AFS Alaska Chapter

Past Meetings

YearDateLocationProgram ChairThemeProgram and Abstracts
2025-2026March 23–27, 2026FairbanksAndy SeitzStrength in numbers: Building trust, resilience, and collaboration in Alaska’s fisheries
2024-2025March 16-21, 2025KetchikanWhitney CrittendenOur Collective Land and Sea: Weaving Fish, Habitat, and People2025 AFS Program Book
2023-2024March 24-29, 2024SewardDonald ArthurBreaking Barriers to Bridge New Connections to Alaska Fisheries (50th Annual Meeting)2024 AFS Program Book
2022-2023March 27 – 31, 2023Fairbanks and HybridErik SchoenCreativity in Fisheries: New Solutions for a Resilient Future2023 AFS Program Book
2021-2022February 28 – March 4, 2022VirtualMegan McPheeChanging Tides: Outlook for the Future | Insights from the Past2022 AFS Program Book
2020-2021March 22-25, 2021VirtualSue MaugerComing Together for the Love of Fish!2021 AFS Program Book
2019-2020Meeting Cancelled
2018-2019March 18-22, 2019SitkaJoel MarkisHeadwaters to Oceans, connecting Alaska‘s fisheries2019 AFS Program Book
2017-2018May 21-25, 2018AnchorageJeff Falke – President-Elect, Alaska Chapter AFS; Brian Missildine – President, Western Division AFSChange, Challenge, and Opportunity in Fisheries: Fishing for Solutions. **Alaska Chapter hosted the Western Division Meeting in 2018**2018 AFS Program Book
2016-2017March 21-23, 2017FairbanksAaron MartinAlaskan Fisheries and Waters: Success, limitation and innovation in the face of data scarcity and uncertainty.2017 AFS Program Book
2015-2016No 2016 meeting, Meeting Transition to Spring Cycle
2014-2015November 3-6, 2015HomerMarybeth LoewenAlaska’s Fisheries at a Crossroads: Looking from the Past to the Future2015 AFS Program Book
2013-2014October 20-24, 2014JuneauJennifer StahlBridging disciplines to solve today’s challenges in resource management2014 AFS Program Book
2012-2013October 7-11, 2013FairbanksPhil LoringThe Practice of Fisheries: Celebrating all who work toward sustainable fisheries in Alaska2013 AFS Program Book
2011-2012October 22-26, 2012KodiakMark WipfliEcosystem, Fishery, and Food Sustainability in a Changing World2012 AFS Program Book
2010-2011November 14-18, 2011GirdwoodTrent SuttonFisheries in Today’s Alaska: Integrating Fish, Habitat, and People2011 AFS Program Book
2009-2010November 3-5, 2010JuneauAudra BraseAlaskan Fisheries in a Changing World2010 AFS Program Book
2008-2009November 3-5, 2009FairbanksLisa StubyCelebrating Professional Diversity in Alaska Fisheries2009 AFS Program Book
2007-2008October 27-30, 2008AnchorageToshihide “Hamachan” HamazakiExpanding Perspectives of Fisheries2008 AFS Program Book
2006-2007November 14-16, 2007KetchikanBert LewisFisheries Under Pressure: Development, Environment, and Climate in the 21st Century2007 AFS Program Book
2005-2006November 14-16, 2006FairbanksJamal MossPartnering with Change, 21st Century Aquatic Ecology in Alaska2006 AFS Program Book
2004-2005September 11-15, 2005AnchorageScott MacLeanCreating a Fisheries Mosaic **Alaska Chapter hosted the National AFS Meeting in 2005**2005 AFS Program Book
2003-2004November 16-18, 2004SitkaMolly AhlgrenSustaining Alaska’s Fisheries: Visions for the Future2004 AFS Program Book
2002-2003November 3-6, 2003FairbanksTim JoyceEcological and Sociological Linkages in Fisheries2003 AFS Program Book
2001-2002October 21-24, 2002GirdwoodCarol KerkvlietApplied Research in Managing Alaska’s Fisheries2002 AFS Program Book
2000-2001November 12-15, 2001SitkaDavid Wiswar28th Annual Meeting2001 AFS Program Book
1999-2000November 13-16, 2000FairbanksCarol Ann WoodyAlaskan Fisheries: Past Present and Future2000 AFS Program Book
1998-1999November 8-11, 1999KodiakBill BechtolToday’s Technology for Tomorrow’s Resources1999 AFS Program Book
1997-1998September 29 – October 3, 1998AnchorageCindy HartmannEcosystem Considerations in Fisheries ManagementProgram Book Not Available
1996-1997November 18-20, 1997JuneauMason “Buck” BryantFrom the Mountains to the Sea: Linked Ecosystems1997 AFS Program Book
1995-1996November 18-22, 1996FairbanksPeggy MerrittProgram Book Not Available
1994-1995November 14-17, 1995WasillaDana SchmidtProgram Book Not Available
1993-1994November 18-22, 1994SitkaKate WedemeyerAlaska Chapter, Coming of Age: 1973-1994, A Blend of Science & Advocacy1994 AFS Program Book
YearDateLocationPresidentTreasurerSecretary
1992-1993Nov. 16-18, 1993FairbanksBill HauserBill BechtolBill Bechtol
1991-1992Nov. 17-19, 1992ValdezAlex WertheimerKate WedemeyerKate Wedemeyer
1990-1991Nov. 18-22, 1991KetchikanGary SandersKate WedemeyerKate Wedemeyer
1989-1990Nov. 13-16, 1990HomerSandy MilnerJeff KoeningsJeff Koenings
1988-1989Sep. 05-08, 1989AnchorageTom KronJeff KoeningsJeff Koenings
1987-1988Nov. 14-17, 1988JuneauKelly HeplerBrad StevensBrad Stevens
1986-1987Nov. 16-19, 1987FairbanksLouis CarufelBrad StevensBrad Stevens
1985-1986Nov. 03-07, 1986AnchorageBill WilsonAndrew DolloffAndrew Dolloff
1984-1985Nov. 18-22, 1985KodiakCarl BurgerKelly HeplerKelly Hepler
1983-1984Nov. 12-15, 1984JuneauCurt KernsRoss KavannaughRoss Kavannaugh
1982-1983Nov. 14-17, 1983SoldotnaBill HeardBill SmokerBill Smoker
1981-1982Nov. 15-18, 1982SitkaJim ReynoldsTom KronTom Kron
1980-1981Nov. 17-19, 1981FairbanksRoger SaftLouis CarufelLouis Carufel
1980-1980Nov. 18-21, 1980GirdwoodStan MoberlyWill BarberWill Barber
1979-1980Feb. 05-07, 1980KodiakNorm HowseWill BarberWill Barber
1978-1979Feb. 5 – 8, 1979JuneauChuck MeachamAlvin OttAlvin Ott
1977-1978Feb. 22-24, 1978SitkaNorval NetschJackie CampbellJackie Campbell
1976-1977Feb. 24-25, 1977CordovaRalph PirtleJackie CampbellJackie Campbell
1975-1976Feb. 22-24, 1976AnchorageTed MerrellAl DavisAl Davis
1974-1975May 22-23, 1974JuneauJon NelsonAl DavisAl Davis

For information regarding meetings prior to 1994, please contact our Chapter Historian, Randy Brown: Email.