Penguin FATS – MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER OF THE AFS

4 days ago

MAC-AFS’s University of Delaware Student Subunit will be selling t-shirts to help fund future activities and student travel to regional AFS conferences. They are gauging interest so if you are interested in purchasing a dry fit t-shirt to support them, please fill out the poll at the following link: forms.gle/Y48SdSTpWKJeyxxdA. (Note: On the actual t-shirts, "University of Delaware" will be removed from the design and replaced with "Delaware" due to copyright infringement.) #SciComm #fisheriesscience #FisheriesResearch #fishsci ... See MoreSee Less

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Mid-Atlantic Chapter AFS

4 weeks ago

Meet our Past President Johnny Moore! Johnny is originally from Georgia and graduated from Savannah State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science. Currently, Johnny is an Environmental Scientist with the State of Delaware, where his focus is anadromous species, running their American Shad hatchery, and blue catfish research. #fisheriesscience #scicomm #FisheriesResearch ... See MoreSee Less

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Mid-Atlantic Chapter AFS

1 month ago

Meet our President - Elect Audrey Ostroski. She graduated from the University of Delaware in 2020 with an honors Bachelor of Science degree in marine biology. After college, Audrey worked for Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (ECSI) in Middletown, DE for about three years. During her time at ECSI, she assisted with beach seine, bottom trawl, and fish ladder projects in the Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and various Delaware ponds. In September 2023, she began working at Delaware’s Division of Fish and Wildlife where she leads the Delaware Bay, River, and Inland Bays trawl surveys as well as the natural oyster bed dredge survey. #FisheriesResearch #SciComm #fisheriesscience ... See MoreSee Less

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Mid-Atlantic Chapter AFS

1 month ago

On March 7th our Rutgers Student Subunit held a virtual career panel for its members to meet with industry professionals and learn about what post-grad life could look like. We are happy to see our MAC Members and student subunits working together for the future of the industry. #fishsci #scicomm #fisheriesscience #FisheriesResearch ... See MoreSee Less

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Mid-Atlantic Chapter AFS

2 months ago

Introducing our 2024 President Michael Acquafredda, PhD, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Rutgers U. (he/him). Mike Acquafredda earned a BS in Biology from Tufts University in 2015 and a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University in 2021. Mike’s dissertation focused on expanding aquaculture opportunities in the northeast through ecologically-sound diversification. In 2020, Mike was awarded the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and worked with the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program to advance domestic and international OA policy. Mike later received a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship and worked at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Howard Lab to study integrated multi-trophic aquaculture. In his current position as an Aquaculture Specialist at Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Mike is responsible for carrying out applied aquaculture research and leading aquaculture education, outreach, and extension efforts. Mike has been a MAC-AFS member since 2015, and he is honored to be the chapter’s president this year. ... See MoreSee Less

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