American Fisheries Society- Southern Miss GCRL subunit

🌊 Interested in a career in aquatic science? Join us tomorrow, February 10th for an Aquatic Sciences Professionals Panel featuring experts from state, federal, and aquaculture fields! 🐟🦀🦪

Check your email for the meeting ID and password or click the link below to join online.

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25103869117321?p=9BsGWoQtLFi8OITfav

Merry Fishmas! 🤩🎄🎣❤️💚 A huge thank you to everyone who made the 15th Annual Jim Franks Merry Fishmas Fun Run such a success. Congratulations to all the winners and participants who took on the mile fun run and 5K! Our subunit loved coming together to celebrate the season and spread holiday cheer with our amazing community. We’re so grateful for your support and can’t wait for another year full of fishy fun!

Today’s the day! Cant wait to see you all soon! 👟☀️🎣🎄

Announcing the 15th Annual Jim Franks Merry Fishmas Fun Run!! 🏃❄️🧣

The event will be held at the Halstead GCRL Campus on Saturday, December 13, starting at 9:30 a.m. This is a fun, casual way to get outside together, celebrate the season, and kick off the holidays with our campus community!! Proceeds support our subunit chapter in providing our students with professional development opportunities.

Event details:
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Halstead GCRL Campus
Length: 5K and 1 mile options
Ticket prices: $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for USM AFS members, and kids are free(!!)
Perks: Free event T‑Shirt for participants and a light brunch after the run

We hope to see you there! 🐟🎄🕎 ❄️

Announcing the 15th Annual Jim Franks Merry Fishmas Fun Run!! 🏃❄️🧣

The event will be held at the Halstead GCRL Campus on Saturday, December 13, starting at 9:30 a.m. This is a fun, casual way to get outside together, celebrate the season, and kick off the holidays with our campus community!! Proceeds support our subunit chapter in providing our students with professional development opportunities.

Event details:
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Halstead GCRL Campus
Length: 5K and 1 mile options
Ticket prices: $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for USM AFS members, and kids are free(!!)
Perks: Free event T‑Shirt for participants and a light brunch after the run

We hope to see you there! 🐟🎄🕎 ❄️

Congratulations to our Subunit AFS members, Uche and Kirsten! 👏🏼

Earlier this month, they presented their research to the AFS Board and the Gulf Coast Fly Fishers (GCFF). Uche received the GCFF Laif Maynard Scholarship Award for his work on southern flounder aquaculture, and Kirsten received the USM AFS Research Award for her research on cownose ray movement ecology.

These awards will help support their ongoing research here at USM’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

Way to go, Uche and Kirsten! 🐟🙌🏼

As we kick off the 2025–2026 year, the 𝐔𝐒𝐌 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 invites new and returning students to join! We are a student-led organization focused on providing professional development opportunities and a community for anyone interested in fisheries, conservation, aquatic ecology, marine biology, or natural resources. 🐟🦀🌊🦪 We’re excited to expand our reach to the USM Gulf Park campus in Long Beach this year to grow undergraduate involvement! Interested? 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 below to fill out the Undergraduate Interest Form, and stay tuned for info on our first meeting!

Interest Form: https://tinyurl.com/zjx8wzpb

Last month, our student subunit had the amazing opportunity to assist at the weigh station for the Emerald Coast Open lionfish tournament! 🦁🐠

Over the course of two days, our members engaged with countless community members, sharing information about invasive lionfish and ongoing management efforts. They also played a key role in data collection by enumerating, measuring, and recording the aggregate weights of more than 13,000 lionfish—a vital effort in invasive species control in the Gulf of Mexico.

Not only was it an incredible hands-on experience in fisheries science, but it also gave our group the chance to contribute meaningfully to marine conservation.

Huge thanks to for having us back—we’re already counting down the days until next year’s tournament!

🎄🐟 Join us for the Jim Franks Merry Fishmas Fun Run! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

📅 When: Saturday, December 14th
📍 Where: USM Halstead Campus Field Studies Building
🎉 What’s Happening:
• Choose between a 1 mile walk or 5K run
• Enjoy a FREE brunch after the race 🥞✨

Grab your friends and family, lace up your shoes, and celebrate the season and Jim Frank’s birthday with some festive fun! 🎅🎽 We can’t wait to see you there!

📋 Registration: Sign up on the day of the event!