Association of German Fisheries Administration Officials and Fisheries Scientists
| Association of German Fisheries Administration Officials and Fisheries Scientists | |
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| legal form | registered association |
| Seat | Bavaria |
| founding | 1948
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| Board | Ulrike Less |
| executive Director | Painted Dorow |
| Members | 228 (2016) |
| Website | www.vdff-fischerei.de |
The association of fishery biologists and fisheries administration officials , which was founded in 1920 at the German Fisheries Day in Berlin , is considered to be the predecessor of the VDFF. Its existence already ended in 1922. With a circular from Wilhelm Koch , a loose working group of administrative officials working in the fishing industry was founded in 1948 . This defined itself with the first statute in 1952 as a working group of fisheries administration officials and fisheries scientists. After the reunification at the beginning of the 1990s, a nationwide association was formed due to the sudden influx of members and the desire to be entered in the register of associations in the 1992 general meeting in Lahnstein, which has had its current name since 1993.
tasks and goals
The association promotes the constant exchange of ideas on all cross-regional issues relating to fisheries management and fisheries science. The aim is to achieve a similar approach in fisheries administration and legislation, and to stimulate research in the field of fisheries science and to evaluate it in practice. He publishes a loose series of brochures on important topics.
Fishing is of great importance for the conservation of the natural balance and thus for the common good. The association wants to represent the concerns of fishing in public life. The VDFF awards a sponsorship award for research work by young fishery scientists that is particularly useful for fisheries.
The association also looks after the interests of its members and sees itself as a professional association.
As part of its tasks and objectives, the association is available to advise parliaments, authorities and organizations. He strives for close cooperation with related disciplines and institutions.
Chairperson
- 1948–1958: Wilhelm Koch , Freiburg
- 1959–1961: Karl Altenöder , Munich
- 1962–1972: Willy Nolte , Bad Pyrmont
- 1973–1974: Klaus Bahr , Bonn
- 1975–1983: Günter Jens , Koblenz
- 1984–1990: Dietmar Riedel , Düsseldorf
- 1990–2002: Dieter Piwernetz , Nuremberg
- 2002–2010: Thijlbert Strubelt , Stuttgart
- 2010–2018: Franz Geldhauser , Munich
- since 2018: Ulrike Less , Dresden