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An ambitious new digital series that examines the pressing challenges facing fisheries in North America and around the world and highlights the work being done to protect these precious ecosystems and the communities that rely on them.
May 15, 2025 Mr. Paul SouzaActing DirectorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1849 C St., NWWashington, DC 20240 Re: Rescinding the Definition of Harm under the Endangered Species Act; Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034
Amidst the continued terminations in the nation’s federal workforce, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) joined forces with the Society of American Foresters (SAF), Society for Range Management (SRM), and The
The American Fisheries Society is the world’s oldest and largest professional society dedicated to fisheries and aquatic species and we represent thousands of professionals and students that have dedicated their
Newsletter Archive (May 2023 – current) Newsletter Archive (May 2023 – current) July 11, 2025: San Antonio Hotels, Passing of an AFS Past President, Return of Mekong Giant Catfish June
