@article{497c2a267b8746369efb873c411822bc,
title = "Point / counterpoint: Conservation genetics and current stocking practices—are they compatible",
abstract = "As part of American Fisheries Society (AFS) President Ray Hubley's proposed plan of work for 1993- 94, the AFS has initiated a program to provide Society members with a forum for discussing important fisheries and aquatic resource issues. The program will consist of a series of point/counterpoint sessions held annually, with one session at each of the four Division meetings. The program's intent is to better define key issues and to expose members to different views within the aquatic resources community. This article summarizes the goals and format of the program and provides background information for the first point/counterpoint series, which will be launched 11-15 December at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in St. Louis, Missouri",
author = "Philipp, \{David P.\} and Epifanio, \{John M\} and Jennings, \{Martin J.\}",
note = "Development Director John Fritts has received a \$1,000 check from the New YorkTimes Company Foundation The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) opened its newGreat Lakes Coordination Officein East Lansing, Michigan, inJuly and has started a project toassess fish resources in the GreatLakes. The office, approved byU.S. Congress in 1990, receivedstart-up funding in 1992. LarryShannon, currently chief of theservice's Endangered Species Division in Washington, DC, willserve as the new office's director.AFS leader Dale Burkett is deputy director.The fish resources assessmentwas mandated by Congress andis due November 1994, althoughit has received only partial funding to date. Other activities slatedfor the office include informationand data assembly and publicoutreach.-The ADVISOR Great Lakes Commission In 1993, the National Fish andWildlife Foundation (NFWF) distributed 29 grants worth a total of\$825,208 as part of its FisheriesConservation and ManagementInitiative. The initiative addressesmarine, estuarine, and inlandfisheries and habitat depletionissues by funding innovative Julian Jody P. Hoffman, a longtime AFS member described by one friend as a great combat biologist, died 6 September 1993 in Panama City, Florida. He was 45. He will be remembered as a tireless battler against ill-advised development agency projects, said Paul Brouha, AFS executive director. His role in the Trinity River Task Force Action Group and later on the Hawks Nest hydro project were critical to the effective mitigation of fisheries resource impacts.In 1975, Hoffman worked on the Trinity River Basin as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologist when Rep. Bizz Johnson activated the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force to seek solutions to the fishery problems that arose after construction of the Trinity River Project. He actively served on the work group that provided staff support to task force members. He also led the effort to conduct an evaluation of the instream flow needs of the river below Lewiston Dam and produced the report that led to Secretary of Interior Andrus's 1980 decision to increase releases from 120,000 acre-feet /year to 340,000 acre-feet. Hoffman also managed the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement that supported the secretary's landmark decision, heralded as introduc- The Coastal Society, T. Bigford, 18(12):48-49. International Management of the North Atlantic Salmon: The Role of NASCO, 18(10):38-39. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, R. Sladek, 18(6):20-21. Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, R. Skates, 18(8):24-25. Society for Range Management, C. B. Rumburg, 18(ll):38-39. The Sport Fishing Institute, N. Prosser, 18(9):48-49. Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Council, C M . Cothran, 18(7):32-33. We strongly support the AFS grant request, wrote U.S. Forest Service Director of Wildlife and Fisheries Robert D. Nelson to Amos Eno, executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation about our Fisheries Action Network grant request. He pointed out AFS's unique suitability to build state and national networks to address North American aquatic issues, improve awareness and understanding of aquatic issues within the networks and with the general public, and to complement the foundation's efforts to complete an annual review of federal agency fishery program opportunities.",
year = "1993",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1577/1548-8446-18-12",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "14--17",
journal = "Fisheries",
issn = "0363-2415",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "12",
}