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Find thousands of unpublished agency reports and other information

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Divisions, Chapters, Sections

Find an AFS Unit near you or in your area of specialty

Fishbook

Fisheries Collaboration Network

Climate Change and Fisheries

Learn how to communicate the effects of climate change on fisheries

Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program

Summer internships for high school students

Community Growth and Connections

Explore our initiatives to build community in the Society and in the fisheries profession

Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration

Find fisheries science products and services

Center for Technology and Collaboration

Quick answers to common questions

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  • Who We Are

    Who We Are

    Governance

    Learn how AFS is structured

    Divisions, Sections, Chapters

    Find a community in your local
    area or in your expertise

    Committees

    Get engaged and volunteer

    Awards & Recognition

    Nominate your heroes

    Community Growth and Connections

    Learn more about our community-building efforts

    AFS Celebrates 150+ Years

    Explore our history

    AFS Fisheries Partnerships

    Meet our global partners

    Meet the Staff

    Dedicated to serving our members

    Contact Us

    Quick answers to common questions

    Support AFS

    Discover how you can support critical AFS programs

    What Are Fisheries?

    Explore fisheries professions

  • MEMBERSHIP

    Membership

    Learn about membership benefits and member types

    Member Directory

    Find your colleagues

    Types of Membership

    For all stages of your career

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    of Membership

    Invest in an aspiring fisheries
    professional’s future

    Who Are Our Members

    From students to 50-year Golden Members

    Governance

    Learn about our organization and leadership

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    Organizational Membership

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  • POLICY

    POLICY

    Recovering America’s
    Wildlife Act

    Critical funding for state conservation programs

    Climate Change

    Communicate the impacts
    of climate change on fisheries

    Magnuson-Stevens Act

    Ensuring sustainability of marine fisheries

    Waters of the US

    News about Clean Water Act
    jurisdiction

    Water Quality

    Healthy fisheries require healthy waters

    Pebble Mine

    Protecting Bristol Bay salmon fisheries

    National Fish
    Habitat Partnership

    Addressing fish habitat regionally

    Infrastructure

    Funding impacts on fish habitat

    Aquaculture

    Providing food security for the future

    Future of the Nation’s
    Aquatic Resources

    Priorities for US fisheries policies

    Recent Policy Statements

    Official policy statements of AFS

    Policy Letters

    Comments on policy,
    legislation, and regulations

    Sport Fish Restoration Act

    Understanding its importance in funding state agency fisheries management

    Advocacy Guidelines

    For Units and members

    Science Guidelines

    Practicing science appropriately

    Briefings

    Congressional briefings with our partners

    Resolutions

    Member-approved resolutions
    on policy

  • NEWS

    News

    Announcements

    Official AFS news

    Annual Meeting

    News from the meeting

    Members in the News

    Awards and interviews

    Policy News

    Round-up of all policy news

    Beneath the Surface Podcast

    A deep dive into the programs and people at AFS

    Federal Workforce and Budget Cuts

    Resources and Ways to Take Action

    Newsletter

    Bi-weekly newsletter for members and partners

    Press Releases

    News media releases

  • EVENTS

    Events

    Annual Meeting

    Columbus 2026

    Future Annual Meetings

    Where we are heading

    Past Annual Meetings

    Where we’ve been

    World Fisheries Congress 2024

    Seattle, Washington

    Other Past Events

    Past special events

    Fisheries Events Calendar

    Events around the world

    Add Your Event Listing

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  • JOBS

    Jobs

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  • PUBLICATIONS

    Publications

    AFS Journals Program

    More than 150 years of excellence

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    Reach the right audience for your research

    Fisheries Magazine

    Monthly membership magazine

    Writing Tools

    Guides for authors and other resources

    Fishy Fridays

    Weekly blog highlighting AFS fisheries journal articles

    Bookstore

    Shop more than 180 titles

    Journal Online Access

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    Gray Literature Database

    Thousands of unpublished agency reports and research

  • Professional Development

    Professional Development

    Continuing Education

    Gain skills and enhance your career

    Professional Certification

    Official recognition of your expertise

    Hutton Junior Fisheries
    Biology Program

    Summer high school
    internship program

    Leadership Opportunities

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    Training Opportunities Calendar

    Webinars, online courses, on-site workshops, and field training

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    Check out upcoming sessions or browse our library

    More Online Resources

    Practical resources for fisheries professionals

  • Engagement

    Engagement

    Strategic Partners

    See how your organization can partner with AFS

    Support AFS

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    The 1870 Society

    Recognizing generous individual donors who invest in the Society's mission

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    Find out what AFS did for the fisheries community in 2024

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Past AFS Meetings

Photo of an AFS member at the Seattle Annual Meeting
Credit: American Fisheries Society

Below are dates and places of all past AFS Annual Meetings.

