The Southern Division American Fisheries Society (SDAFS) Black Bass
Conservation Committee is hosting the *2013 Black Bass Diversity*Symposium, held in conjunction with the SDAFS Annual Meeting in Nashville,
TN on February 8-10, 2013.  This much-anticipated symposium will emphasizethe conservation needs and diversity of black bass
es (genus *Micropterus*) in their native habitats.  Many black bass
populations have conservation issues related to genetic integrity and
habitat degradation, and this symposium seeks to provide a forum where all
these issues can be discussed.  With a slate of invited and contributed
talks, this symposium will highlight the conservation of native black
basses in an AFS publication that contains accounts related to:

   - Biology/ecology/life history requirements
   - Habitat management and restoration
   - Conservation genetics

·        Fish populations, fisheries, and human dimensions

The symposium will begin Friday, February 8th at 8 am and conclude at 5 pm
on Sunday, February 10th.  Sunday afternoon is devoted to a workshop to
update the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s 10-year *Business Plan
for the Conservation of Native Black Bass Species in the Southeastern U.S.*  
To attend the symposium, register for the SDAFS meeting:

http://www.sdafs.org/meetings/2013/2013SDAFSMeetingRegisForm.pdf

and make sure to reserve your hotel room.  The designated hotel for the
meeting is the Sheraton Nashville Downtown (623 Union Street, Nashville,
Tennessee 37219; 1-800-447-9825).  Visit the SDAFS website in January 2013
for the latest program updates.

Additional information is available on the symposium website at:
http://www.fishconserve.org/campaigns/basssymposium.html

Questions about the symposium can be sent to the organizers at:
BlackBassSympos...@myFWC.com

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