Gary Whelan (5th from left), Past President of the AFS Fisheries Administration Section and AFS First Vice-President, presents the 2023 Sport Fish Restoration Award for R3/Aquatic Education to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for the project “The South Carolina Marine Game Fish Tagging Program”.

From left to right – Robert Boyles, SCDNR Director; Matt Perkinson, Saltwater Fishing Outreach Coordinator (SCDNR); Joey Coz, Program Coordinator, Marine Game Fish Tagging (SCDNR); Blaik Keppler, Deputy Director, Marine Resources Division (SCDNR), and Gary Whelan, (AFS)