American Fisheries Society Organized 1870 to Promote the Conservation, Development and Wise Utilization of the Fisheries 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110 * Bethesda, Maryland 20814-2199 301-897-8616 * FAX 301-897-8096 * E-Mail: main@fisheries.org, www.fisheries.org Wayne A Hubert Ghassa n (Gus) Rassam President 2010-2011 Executive Director William L Fisher President Elect September 20, 2010 William Seaman, Professor Emeritus Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Dear Bill; Thank you for agreeing to serve once again as the Overall Chair of the Publications Awards Committee for 2010-2011 Chairs of the Subcommittees for 2010-2011 are: Jim Breck, Transactions of American Fisheries Society Subcommittee; Victoria Poage, North American Journal of Fisheries Management; Jim Steeby, North American Journal of Aquaculture; and Michael Maul, the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health Your task is to make sure the Subcommittees for each of the journals reports their results in a timely fashion so that there will be time to prepare the awards for presentation at the Annual Meeting in Seattle I appreciate your willingness to take on this task If there is anything I can to help you out please not hesitate to contact me (whubert@uwyo.edu or 307-760-8723) Sincerely, Wayne A Hubert President, American Fisheries Society