Membership and Communication: The Dual Benefits of Social Media for AFS

Midway, Stephen R.; Cooney, Patrick

doi:10.1080/03632415.2013.813488

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“…The potential benefits of social media usage for fisheries science and management are clear (Claussen et al. ; Midway and Cooney ), but despite a stated desire from the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to engage in more public outreach (Osborne‐Gowey 2014a, 2014b), these tools have not yet been widely adopted by the fisheries science and management community relative to other related disciplines. Scientific disciplines with many representatives using Twitter include ecology, conservation biology, and the zoological sciences but do not include fisheries science and management (Collins et al.…”

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Social Media for Fisheries Science and Management Professionals: How to Use It and Why You Should

Shiffman

2018

Fisheries

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Social media has revolutionized how people communicate with one another. This has important implications for science, environmental advocacy, and natural resource management, with numerous documented professional benefits for people in each of these fields. Some fisheries management professionals have been wary of social media use, in no small part due to unfamiliarity. The goal of this paper is to summarize the professional benefits of social media usage that are applicable for fisheries science and management professionals and to provide a detailed guide for those who wish to get started. Though many Web 2.0 tools exist, this paper will focus on the use of Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.

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Social Media for Fisheries Science and Management Professionals: How to Use It and Why You Should

Shiffman

2018

Fisheries

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“…A growing trend in fisheries is the use of social media as a means of public outreach and education (Claussen et al. ; Kopaska and Fox ; Midway and Cooney ). The BBCC's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/afs.black.bass) was created in 2011, and we began to develop the page for outreach in 2013.…”

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Bridging the Gap between Scientists and Anglers: The Black Bass Conservation Committee's Social Media Outreach Efforts

Taylor

Sammons

2019

Fisheries

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As the use of social media becomes more common among fisheries scientists and resource managers, case studies of ongoing outreach efforts can provide insights on how to increase the effectiveness of such programs. Herein, we summarize efforts to engage anglers and the general public with outreach messages related to black bass Micropterus spp. diversity and conservation via the Black Bass Conservation Committee's Facebook page. Specifically, we detail how we continue to build our audience, generate impactful content, and facilitate engagement and interactions with our audience. We end with some lessons learned while running this social media outreach page and discuss the outlook of these efforts, including opportunities to integrate citizen science.

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“…A growing trend in fi sheries is the use of social media as a means of public outreach and education (Claussen et al 2013 ;Kopaska and Fox 2013 ;Midway and Cooney 2013 ). The BBCC ' s Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/afs.black.bass ) was created in 2011, and we began to develop the page for outreach in 2013.…”

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Fisheries Volume 44 Number 1 January 2019

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Membership and Communication: The Dual Benefits of Social Media for AFS

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Social Media for Fisheries Science and Management Professionals: How to Use It and Why You Should

Social Media for Fisheries Science and Management Professionals: How to Use It and Why You Should

Bridging the Gap between Scientists and Anglers: The Black Bass Conservation Committee's Social Media Outreach Efforts

Fisheries Volume 44 Number 1 January 2019

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