155th 2025 San Antonio, TX
154th 2024 Honolulu, HI
153rd 2023 Grand Rapids, MI (read the abstracts)
152nd 2022 Spokane, WA (read the abstracts)
151st 2021 Baltimore, MD
150th 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
149th 2019 Reno, NV
148th 2018 Atlantic City, NJ
147th 2017 Tampa, FL
146th 2016 Kansas City, MO
145th 2015 Portland, OR
144th 2014 Quebec City, QC
143rd 2013 Little Rock, AR
142nd 2012 St. Paul, MN
141st 2011 Seattle, WA
140th 2010 Pittsburgh, PA
139th 2009 Nashville, TN
138th 2008 Ottawa, ON
137th 2007 San Francisco, CA
136th 2006 Lake Placid, NY
135th 2005 Anchorage, AK
134th 2004 Madison, WI
133rd 2003 Quebec City, QC
132nd 2002 Baltimore, MD
131st 2001 Phoenix, AZ
130th 2000 St. Louis, MO
129th 1999 Charlotte, NC
128th 1998 Hartford, CT
127th 1997 Monterey, CA
126th 1996 Dearborn, MI
125th 1995 Tampa, FL
124th 1994 Halifax, NS
123rd 1993 Portland, OR
122nd 1992 Rapid City, SD
121st 1991 San Antonio, TX
120th 1990 Pittsburgh, PA
119th 1989 Anchorage, AK
118th 1988 Toronto, ON
117th 1987 Winston-Salem, NC
116th 1986 Providence, RI
115th 1985 Sun Valley, ID
114th 1984 Ithaca, NY
113th 1983 Milwaukee, WI
112th 1982 Hilton Head, SC
111th 1981 Albuquerque, NM
110th 1980 Louisville, KY
109th 1979 W Yellowstone, MT
108th 1978 Kingston, RI
107th 1977 Vancouver, BC
106th 1976 Dearborn, MI
105th 1975 Las Vegas, NV
104th 1974 Honolulu, HI
103rd 1973 Disney World, FL
102nd 1972 Hot Springs, AR
101st 1971 Salt Lake City, UT
100th 1970 New York, NY
99th 1969 New Orleans, LA
98th 1968 Tucson, AZ
97th 1967 Toronto, ON
96th 1966 Kansas City, MO
95th 1965 Portland, OR
94th 1964 Atlantic City, NJ
93rd 1963 Minneapolis, MN
92nd 1962 Moran, WY
91st 1961 Memphis, TN
90th 1960 Denver, CO
89th 1959 Clearwater, FL
88th 1958 Philadelphia, PA
87th 1957 Las Vegas, NV
86th 1956 Toronto, ON
85th 1955 Augusta, GA
84th 1954 Seattle, WA
83rd 1953 Milwaukee, WI
82nd 1952 Dallas, TX
81st 1951 Rochester, NY
80th 1950 Memphis, TN
79th 1949 Winnipeg, MB
78th 1948 Atlantic City, NJ
77th 1947 Denver, CO
76th 1946 St. Paul, MN
75th 1945 (No meeting)
74th 1944 (No meeting)
73rd 1943 (No meeting)
72nd 1942 (No meeting)
71st 1941 St. Louis, MO
70th 1940 Toronto, ON
69th 1939 San Francisco, CA
68th 1938 Asheville, NC
67th 1937 Mexico City, MEX
66th 1936 Grand Rapids, MI
65th 1935 Tulsa, OK
64th 1934 Montreal, PQ
63rd 1933 Columbus, OH
62nd 1932 Baltimore, MD
61st 1931 Hot Springs, AR
60th 1930 Toronto, ON
59th 1929 Minneapolis, MN
58th 1928 Seattle, WA
57th 1927 Hartford, CT
56th 1926 Mobile, AL
55th 1925 Denver, CO
54th 1924 Quebec City, QC
53rd 1923 St. Louis, MO
52nd 1922 Madison, WI
51st 1921 Allentown, PA
50th 1920 Ottawa, ON
49th 1919 Louisville, KY
48th 1918 New York, NY
47th 1917 St. Paul, MN
46th 1916 New Orleans, LA
45th 1915 San Francisco, CA
44th 1914 Washington, DC
43rd 1913 Boston, MA
42nd 1912 Denver, CO
41st 1911 St. Louis, MO
40th 1910 New York, NY
39th 1909 Toledo, OH
38th 1908 Washington, DC
37th 1907 Erie, PA
36th 1906 Grand Rapids, MI
35th 1905 White Sulphur Springs, WV
34th 1904 Atlantic City, NJ
33rd 1903 Woods Hole, MA
32nd 1902 Put-in-Bay, OH
31st 1901 Milwaukee, WI
30th 1900 Woods Hole, MA
29th 1899 Niagara Falls, NY
28th 1898 Omaha, NE
27th 1897 Detroit, MI
26th 1896 New York, NY
25th 1895 New York, NY
24th 1894 Philadelphia, PA
23rd 1893 Chicago, IL
22nd 1892 New York, NY
21st 1891 Washington, DC
20th 1890 Put-in-Bay, OH
19th 1889 Philadelphia, PA
18th 1888 Detroit, MI
17th 1887 Washington, DC
16th 1886 Chicago, IL
15th 1885 Washington, DC
14th 1884 Washington, DC
13th 1883 New York, NY
12th 1882 New York, NY
11th 1881 New York, NY
10th 1880 New York, NY
9th 1879 New York, NY
8th 1878 New York, NY
7th 1877 New York, NY
6th 1876 New York, NY
5th 1875 New York, NY
4th 1874 New York, NY
3rd 1873 New York, NY
2nd 1872 Albany, NY
1st 1870 New York, NY
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