In 2020-2022 the Southern New England Chapter of AFS held a monthly Discussion Group on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the fisheries profession.

Click here to read a description of the goals of the Discussion Group by SNEC member Dr. Lian Guo

Check the Latest News section for the monthly reading assignments during that time.

Many of the discussion topics come from content generated by the AFS Equal Opportunities Section.

Want to facilitate a monthly discussion in 2024? Please email [email protected]

As of January 2024 discussions are underway for one of the other chapters within the Northeastern Division to lead monthly DEIJA discussions.

SNEC AFS created a DEI Committee in 2022 to work on implementing some of the suggestions generated from the monthly discussions. If you’d like to be part of this effort please email [email protected]