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2008

February 4—5 • Joint SCAFS/SCFWA Annual Meeting: The South Carolina Fisheries Workers Association (SCFWA) and the South Carolina American Fisheries Society (SCAFS) announces that their 2008 joint annual meeting will be held at The Santee State Park in Santee, SC, on Monday-Tuesday, February 4-5, 2008. Additional details including call for papers, and paper, abstract, and poster submissions guidelines is available in the announcement. More Info …

November 9 • SC-AFS Fall Workshop - Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in South Carolina: The SC-AFS, chartered on September 24, 1982, is planning to open its 25th year with a workshop focused around "Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in South Carolina". This event will take place on Friday November 9 from 1:00-4:30pm in the Russell House Theater at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The workshop will open with three key note presentations, each highlighting a different aspect of fisheries in SC. The speakers will set the stage for a forum discussion about ecosystem based fisheries management. This forum discussion will be moderated by Dr. John Mark Dean and forum members will represent diverse aspects of SC fisheries, such as marine and freshwater environments, fisheries management, legal and political aspects, socio-economic facets, commercial and recreational fisheries, conservation, etc. We expect attendance of people with a wide range of natural resource management interests and we will encourage active participation of the audience in the discussions. The program is will be followed by a reception from 5-7pm for SC-AFS members and workshop participants. More Info, Map and Directions, Program …