Manchester National Fish Hatchery
By Vance Polton Today we are headed back to January of 1897 and the opening of the Manchester National Fish Hatchery. While for the most part the construction of the hatchery was completed in 1896, it...
Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society News
The Anamosa Hatching House
By Vance Polton I thought today we would travel back to October 1874 and take a little trip across the Wapsi River to visit the new Hatching House just upriver of Anamosa. Attached is a poster...
Save the Date!
The 55th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. March 6th & 7th, 2024. Check out the Meetings Page for more information!
A Follow-up on the North American Model
You may have seen the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation come up several times in the past few weeks, especially regarding how it relates to aquatic conservation. Austen and Neal (2023) just produced...
New Book on Angler R3
There’s a new book out on the future of fisheries and aquatic conservation. Although the title is “Angler R3”, the truth introduced in Chapter 1 is that our traditional conservation model must change, as...
AFS Meeting Experiences: What’s the Point?
This year, the Iowa Chapter had a strong presence at the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, including agency professionals from all over the state, university professors, and students. As we all know, meetings are...
Reminder: Vote for the next President-elect by 9/8/23
Two AFS members are running for President-elect of the Iowa Chapter. The winning candidate would become President during 2024-25. Thank you to Dan and John for running! To vote, please visit: https://iowa.fisheries.org/officer-election/. Remember, you must...
President-Elect Candidates
Two AFS members are running for President-elect of the Iowa Chapter. The winning candidate would become President during 2024-25. Thank you to Dan and John for running! To vote, please visit: https://iowa.fisheries.org/officer-election/. Remember, you must...
Welcome, new ISU ExCom!
Michael Musal has been elected to a second term as President of the Iowa State University Student Subunit for 2023-2024 school year. Please join us in congratulating (and thanking) Michael for his leadership! Tucker...