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2025: Feb. 26- 28, 2025 in Starkville, MS.

51th Annual Meeting of the MSAFS

The Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society invites you to the 51th Annual meeting in Mill, February 26-28 at the 600 Russell St. Starkville, MS 39759, MS.

PDF of information below: General Meeting Information and abstract call (2025)

PDF of abstracts and schedule: MSAFS Schedule and Abstract Book (Awaiting Release)

General Meeting Information and abstract call (2024)

REGISTRATION

Student registration is $90 and professional registration is $150. Payment for registration can be done by:
1. Credit card at https://mississippi-afs.square.site/, or
2. Check (PO only). Make the check payable to: Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and mail to: Kasea Price - MSAFS, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564. Use the W9 form for MSAFS (Dropbox link).
Regardless of payment method, all attendees will complete the online registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaZ0aywZDBP02sXb9yywAeJxIELB7qCNwpkW-L_ytHWgBqwQ/viewform?usp=dialog

For any questions please contact Ryan Jones (Ryan.Jones@wfp.ms.gov).

Accommodation

A room block has been reserved for participants at the Russell Inn, a block from The Mill, and the rate is $155 per night. The room block will be held until January 25, 2025.

Booking Link

Russell Inn and Suites, 662-324-9595

Reservation URL: https://bookings.travelclick.com/116202?groupID=4570954#/guestsandrooms

Tentative Schedule

Tentative Schedule: A fisheries sampling workshop (optional) will occur Wednesday morning (0900) at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Scientific presentations and registration will begin Wednesday (1400) at The Mill. A welcome social and poster session will occur Wednesday evening (1800); Thursday (all day) will feature scientific presentations (platform) followed by the banquet dinner; Friday (1000) will conclude with the business meeting

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

All are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters describing fisheries research and management of freshwater and marine stocks, conservation efforts of nongame species, aquaculture, and aquatic ecology. Submission deadline for abstracts for both oral and poster presentations is February 3, 2025. Each oral presentation will be 15 minutes (12 minute presentation + 3 minutes for questions). A poster session will be held after the oral presentations and should be 36'' X 44'', in either landscape or portrait format. To submit an abstract, use the meeting registration link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaZ0aywZDBP02sXb9yywAeJxIELB7qCNwpkW-L_ytHWgBqwQ/viewform (if clicking the hyperlink does not work, copy and paste the link into your web browser). If you are a student and would like to be considered for an oral presentation or poster award, you may note that on the meeting link form. Example for structure and content of the abstracts can be found here: (PDF click here). MSAFS follows AFS Southern Division format.