Cert_App_2000_02
The American Fisheries Society
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
For applicants who completed their B.S./B.A. (or equivalent) degree on or after July 1, 2002
Only AFS members may apply
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Thank you for participating in the AFS Professional Certification Program!
|Name: Scott M. Wells AFS member #0053480 |
|Title: Aquatic Biologist 1 |
|Mailing Address: PO Box 46 Stamford, NY 12167 |
|Phone: 607-652-7366 (wk) |Fax: 607-652-2342 (wk) |
|Email: scott.wells@dec. (wk) |
|Name, as it should appear in your certificate: Scott M. Wells |
APPLICATION FOR: __ ___ Certified Fisheries Professional (FP-C)
(First time applicants for Certified Fisheries Professional designation)
___X___ Certified Fisheries Professional (FP-C ESTABLISHED)
(First time applicants for Certified Fisheries Professional designation, applying as established fisheries professionals)
_______ Certified Fisheries Professional, Renewing (FP-C-RENEW)
(Previously certified Fisheries Professional applicants, renewing professional certification)
_______ Certified Fisheries Professional (FP-A to FP-C)
(Previously certified Associate Fisheries Professionals upgrading to Certified Fisheries Professional designation)
________ Associate Fisheries Professional (FP-A)
(First time applicants for Associate Fisheries Professional designation)
________ Will accept certification as either Certified Fisheries Professional or Associate Fisheries Professional, as granted by the Board after review. (First time applicants uncertain as to category because of professional and qualifying experience) (EITHER)
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section I: EDUCATION
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|Institutions |Dates Attended |Degree* |Date Degree Awarded|Majors |Minors |
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|Finger Lakes |1988-90 |AAS—Associate in Applied Science |June 1990 |Conservation | |
|College | | | | | |
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|Humboldt State |2002-04 |BS—Bachelor of Science |May 2004 |Fisheries Biology | |
|University* | | | | | |
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| | | | |Biological Sciences | |
|SUNY Brockport |2004-09 |MS—Master of Science |Aug 2009 |(fisheries thesis) | |
Note: education table above excluded many classes taken at several junior colleges and transferred to *HSU.
Title of Master's Thesis:
Habitat Associations of Fish Species and their Assemblages in the Tonawanda and Johnson Creek Watersheds of Northwestern New York State. (August 2009)
Title of Doctoral Dissertation: N/A
*If degree not obtained, indicate number of hours toward degree. _________________
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section II: MINIMUM COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS
Omitted as directed (M.S. degree with 7+ years of experience).
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section III: QUALIFYING FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE
(In chronological order, current employment first)
Employer: NYSDEC---New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Region 4 - Bureau of Fisheries
Address: 65561 State Hwy 10 • Stamford, NY 12167
Period in this position: From: 14, December, 2005 To: present day
(Day, Month, Year) (Day, Month, Year)
Position title: Aquatic Biologist 1
Description of specific duties and responsibilities as a fisheries professional
(Specifically list how the job met the criteria for qualifying experience as described in the Program Description, available at afs/certification.html):
Qualifying Experience
My duties as a full time Aquatic (Fisheries) Biologist with the NYSDEC, Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources, Bureau of Fisheries - like most of our regional biologists, include a very diverse ‘mixed-bag’ of internal program duties to meet agency and regional goals while serving the immediate needs of the public. Our suboffice in Stamford is responsible for the inland fisheries management, aquatic habitat protection, and public fishing access & outreach in 9 counties in Eastern New York State. Most all biologists in the 9 DEC regions are responsible for the planning, implementation, and assessment of numerous projects within one or more of these three general programs. In the past 9 years of service in DEC Region 4, I have completed projects using independent judgment and action in all of these programs by making routine decisions with limited oversight, direction, or approval of others; often while supervising other staff and carrying out daily requests from the public. Below is a summary of job descriptions sorted by program that are specific to my duties as a state biologist.
