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NEW (August 2020) The following titles are now available as an ebook (either epub or mobi format):

  • Fisheries Techniques, third edition
  • Trout and Char of the World
  • Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills
  • From Catastrophe to Recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success
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  • Methods for Fish Biology, Second Edition

If you have a question about one of our titles or about an online order, please contact:

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If you prefer not to order online, please contact our orders department (Books International) to place your order. Phone: 703-661-1570 | Fax: 703-996-1010 | Email: bimail@presswarehouse.com | Mail: American Fisheries Society | c/o Books International | P.O. Box 605 | Herndon, VA 20172

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  • Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of Puerto Rico

    Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of Puerto Rico

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  • Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes, second edition

    Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes, second edition

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  • The Soft-Shell Clam Mya arenaria: Biology, Fisheries, and Mariculture

    The Soft-Shell Clam Mya arenaria: Biology, Fisheries, and Mariculture

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  • Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition

    Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition

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  • Angler Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation: The Future of Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation

    Angler Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation: The Future of Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation

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  • Freshwater Fisheries in Canada

    Freshwater Fisheries in Canada

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  • Reflections on Forest Management: Can Fish and Fiber Coexist?

    Reflections on Forest Management: Can Fish and Fiber Coexist?

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  • Instream Flows for Riverine Resource Stewardship, revised edition

    Instream Flows for Riverine Resource Stewardship, revised edition

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  • Integrated Approaches to Riverine Resource Stewardship: Case Studies, Science Law, People, and Policy

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  • Methods for Fish Biology, 2nd edition

    Methods for Fish Biology, 2nd edition

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  • Trout and Salmon of the Genus Salmo

    Trout and Salmon of the Genus Salmo

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  • Selected Writings of Sidney J. Holt: Documenting A Lifelong Pursuit of Sustainable and Profitable Fishing

    Selected Writings of Sidney J. Holt: Documenting A Lifelong Pursuit of Sustainable and Profitable Fishing

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  • Lessons in Leadership: Integrating Courage, Vision, and Innovation for the Future of Sustainable Fisheries

    Lessons in Leadership: Integrating Courage, Vision, and Innovation for the Future of Sustainable Fisheries

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  • Practical Hatchery Management of Warmwater Fishes

    Practical Hatchery Management of Warmwater Fishes

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  • Proceedings of the First International Snakehead Symposium

    Proceedings of the First International Snakehead Symposium

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  • Advances in Understanding Landscape Influences on Freshwater Habitats and Biological Assemblages

    Advances in Understanding Landscape Influences on Freshwater Habitats and Biological Assemblages

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  • Multispecies and Watershed Approaches to Freshwater Fish Conservation

    Multispecies and Watershed Approaches to Freshwater Fish Conservation

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  • Trout and Char of the World

    Trout and Char of the World

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  • From Catastrophe to Recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success

    From Catastrophe to Recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success

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  • Paddlefish: Ecological, Aquacultural, and Regulatory Challenges of Managing a Global Resource

    Paddlefish: Ecological, Aquacultural, and Regulatory Challenges of Managing a Global Resource

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  • Managing Centrarchid Fisheries in Rivers and Streams

    Managing Centrarchid Fisheries in Rivers and Streams

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  • Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives

    Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives

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  • The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout, second edition

    The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout, second edition

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  • Cutthroat Trout: Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy

    Cutthroat Trout: Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy

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  • Planning and Standard Operating Procedures for the Use of Rotenone in Fish Management: Rotenone SOP Manual, 2nd Edition

    Planning and Standard Operating Procedures for the Use of Rotenone in Fish Management: Rotenone SOP Manual, 2nd Edition

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  • Ocean Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

    Ocean Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

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  • Muskellunge Management: Fifty Years of Cooperation Among Anglers, Scientists, and Fisheries Biologists

    Muskellunge Management: Fifty Years of Cooperation Among Anglers, Scientists, and Fisheries Biologists

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  • Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills

    Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills

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  • Age and Growth of Fishes: Principles and Techniques

    Age and Growth of Fishes: Principles and Techniques

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  • Fishery Resources, Environment, and Conservation in the Mississippi and Yangtze (Changjiang) River Basins

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  • Freshwater, Fish and the Future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference

    Freshwater, Fish and the Future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference

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  • Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and Its Fishery

    Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and Its Fishery

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  • Mangroves as Fish Habitat

    Mangroves as Fish Habitat

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  • Managing the Impacts of Human Activities on Fish Habitat: The Governance, Practices, and Science

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  • Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation

    Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation

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  • Future of Fisheries: Perspectives for Emerging Professionals

    Future of Fisheries: Perspectives for Emerging Professionals

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  • Fishery Analysis and Modeling Simulator (FAMS), version 1.64 (for 64 bit operating systems)

    Fishery Analysis and Modeling Simulator (FAMS), version 1.64 (for 64 bit operating systems)

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  • Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research

    Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research

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  • Foundations of Fisheries Science

    Foundations of Fisheries Science

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  • Biology and Management of Inland Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass

    Biology and Management of Inland Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass

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  • Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition

    Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition

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  • Native Fishes of Idaho

    Native Fishes of Idaho

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  • Fisheries Techniques, Third Edition

    Fisheries Techniques, Third Edition

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  • Small Impoundment Management in North America

    Small Impoundment Management in North America

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  • Advancing an Ecosystem Approach in the Gulf of Maine

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  • Telemetry Techniques: A User Guide for Fisheries Research

    Telemetry Techniques: A User Guide for Fisheries Research

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  • Guide to the Marine Fishes of the Gulf of California

    Guide to the Marine Fishes of the Gulf of California

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  • Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals

    Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals

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  • Advances in Fish Tagging and Marking Technology

    Advances in Fish Tagging and Marking Technology

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  • Conservation, Ecology, and Management of Catfish: The Second International Symposium

    Conservation, Ecology, and Management of Catfish: The Second International Symposium

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  • The Angler in the Environment: Social, Economic, Biological, and Ethical Dimensions

    The Angler in the Environment: Social, Economic, Biological, and Ethical Dimensions

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  • Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye and Sauger

    Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye and Sauger

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