Contact
Officers
President
Steve Cadrin
Treasurer
Allen Shimada
Secretary
Kathy Dickson
Past President
Richard Beamish
Past President
Linda Jones
Past President
Richard Schaefer
Membership
Tom Keegan
Editor of Briefs
John Butler
Editor of E-Journal
Kevin Friedland
District Directors 2010–2011
Alaska, Northern
Christian Zimmerman
Alaska, Southeast
Bruce Wing
Arizona – New Mexico
G. Morris Southward
California, Northern
Thomas Keegan
California, Southern
Traci Larinto
Capital
Katherine A. McGraw
Carolinas
Vacant
Florida
S Gregory Tolley
Great Lakes, South Central
Edward F. Roseman
Gulf of Mexico, Northeast
Vacant
Keystone
Joseph W. Rachlin
New England
Richard McBride
Director-elect: Gary Nelson
Oregon-SW Washington
Vacant
Texas
Vacant
Washington, NW
Katherine Myers (School of Aquatic & Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195-5020)
Committees
MEMBERSHIP
Reviewing and approving candidates for membership and advancement in membership.
Nominations: all year
Chair: Tom Keegan
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Advising the Treasurer on matters of financial management and the BOARD on how well the treasury is managed.
Chair: Vidar Wespestad
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL)
Soliciting nominations for the both Individual and Group awards; reviewing candidates and recommending to the BOARD recipients who had outstanding achievements in fishery science and conservation.
Nominations: June 1
Chair: William Fox
KASAHARA EARLY CAREER AWARD
Soliciting nominations of outstanding young Professions Associates and Members at the outset of their independent research careers; reviewing candidates and recommending recipients for an award to the Board.
Nominations: biennial
Chair: Steven Cadrin
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE AWARDS
Selecting students and other Associate members for travel awards for professional development.
Nominations deadline: June 15
Chair: Jerry S. Ault
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Nominating AIFRB members who have performed outstanding and sustained service to the Institute.
Nominations: At the annual Executive Board meeting
Chair: Dick Schaefer
NOMINATING
Developing a slate of candidates for the election of President-Elect. Chair: assigned by the President
PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEWS
Conducting pre-publication reviews of papers that AIFRB members intend to submit to peer- reviewed journals.
Submission can be at any time.
Chair: Jack Helle
AIFRB–AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY LIAISON
Advancing the Institute’s policy of maintaining good relations with the AFS and promoting matters of mutual interest
Current: Doug Vaughan
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