Recreational Fisheries -Access Coordinator-
In my first several years of service, I was our regional Public Fishing and Boating Access Coordinator assuming responsibility for our ‘access’ programs. With limited supervision, I directed maintenance and organized new development of our numerous public access sites for the People of NYS. Without public access to our aquatic resources, we would have nothing to manage as a state agency. Many access projects took years to complete from start to finish, and required interactions and cooperation from dozens of stakeholders. As a member of the statewide access team, I attended annual meetings and trainings to improve my skills as coordinator. I made presentations and went to meetings to seek public approval for projects and completed/submitted all required (often lengthy) state permit application or acquisition paperwork for dozens of projects. We often had 20+ projects going at any one time. Becoming fluent in ArcGIS for this job was a major benefit to my fisheries career. During my “access” tenure we also conducted successful joint-agency projects, press releases, and developed new Public Fishing Rights (PFR) maps. These maps cover some very popular streams in Region 4 and were made available to the public for the first time in 2008 (see weblink below). Safe and convenient public access to our aquatic resources will always be an important fisheries management goal within the NYSDEC, and is closely related with public outreach.
Recreational Fisheries -Public Outreach-
As access coordinator, I often organized and participated in public education/habitat improvement activities such as riparian tree planting days and stakeholder fund raisers. Starting in 2008, I moved towards a more traditional role of a regional Aquatic Biologist by conducting fish surveys as the authority but also stayed involved with annual outreach events such as: ice fishing clinics, lake appreciation days, outdoor festivals, etc. to promote our recreational fisheries, often in cooperation with other staff and local sports or environmental groups.
In the past 3 years, I have also been working more closely with local colleges by giving lectures on local fisheries issues and conducting laboratory workshops or guided field trips to share knowledge about our aquatic resources and management techniques with students. We often solicit for students (and staff) to volunteer on our fish surveys where they can obtain valuable experience for their future careers. Local undergraduate Fish & Wildlife students in particular, seem to enjoy our fieldwork and I continue to assist them with job placement and graduate school decisions.
We also spend a great deal of time in our office consulting with private pond customers, despite the fact that as a state regulatory agency, we cannot manage private waters. We do however, issues numerous pond-related permits and recommend various remedies to common issues like excessive vegetation growth and overwinter fish kills. State law prohibits the stocking any fish into the waters of NYS (including private ponds) without a permit from the NYSDEC. Therefore, it is wise for regional staff to continue consulting pondowners and issuing permits so the public can legally catch and use bait, buy and stock fish, transport live fish, release trout fry (from the classroom), etc. Some regions issue over 600 Triploid Grass Carp stocking permits annually, so this workload can become burdensome. I have just been assigned to oversee and re-evaluate this specific program in Region 4.
Recreational Fisheries -Management-
Our mission at Stamford Fisheries is to manage the inland fisheries and promote angling in the public waters of Region 4 for the People of NYS, while protecting and preserving those aquatic resources. I began my biologist career in Stamford as a graduate student and spent many months filing all fish survey data from my MS thesis (SUNY Brockport) into the NYSDEC Fisheries Database. Later, I would find out that this database is the bread and butter of the Bureau (of Fisheries). In 2008, I directed my first fish survey as a state biologist, and by 2009, I assumed responsibility for managing the public waters in 5 of 9 counties in Region 4. I now plan, conduct, and assess an average of 12 regional fish surveys annually. Those survey data, once in our database, provide a wealth of knowledge for fishery professionals.
Our regional fish surveys often focus on specific questions we want to answer about our resources. Often times we get complaints from the public that generate survey interests each year along with other objectives that arise from fish stocking or regulatory changes, etc. A flexible sampling schedule (~May - Oct) allows DEC biologists to practice adaptive planning to complete fish surveys while meeting objectives with limited staff time and gear. My most recent management role has changed from county coverage to a specific focus on warmwater fisheries. I now cover all non-trout public waters throughout our region, as our new biologist has been assigned to all coldwater fisheries. This realignment of staff resources is intended to allow us field biologists to become experts in a specific field of interest and thus become more of an asset to our agency and public we serve.
