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About Us
The Fisheries Information and Technology Section (AFSFITS) was recently
known as the Computer User Section (AFSCUS) until the name change last year.
The AFSFITS section was established in 1985 as part of the American Fisheries
Society by fisheries professionals to foster communications among fisheries
computer users. The section has developed criteria for the professional review
of computer software, and has become a repository for a variety of software
used in fisheries analyses. We provide an online guide to internet and technical
resources for fishery biologists. The section distributes software from a peer-reviewed
library, supports an electronic mailing list, provides technical information
to AFS subunits and members. We actively sponsor workshops, symposia and meetings
on a regular basis and are active in the formulation of Society policy. The
AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section sponsors and judges a Student
Poster Award for the best student poster at the annual AFS Parent Society Meeting
that incorporates technology uses on solving fisheries problems. Current AFSFITS
bylaws can be found here.
See the latest newsletter (link below) for our 2008-2009 Plan of Work.
2010 Annual Meeting Announcement:
AFS Fisheries Information
& Technology Section Annual Meeting
Monday, September 13th, 1:00-3:00 PM
Room 401, David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
What We're Doing
The AFS Fisheries
Information and Technology Section publishes a newsletter twice a year -
View our latest newsletter here (PDF).
AFSFITS announces that we are sponsoring a new Student Grant Award in cooperation with the ADMB Foundation. Complete details can be found here.
Computer Users: AFS has developed a free download of a Fish Name Spell-checker tool for use with MS Word. get it here.
AFSFITS members have participated
in the National Fisheries Data Summits. The Final Report has been issued
and can be accessed here
(PDF). We have developed a sub-home page for the Data Summit; click
here for more.
AFSFITS was a co-sponsor of the Science and Data Partners Workshop held Sunday,
September 2, 2007. Find
out more here (PDF).
We have updated our software library (S-FAT and FishBC 3.0 are now available!) Our Tech Resources page has links to AFSFITS software reviews (FAST Users: see new note about MS Vista and Windows 7) and links for fisheries GIS and computer users.
“GISFish” is a Global Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries. Click here to access the GISFish Web site: http://www.fao.org/fi/gisfish/index.jsp. See our Tech Resources page for more info.
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your comments and input to improve this site. Please notify us if you
find any errors or dead links. AFSFITS assumes no responsibility or liability
for the content or consequences of connecting to any of the web sites to which
we provide links. They are provided for information only.
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