Science Communication in a Digital Age: Social Media and the American Fisheries Society

被引：19
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作者：
Claussen, Julie E. [1 ]
Cooney, Patrick B. [2 ]
Defilippi, Julie M. [3 ]
Fox, Sarah Gilbert [4 ]
Glaser, Sarah Michele [5 ]
Hawkes, Elden [6 ]
Hutt, Clifford [7 ]
Jones, Marissa H. [8 ]
Kemp, Iris M. [9 ]
Lerner, Aaron [4 ]
Midway, Stephen R. [10 ]
Nesbit, Shivonne [11 ]
Osborne-Gowey, Jeremiah [12 ,13 ]
Roberts, Ryan [14 ]
Steward, Cleve [15 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Illinois, Illinois Nat Hist Survey, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
[2] Smith Root, Vancouver, WA USA
[3] Atlantic Coastal Cooperat Stat Program, Arlington, VA USA
[4] Amer Fisheries Soc, Bethesda, MD USA
[5] Coll William & Mary, Dept Biol, Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA
[6] USDA NIFA Inst Bioenenergy Climate & Environm, Washington, DC USA
[7] NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Management Div, Silver Spring, MD USA
[8] Univ Washington, Sch Aquat & Fishery Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[9] Univ Washington, Washington Cooperat Fish & Wildlife Res Unit, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[10] Penn State Univ, Penn Cooperat Fish & Wildlife Res Unit, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[11] Oregon Div Fish & Wildlife, Salem, OR USA
[12] Feather River Consulting, Corvallis, OR USA
[13] Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[14] Natl Fish Habitat Partnership, Washington, DC USA
[15] AMEC Earth & Environm Inc, Seattle, WA USA
来源：
FISHERIES | 2013年 / 38卷 / 08期
关键词：
D O I：
10.1080/03632415.2013.816289
中图分类号：
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号：
0908 ;
摘要：
Social media platforms are effective tools used to help communicate and increase involvement in cultural, political, and scientific circles. In 2012, an ad hoc committee was established to explore online fisheries science communication and how social media platforms can be utilized by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). A survey was disseminated to all AFS units (chapters, sections, divisions) and student subunits to better understand the current use of social media within the AFS. A relatively high response rate (82%) provided some confidence in the survey resultsnamely, that nearly 69% or more of units and subunits used social media. Facebook was the dominant platform used (59%; all others < 15%) and almost exclusively (97%) for the purpose of communication. Education, outreach, and member recruitment were other reasons for social media use. Finally, whether units currently use social media or not at all, it was recommended that AFS-led workshops and assistance would increase the usefulness of social media.
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页码：359 / 362
页数：4
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