Most administrative duties in the region are carried out by fisheries managers, but field biologist like myself are responsible for the entire crew during a field survey and oversee subordinates assigned to them. I began supervising DEC technicians in 2008, assuming responsibility for their time and attendance, work performance, and evaluations. Some regions lack a maintenance technician (e.g., Region 4) to maintain sampling gears to ensure a productive survey season. Often times, biologists with marine skills (like myself) must take responsibility for completing such tasks. As I proceed in my career, I continue to draw on my past experiences as an avid boater and former petty officer in the US Coast Guard by: responding to most of our public recreational boating calls, training our seasonal staff in safe boat handling, trailering, and marine repairs; along with improving my navigation skills and performing routine marine maintenance of our many work vessels.
On a more agency-wide venue, I became a member of the statewide Pesticides Team for the NYSDEC in 2010 and assisted in my first Rotenone and TFM (Lampricide) treatments in 2011 as a certified Pesticides Technician. I continued to attend annual spring trainings and participated in pesticide treatments from 2012-2014, completing the upgrade to a certified Pesticides Applicator in 2014. In addition, each year I expand my collaboration with other DEC regions by cross-training on their fish surveys to learn their procedures and share knowledge.
Fisheries Research
During my tenure in Stamford, I have been very fortunate to have opportunities to collaborate on a variety of fisheries research projects, often in my spare (volunteer) time. I have continued to be active with SUNY College at Brockport to monitor the rare Longear Sunfish and Redfin Shiner in NYS. More recently, I have teamed up with the SUNY College of ESF—Env Science and Biology in Syracuse to track the declining Blueback Herring in the Lower Mohawk River. In 2014, we commenced a 2-year study on fish and invertebrate communities in the Mohawk River with the USGS in Troy and Onondaga Env. Institute in Syracuse. My research interests have expanded to include invasive species sampling with others researchers in NYS waters for: Oriental Weatherfish, Northern Snakehead, Round Goby, etc. We plan to coauthor on various products in the years to come to increase awareness and share our knowledge of invasive species and their eventual impacts on our aquatic ecosystems. All of these projects provide a venue for me to share my experiences beyond DEC Region 4.
Environmental (Aquatic Habitat) Assessment
Depending on the region and program staff, Aquatic Biologists also assist with aquatic habitat protection and improvement by reviewing projects and issuing or enforcing environmental permits to protect the waters in NYS. Thankfully, Region 4 has dedicated habitat staff to oversee most of these projects. However, when we experience major flooding events (e.g., 2006, 2011), most of the Fisheries staff are deputized to issue post-flood permits.
Each year biologists also deal with fish kills, chemical spills, and more specific habitat disturbance reviews (e.g., hydro-electric development projects). Many of these projects are assigned to a DEC biologist for review for agency compliance. In each case as an Aquatic Biologist, I am responsible for protecting our aquatic resources as best possible while overseeing the needs of the project as permitted by law. Some of these case reviews go on for years while we attend to our existing workload. We also conduct both fish contaminant (metals) and wild fish health (pathogens) fish surveys where collected specimens are shipped out for analyses. Furthermore, we often assist or consult other agencies, institutions, and groups with their aquatic projects when they sample in our regional waters.
Job-related links from our Agency Website
NYSDEC website:
DEC Region 4 Offices:
Public Fishing Access Maps: dec.outdoor/9924.html
DEC Bureau of Fisheries Annual Reports:
Biologist 1 Aquatic, Title:
Invasive Spp. Manor Kill Loach (2010):
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section IV: QUALIFYING, EXPERIENCE RELATED,
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
Publications: Give complete citations -- author(s), year, title of paper, publication volume and number and pages. Cite no more than five of your most recent or significant publications.
