The Joint Meeting of the AFS-FHS and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission-Fish Health Committee took place from April 2-3, 2017 in Lansing, MI.

Student representation was high with 11 student presentations and 8 student posters. Congratulations to Carolyn Chang of State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry for winning Best Student Poster and Dallas Coleman of UC-Davis Veterinary School for winning Best Student Presentation.

The Student and Early Career Workshop was held on Monday night and was a great success. Our thanks again to Jim Winton, Ron Thune, and Jeff Wolf for their participation.

The next Fish Health Section meeting will be held in conjunction with the ISAAH in September 2018 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

2017 Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award

For any undergraduates interested in attending the 147th AFS Annual Meeting in Tampa, the Student Subsection of Education Section of the American Fisheries Society is offering a scholarship to undergraduates. More information can be found here.