfish, to the use of Bayesian methods for the estimation of freshwater mussel growth. Fin fish topics included examination of growth patterns and lipid content of rockfish (Sabastes spp.) to the spatial and temporal interaction between anglers and various targeted fish species in Florida. This year’s Best Student Presentation was awarded to PhD student Zachary L. Penney from the University of Idaho for his presentation titled “Finding Death: The Relationship Between Energy and Iteroparity in Steelhead Trout. The Best Student Poster was awarded to Nicholas Sievert from the University of Missouri for his poster titled “A Vulnerability Assessment for Missouri Stream Fish Species: Development and Evaluation.” The two winners will receive a plaque and $450.00, which will be presented at the Education Section business meeting at the 144th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting in Quebec City, PQ Canada in 2014. Congratulations to all students selected to participate in the 2013 AFS/Sea Grant Best Student Presentation and Poster Symposium. It was organized well and emphasized the diversity of topics within fisheries science. I encourage all eligible students to consider submitting papers or posters on their research to this special symposium for future annual meetings. This symposium is designed to support 20 finalists for both oral and poster presentations; neither of which was exceeded this year. Understandably many students will often opt to present in symposia that fall within the scope of their own research interests at the annual meetings or not wish to deal with the additional requirement of submitting an extended abstract. For this reason, advisors are also strongly encouraged to support and urge their students to enter in the Best Student Presentation and Poster symposium, or to participate as judges. Win or not, this symposium is good for the student, advisor, school, AFS, and, most importantly, good for fisheries. Download 6.82 Kb. Share with your friends:
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