Master’s Thesis – available online via various links
Wells, S.M. 2009. Habitat associations of fish species and their assemblages in the Tonawanda and Johnson Creek watersheds of northwestern New York State. M.S. Thesis. State Univ. of New York, Brockport. 382 pp
Digital commons library:
Worldcat: Library Item Finder:
Thesis Manuscript – available online from JENE
Wells, S.M. and J.M. Haynes. 2013. Fish-habitat relationships in the Tonawanda and Johnson Creek Watersheds of Western New York State, USA. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment. December Vol. 5 (12): 397-406
NANFA journal article – available on PDF via request to author or editor
S.M.Wells. 2014. Monitoring Feral Oriental Weatherfish Infestations in New York State
Amer. Currents. 39(3): 18-21
Administrative reports: Give complete citations -- author(s), year, title, pages. Cite no more than five of your most recent or significant reports.
n/a
Oral reports or presentations: Give year and title, and identify the audience. Cite no more than five of your most recent or significant presentations.
AFS NY - Chapter Meeting in Canandaigua; Feb 3-4, 2011 (poster)
Title: Loach Invasion In New York State Waters: What Can We Do About It?
¹S.M. Wells (co-presenter)
¹R. L. Poprawski
²M. J. Peterson (co-presenter)
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
State University of New York College at Cobleskill • Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife • Cobleskill, NY 12043 USA petersm490@cobleskill.edu
AFS National conference in Seattle; Sep 4-7, 2011 (poster)
Title: The Asian loach invasion In New York State
¹S.M. Wells (co-presenter) ¹R. L. Poprawski
²R. E. Schmidt
³M. J. Peterson, J.R.Hulbert (co-presenter)
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
²Bard College at Simon’s Rock • Dept. of Environmental Studies and Zoology • Great
Barrington, MA 01230 USA schmidt@simons-rock.edu
³State University of New York College at Cobleskill • Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife •
Cobleskill, NY 12043 USA petersm490@cobleskill.edu, hulberj368@cobleskill.edu
AFS NY - Student Chapter Meeting at SUNY Cobleskill; April 19, 2012 (oral report)
Title: Asian Loach Invasion in NYS waters
¹S.M. Wells (guest speaker)
²M. J. Peterson (co-presenter)
¹New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
²State University of New York College at Cobleskill • Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife •
Cobleskill, NY 12043 USA petersm490@cobleskill.edu
AFS NY - Chapter Meeting in Watertown; Feb 1, 2013 (oral report)
Title: Tracking Blueback Herring in the lower Mohawk River
¹S.M. Wells
²K.E. Limburg, ²C.D. Legard
¹New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
²State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry • Syracuse, NY 13210 USA klimburg@esf.edu 315-470-674, cdlegard@syr.edu
AFS NY - Student Chapter Meeting at SUNY Cobleskill; April 10, 2014 (oral report)
Titles: What we do in Region 4 Fisheries -and- Fisheries Employment: How students can better prepare for the workplace
S.M. Wells (guest speaker)
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
PROPOSED for 2015
AFS NY - Chapter Meeting in Lake Placid; Feb 4-6, 2015 (poster)
Native Forage and Declining Salmonids in Otsego Lake, NY, USA
¹S.M. Wells (co-presenter)
²H.A. Waterfield
²A.J. Reyes (co-presenter)
¹New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Region 4 Fisheries • Stamford, NY, 12167 USA scott.wells@dec. 607-652-7366
²State University of New York College at Oneonta • Biological Field Station • Cooperstown, NY 13326 USA holly.waterfield@oneonta.edu 607-547-8778, ajreyes1022@
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section V: PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND GOALS
Affiliations in AFS (i.e., Division, Chapter, Section, Committee):
AFS - National member since 2004 (#0053480)
AFS - NY Chapter (NE Division) member since 2005
AFS - PA Chapter member in 2013
AFS - NE Division new Auditor for 2015
Affiliations in other professional, scientific, or honorary societies:
NANFA member since 2005
See also memberships in PDQP Category V.
