December 1, 2006

In December, ECU-AFS hosted its eighth annual banquet.  Over 50 people attended this event to enjoy a
poster session and happy hour, a catered meal, and a slideshow of ECU-AFS 2006 events.  Special music was provided
by Chad Smith, past president of ECU-AFS.  Guests included fishery professionals, students, ECU alumni (including three
past presidents of ECU-AFS and the president of the ECU-AFS predecessor organization), ECU administrators, and AFS
members from the Southern Division and the Tidewater Chapter.  Invited speakers included Anthony Overton (Tidewater
Chapter President) and Bob Curry (Southern Division President).  Our guest speaker was Dr. Charles “Pete” Peterson,
Alumni Distinguished Professor of Marine Sciences, Biology, and Ecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
Dr. Peterson gave a talk entitled, "Historical Baselines of Estuaries:  How historical overfishing set the table for today's
ecosystem shifts by eutrophication."  Dr. Peterson was especially generous to ECU-AFS by stepping in after our initial
guest speaker, Dr. Grant Gilmore, had to cancel at the last minute.  Many compliments were received on the event,
and several guests offered to speak at upcoming monthly meetings.

 
 
 
 
     
 

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