NFC: Fw: SEAFWA - Last Call for Papers

[robert a rice <robertrice at juno_com>]

Final Call for Fisheries Papers

56th Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Conference

The May 10 manuscript and poster abstract submission deadline is rapidly
approaching, put the final touches on your manuscript or abstract, drop
it
in the mail, and start your planning for attending the 56th Annual SEAFWA
conference in Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2002!     

Planning for this years conference is barreling along, a diverse
technical
session is taking shape, along with a great suite of social and
entertainment activities.  The plenary session promises to be
exceptional,
with potential keynote speaker USFWS Director Steve Williams and a
special
50th anniversary presentation by the Southern Division of the American
Fisheries Society.   The SEAFWA 2002 website (www.seafwa2002.org) has a
wealth of information on the upcoming meeting, on-line registration will
be
available soon, and click on the "Fisheries" icon for specific
information
and updates.   For poster presenters, corporate sponsor Severn Graphics
provides an excellent  poster printing and design service, check out
their
SEAFWA 2002 website at www.severngraphics.com/seafwa/seafwa.html.
Information on the hotel site, registration costs and options, travel,
activities and socials, and the program is available at the 2002 website
(www.seafwa2002.org) and will be updated frequently. 

Take advantage of this opportunity to share your research and work by
publishing in a peer reviewed publication or through a poster
presentation.
We are again encouraging the submission of case history manuscripts,
focusing on the interplay of science and human dimensions in the
fisheries
management process.  In keeping with our conference theme "From the
Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf- Keeping it Wild: Managing Our Resources in
the
Face of Increasing Development" we would like to extend a special
invitation
for papers, posters, and workshops that discuss fishery management issues
in
relation to the loss of aquatic habitat and declining water quality
brought
about by increasing development and urbanization.    

The fisheries session will include posters and oral presentations of peer
reviewed manuscripts on marine, estuarine, and freshwater fisheries
topics,
including but not limited to, management, research, and culture.  Case
histories are particularly encouraged, guidelines for writing a case
history
are described below.  Poster abstract submissions are limited to one
typewritten page, and poster size cannot exceed 4' x 8'.  A styrofoam
backboard and easel will be provided.  Written manuscripts are
peer-reviewed
and if accepted will be orally presented at the annual meeting and
published
in the annual SEAFWA peer-reviewed proceedings.    

The deadline for manuscript and poster abstract submission is May 10,
2002.
Manuscripts must follow SEAFWA instructions to authors guidelines,
available
in past issues of the annual proceedings, at the Maryland SEAFWA 2002
website (www.seafwa2002.org, click on "Call for Papers" icon), or by
contacting the Fisheries Associate Editor (Dr. John Galvez, e-mail
address:
John_Galvez at fws_gov) or Fisheries Program Chair (Alan A. Heft).   Please
submit four hard copies of your manuscript or one hard copy of your
poster
abstract to the Fisheries Associate Editor.  Submissions must include the
title, author(s) names, work address and telephone number, and e-mail
address of the contact author.

Come join us at the 56th Annual Conference for great technical sessions,
lots of Maryland hospitality, good food (crabs!), and a special social
event
(food and discounts!) at the newest BASS Pro Shops megastore!


        Fisheries Associate Editor                               
Fisheries
Program Chair
        John I. Galvez, Ph.D.                                        Alan
A. Heft
        Project Leader- Fisheries Res. Office                Maryland
DNR,
Fisheries
        U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service                               
Appalachian
Laboratory
        177 Admiral Cochrane Drive                                301
Braddock
Road
        Annapolis, MD 21401-7307                               
Frostburg,
MD   21532
        P (410) 573-4506                                        P (301)
698-7107
        E-mail: John_Galvez at fws_gov                         E-mail:
aheft at dnr_state.md.us

Case History Guidelines

Case history manuscripts comprise a broad category of papers that will
focus
less on the technical methodology and analysis of data and more on the
interplay of science and human dimensions in the fisheries management
process.  Papers may include the examination and analysis of long term
datasets, the interplay of science and politics in determining the
selection
and results of management activities, or tell a timely and relevant fish
management story of interest to resource managers.  Authors are
encouraged
to submit papers on management situations even where robust data is
lacking,
allowing the authors to describe the all too familiar process of having
to
make management decisions in the absence of complete data.  However,
theorizing on assertions outside the bounds of the situation being
described
or without supporting data is discouraged.  All papers will be peer
reviewed.  Format for the manuscript will be flexible, depending on the
topic, but should follow the standards for style as described in the
SEAFWA
Guidance to Authors (www.seafwa2002.org, click on "Call for Papers"
icon). 

Case History manuscripts must have the words "case history" in the
introduction and provide a clear description of the scope of the problem.
The reviewer needs to be clear that he/she is reviewing a case history
and
not a technical manuscript.  Case history manuscripts must also have a
"lesson learned" section.  This is an important part of the conclusions
section where the authors report valuable information to current and
future
fishery professionals and managers.