Services to AFS and other professional or scientific societies:
AFS - NY Chapter meeting in Syracuse (2005): tri-chapter meeting volunteer
AFS - National Conference in Lake Placid (2006): NY - Chapter volunteer, student mentor
What are your goals as a fisheries professional?
Promotion
My immediate goal as an Aquatic Biologist 1, is to be prepared for advancement to Aquatic Biologist 2 by pursuing professional certifications, which I hope will increase my score on the upcoming Bio 2 exam for the DEC. Currently, I only possess one of three certifications I have been meaning to obtain. In February 2014, I completed the upgrade from certified Pesticides Technician to Applicator with the NYSDEC Bureau of Pesticides. Now, after several years of accumulating PDQPs to become a certified Fisheries Professional (FP-C, established) with AFS National, I hope to achieve my second certification, Next I will continue my marine navigation experience and studies with hopes of obtaining a Recreational Vessel Captain’s License from the US Coast Guard.
Training
Along the way to becoming a Bio 2, I will continue to advance my career knowledge of inland recreational fisheries through various training courses and workshops with an emphasis on managing larger warmwater ecosystems. I continue to search for courses and funding for topics that I am deficient in such as: rotenone and TFM techniques, hydroacoustics and telemetry, fish kill investigation, fisheries habitat improvement, and fish aging techniques. I hope to attend some of these courses at the famed USFWS Training Center in WV. I would like to improve on my supervisory skills with follow up courses in our agency, and learn new ways to better present my oral and written products.
Products
Professional writing is one area I have had limited time to advance in as a field biologist. Our Fisheries Unit has annual goals of summarizing our fish surveys (abstracts) that are never met. In 2014, I completed my first draft fisheries report and hope to continue producing more post-survey writing products. I plan to draft reports for several collaborative field and laboratory projects with hopes to publish some of these reports. One personal goal is to author or co-author at least 1-2 publications per year.
Although I never want to be a professor, I enjoy working with college students and hope to progress as a substitute instructor and guest speaker. More recently, I have become involved with our state union as a shop steward and with the AFS, NE Division as their new auditor. Finding time for these collateral duties is often challenging, but learning new tasks is often a rewarding experience that I can pass on to others.
Fieldwork
My current fieldwork goal as a warmwater fisheries biologist is to hand in the diversity towel I have been waving in the region for years and become more specialized in warmwater fisheries. I will be learning a great deal more about black bass and walleye in their specific habitats versus completing annual fish surveys where and when the need arises. This evolution should improve my skills and value as a freshwater fisheries biologist and potential fisheries manager. Additionally, I wish to continue exploring other types of fisheries management strategies by cross-training with other staff, regions, and agencies.
It is the friendly collaboration amongst fisheries professionals which makes our careers so enjoyable.
By working together, each biologist can preserve their own legacy of making a difference in the world of fishes. I want to be remembered for doing that in my career on and off the water.
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Section VI: FISHERIES PROFESSIONAL CODE OF PRACTICES
DECLARATION: As a fisheries professional, I will strive to conform to the American Fisheries Society Standards of Professional Conduct and support and promote the North American Fisheries Policy. I further attest that the information provided in this application, together with all attached documents is true to the best of my knowledge. If any part of the information provided herein is false, I understand that my certification will be revoked.
Date Submitted: 12-29-2014
Applicants Name: Scott M. Wells
Applicant Signature: [pic]
MAIL Application fee ($100) AND this page to:
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY-CERTIFICATION
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-2199
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
The Professional Development Activity Form reflects professional development quality points (PDQPs) as listed on the following pages.
PDQPs: _February 2013 Beginning Documentation Date
_December 2014_ Ending Documentation Date
_60 (60 max)_ Category I & II
42 (35 max) Category III
39 (35 max)_ Category IV
_36 (35 max)_ Category V
_177 (100 min)_ TOTAL
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
Category I: Continuing education-fisheries
Includes subjects directly related to fisheries science or management. Examples include fisheries management, habitat management, fisheries economics, fish diseases, aquaculture or fish culture, fisheries policy and law, aquatic ecology, etc.
