User:TurtleStones7/sandbox/NationalShellfisheriesAssociation

This is the sandbox page for the National Shellfisheries Association

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"The National Shellfisheries Association (NSA) is a scientific society established in 1908, formerly named the National Association of Shell Fish Commissioners, with the goal of

"Founded in 1908, The National Shellfisheries Association is an international organization of scientists, management officials and members of industry, all concerned with the biology, ecology, production, economics and management of shellfish resources - clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, snails, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, among many other species of importance." -- from website

advancing the sciences of limnology and oceanography. With approximately 4,000 members in nearly 60 different countries, ASLO is the largest scientific society, worldwide, devoted to either limnology or oceanography or both. ASLO's mission is to foster a diverse, international scientific community that creates, integrates and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest. Its products and activities are directed toward these ends."

Publications
NSA has three publications:


 * Journal of Shellfish Research
 * Proceedings of National Shellfisheries Association
 * The Quarterly Newsletter

Awards
National Shellfisheries Association gives out the following awards :


 * Honored Life Member Award
 * David H. Wallace Award
 * Neil Bourne-Kenneth K. Chew Award
 * Paul Galtsoff Industry Award
 * The Thurlow C. Nelson (Outstanding Student Oral Presentation) Award
 * The Gordon Gunter (Outstanding Student Poster Presentation) Award
 * Sandra E. Shumway (Outstanding Student Paper Published in the JSR) Award