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|Activities |PDQPs |
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|Participation in courses or training programs sponsored or conducted by commercial |0.5 per hour of instruction |
|organizations, professional organizations/agencies, employers, or universities | |
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|Attendance at annual or semiannual meetings or special conferences of professional societies,|0.5 per hour of participation |
|educational organizations, etc. | |
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|Attendance at in-house meetings of employer involving education on new techniques or |0.5 per hour of participation |
|developments in the profession | |
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|Completion of self-instruction audiovisuals |0.5 per hour of instruction |
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|Attendance at seminars conducted by experts in the subject matter |0.5 per hour of instruction |
Please record activities in the chart included below (you may include as many pages as needed).
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|Category I |Provider |Date |PDQPs |
|Activity Description | | | |
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|AFS workshop: Aq Inverts ID lecture & lab (7 hr) |SUNY-ESF in Syr |Feb 2013 |3.5 |
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|Annual Pesticides Training Course (7 hr) |NYSDEC, FWS |March 2013 |3.5 |
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|AFS workshop: Larval Fish ID lecture & lab (7 h) |USGS-Michigan |Feb 2014 |3.5 |
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|Annual Pesticides Training Course (7 hr) |NYSDEC, FWS |March 2014 |3.5 |
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|Annual AFS Conference, Watertown (13 h) |NY chapter AFS |Feb 2013 |6.5 |
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|Annual Spring Tech Mtg & Workshop, Erie (7 h) |PA chapter AFS |April 2013 |3.5 |
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|Annual AFS Conference, Geneva (13 h) |NY chapter AFS |Feb 2014 |6.5 |
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|Annual Mohawk River Symposium (7 h) |Union College |March 2013 |3.5 |
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|Annual Mohawk River Symposium (7 h) |Union College |March 2014 |3.5 |
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|Hudson R Estuary Dam Removal Mtg, Albany (3 h) |NOAA Fisheries |Oct 2014 |1.5 |
TOTALS = 39.0
SUNY—State Univ. of New York; ESF—College of Env Science & Forestry in Syracuse, NY
NYSDEC—New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation; BoF—Bureau of Fisheries
FWS—US Fish & Wildlife Service
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
Category II: Continuing education – nonfisheries
Includes subjects that are not primarily fisheries oriented but are professionally enriching to the individual. Examples include computer science and statistics, managerial and leadership skills, public speaking, problem-solving, public relations, marketing, planning, and other related natural resource disciplines such as forestry, wildlife, etc.
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|Activities |PDQPs |
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|Participation in courses or training programs sponsored or conducted by commercial |0.5 per hour of instruction |
|organizations, professional organizations/agencies, employers, or universities | |
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|Attendance at annual or semiannual meetings or special conferences of professional societies,|0.5 per hour of participation |
|educational organizations, etc. | |
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|Attendance at in-house meetings of employer involving education on new techniques or |0.5 per hour of participation |
|developments in the profession | |
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|Completion of self-instruction audiovisuals |0.5 per hour of instruction |
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|Attendance at seminars conducted by experts in the subject matter |0.5 per hour of instruction |
Please record activities in the chart included below (you may include as many pages as needed).
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|Category II |Provider |Date |PDQPs |
|Activity Description | | | |
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|Online: Equal Employment Opportunity (1.0 h) |NYSDEC |May 2013 |0.5 |
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|Online: Security Awareness & Compliance (3.0 h) |NYSDEC |Nov 2013 |1.5 |
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|Online: Behavior-based Safety for Supervisors (3.0 h) |NYSDEC |Dec 2013 |1.5 |
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|Online: Essentials of Supervision: benefits (1.0 h) |NYSDEC |Dec 2013 |0.5 |
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|Supervisor Course: Performance (14 h) - Albany |NYSDEC |Feb 2014 |7.0 |
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|Supervisor Course: Council/Discipline (7 h) - Albany |NYSDEC |April 2014 |3.5 |
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|Supervisor Course: Practical Side (6 h) - Albany |NYSDEC |May 2014 |3.0 |
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|First Aid, CPR, AED Training (5 h) - Stamford |Local EMT |Sep 2014 |2.5 |
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|Online: Reasonable Accommodation Series (0.5 h) |NYSDEC |Nov 2014 |0.25 |
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|Online: Language Access for Employees (1.5 h) |NYSDEC |Dec 2014 |0.75 |
TOTALS = 21.0
Note: Some titles are abbreviated to fit into table.
NYSDEC—New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
EMT—emergency medical technician (licensed instructor)
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
Category III: Oral communications in fisheries and nonfisheries subjects
Includes the development, preparation, and presentation of activities such as those described in categories II and I. Context is any public meeting that is open to the general public or a select group of invited participants. For fisheries subjects, the audience need not be fisheries professionals. For nonfisheries subjects, the audience must be fisheries professionals. Multiple presentations of the same or similar subject matter can only be credited once during a certification renewal period.
Category III: Oral communications in fisheries and nonfisheries subjects
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|Activities |PDQPs |
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|Author/coauthor of an oral or poster presentation at a professional meeting |7 |
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|Author/coauthor of an oral or poster presentation to a nonprofessional audience |7 |
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|Organizer/instructor of a short course or workshop |20 |
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|Instructor of a quarter- or semester-length course |10 points per credit |
| |maximum 30 |
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|Author/producer of self-instruction audiovisuals in fisheries |20 |
Please record activities in the chart included below (you may include as many pages as needed).
Must include titles for presentations, courses, workshops, or audiovisuals
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|Category III |Provider (sponsor) |Date |PDQPs |
|Activity Description | | | |
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|Presentation: Tracking Blueback Herring in Lower Mohawk River. |NY chapter AFS |Feb 2013 |7.0 |
|Watertown Conference (0.3 h) | | | |
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|FWLD 421 Lecture @ SUNY Cobleskill (2 h): Introduction to NYSDEC |Prof. M. Cornwell |April 2013 |7.0 |
|Fisheries Database | | | |
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|FWLD 421 Lecture & Lab @ SUNY Cobleskill (4 h): Introduction to |Prof. J. Foster |April 2013 |7.0 |
|invasive species (O. Weatherfish) | | | |
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|FWLD 421 Lecture @ SUNY Cobleskill (2 h): Introduction to DEC |Prof. M. Cornwell |March 2014 |7.0 |
|Fisheries Database | | | |
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|Presentation: Preparing for Fisheries Employment. Guest speaker |AFS student chapter |April 2014 |7.0 |
|for SUNY Cobleskill meeting (1 h) | | | |
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|FWLD 421 Lecture & Lab @ SUNY Cobleskill (4 h): Introduction to |Prof. J. Foster |April 2014 |7.0 |
|invasive species (O. Weatherfish) | | | |
TOTALS = 42.0
SUNY—State Univ. of New York
O—Oriental (Weatherfish)
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
Category IV: Written communications
Developing, writing, editing, reviewing, and publishing fisheries-oriented materials. The written material need not be published, but it must be readily available to professional and nonprofessional audiences.
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|Activities |PDQPs |
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|Author/coauthor of peer-reviewed article or book chapter |15 |
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|Author/coauthor of a book/monograph |30 |
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|Editor/co editor of a book/monograph |15 |
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|Author/coauthor of non-peer-reviewed article in a magazine, brochure, newspaper, etc. |7 |
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|Author/coauthor of an agency publication or report |10 |
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|Reviewer or editor of an article that has been submitted for publication |3 |
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|Book reviewer for a professional publication |5 |
Please record activities in the chart included below (you may include as many pages as needed).
Please include citations for all publications. Provider = organization or publisher.
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|Category IV |Provider |Date |PDQPs |
|Activity Description | | | |
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|Winter newsletter. Multi-Agency Effort Monitors Northern Snakehead |NE-Division AFS |Feb 2013 |7.0 |
|in Queens. | | | |
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|Peer-reviewed article: Manuscript product of MS thesis @ SUNY |JENE |Dec 2013 |15.0 |
|Brockport (see below) | | | |
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|Journal article on Invasive Species in NYS. |NANFA |July 2014 |7.0 |
|(see below) | | | |
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|Agency Report: Fisheries Management Report (Draft)* for East Sidney|NYSDEC, BoF |Oct 2014 |10.0 |
|Reservoir, Delaware Co., NY. | |(final report IP*) | |
TOTALS = 39.0
JENE—Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment
NANFA—North American Native fishes Association
NYSDEC—New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation; BoF—Bureau of Fisheries
Recent Citations
Wells, S.M. and J.M. Haynes. 2013. Fish-habitat relationships in the Tonawanda and Johnson Creek Watersheds of Western New York State, USA. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment. Dec 2013, Vol 5 (12): 397-406.
S.M.Wells. 2014. Monitoring Feral Oriental Weatherfish Infestations in New York State. Amer. Currents. Summer (July) 39(3): 18-21
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FORM
Category V: Service
Involves membership and active participation in fisheries or aquatic professional societies and organizations, and community service that draws on the individual’s professional expertise in fisheries. Community service may include contributions of professional expertise to civic groups, environmental organizations, government, etc. Points are given for each year served in multiple-year appointments.
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|Activities |PDQPs |
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|Holding the highest office in an organization (including subdivisions), (e.g., president, director, chair, |15 |
|journal editor, etc.) | |
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|Holding the other offices in an organization (including subdivisions), (e.g., secretary, treasurer, |10 |
|associate editor, newsletter editor, Committee chair, etc.) | |
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|Committee Member |4 |
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|Mentor in the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program |10 |
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Please record activities in the chart included below (you may include as many pages as needed).
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|Category V |Provider |Date |PDQPs |
|Activity Description | | | |
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|Committee: NYS Rare Fishes Council (7 y) |NYSDEC, BoF |2008-2014 |28.0 |
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|Committee: Mohawk River Basin Research Council (2 y) |NYSDEC, DoW |2013-2014 |8.0 |
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|Officer: Budget Auditor (new position) |NE Division - AFS |Dec 2014 |0 |
TOTALS = 36.0
NYSDEC—New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
BoF—Bureau of Fisheries
DoW—Division of Water
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FP-C – Email an Application for Certification (all sections), a completed Professional Development Form and attach scanned official academic transcripts.
Mail the Application fee in U.S. funds. Fee is $100 for AFS members and $200 for nonmembers.
FP-C ESTABLISHED – Email an Application for Certification (omit section II), a completed Professional Development Form and attach scanned documentation of the highest degree you have earned.
Mail the Application fee in U.S. funds. Fee is $100 for AFS members and $200 for nonmembers.
FP-C RENEW – Email this page, and a completed Professional Development Form.
Mail the Application fee in U.S. funds. Fee is $50 for AFS members and $100 for nonmembers. If an applicant does not renew by December 31st of the year their certification expires, there is a penalty of $10 per year since the certification lapsed.
FP-A to FP-C – Email an Application for Certification (omit section II), and a completed Professional Development Form. Please document any degree obtained after original FP-A Application.
Mail the Application fee in U.S. funds. Fee is $50 for AFS members and $100 for nonmembers.
FP-A – Email an Application for Certification (omit sections III and IV), and attach scanned official academic transcripts. Professional Development Form is not required.
Mail the Application Fee in U.S. funds. Fee is $50 for AFS members and $100 for nonmembers.
EITHER – Email an Application for Certification (all sections), a completed Professional Development Form and attach SCAN of official academic transcripts.
Mail the Application fee in U. S. funds. Fee is $100 for AFS members and $200 for nonmembers.
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