• 2026 Call for Sessions Opening Soon
• Mark Your Calendar for Giving Tuesday
• Year-end Book Sale Begins Next Week
• Risky Main Stems Are a Poorly Understood Constraint on Salmon Recovery in Coastal California Rivers
• A Novel Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Offshore Energy Infrastructure on the Northern Gulf of America Shrimp Fleet
• Fisheries: Defining Hybridization Thresholds for Native Species Conservation in the Genomic Era 
• Fisheries: Clarity over Complexity: Statistical Reporting that Resonates
• Upcoming Webinar: Science Communication Through Emotionally Charged Extreme Events
• Upcoming Webinar: Celebrating 75 Years of the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act
• Webinar Recording: AFS Certification Online Application Overview
• 2026 Membership Renewals Coming Soon
• Reminder: New AFS Mailing Address

ANNUAL MEETING

2026 Call for Sessions Opening Soon

In 2026, the American Fisheries Society returns to the city of Columbus, Ohio, for the first time since 1933. President Gary Whelan, the North Central Division, and the Ohio Chapter invite you to join us August 30 – September 3, 2026 on the banks of the Scioto River. Session proposal submission opens on December 15, with a deadline of January 30, 2026.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Mark Your Calendar for Giving Tuesday on December 2

Every year, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving is celebrated as Giving Tuesday. After this turbulent year, AFS needs your generosity more than ever in order to continue to fulfill our mission of conserving aquatic resources and serving fisheries professionals.

Year-end Book Sale Begins Next Week

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The annual Year-end Book Sale is coming soon and this year will be our biggest ever! Next week over 100 titles will be on sale. This week, you can enjoy Early Black Friday discounts on some of our most popular titles: Methods for Fish Biology, Freshwater Fisheries in Canada, and The Soft-Shell Clam. 

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Risky Main Stems Are a Poorly Understood Constraint on Salmon Recovery in Coastal California Rivers

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

A Novel Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Offshore Energy Infrastructure on the Northern Gulf of America Shrimp Fleet

Defining Hybridization Thresholds for Native Species Conservation in the Genomic Era 

Clarity over Complexity: Statistical Reporting that Resonates

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming Webinar: Science Communication Through Emotionally Charged Extreme Events

This session is supported by the AFS Climate Committee and Science Communication Section. Speakers will present successes, challenges, and lessons learned when communicating science during extreme events such as floods, dam failures, and hurricanes. This webinar is an encore presentation of lightning talks and summary of experiences holding an improvisational skill building exercise during the San Antonio AFS meeting.

Presented by: Corinne Burns – Leading Solutions, LLC in support of NOAA Fisheries; Kerry Flaherty-Walia – Tampa Bay Estuary Program; Jeff Jolley – Michigan Department of Natural Resources; and Sara Thompson – San Antonio River Authority.

Wednesday, November 19, 3:00 pm EST

Join us in December for our webinar, "Celebrating 75 Years of the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act." Presented by Julie Carter of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Lance Hebdon of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Lynn Quattro of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and hosted by the AFS Fisheries Administration and Fisheries Management Sections.

Friday, December 12 at 11 am EST

Webinar Recording: AFS Certification Online Application Overview and Q&A

In case you missed our webinar walking through the new online version of the AFS certification application, we have a recording available of this quick tutorial and Q&A.

Presented by: Ashley Berniche, Amanda Craft, Kamden Glade, Kristen Patterson, Jason DeBoer, and Justin Van De Hay.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Membership Renewals for 2026 Coming Soon! 

PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP AT THIS TIME. 

You may have noticed that you haven’t received an email from AFS about your membership renewal. We are in the process of updating our membership database and look forward to using it to launch the 2026 campaign. Please be patient; we expect to send out renewal notices shortly. As always, we appreciate your support! 

Due to the recent sale of the AFS office building, our mailing address has now changed:

American Fisheries Society

25 Century Boulevard

Suite 505

Nashville, TN 37214

CAREERS: Browse the latest JOBS postings from around the USA and Canada

EVENTS: See upcoming AFS and other fisheries events in our Events Calendar

NETWORKING: Collaborate with fellow fisheries professionals from across North America and around the world and share your research projects on the Fishbook Fisheries Collaboration Network.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: Visit our searchable Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration to find the latest fisheries equipment and technology

OTHER RESOURCES: See also our special websites on Climate Change and Fisheries, Building Community and Connections, and our Gray Literature Database

Keep up with the latest news, get involved, and build your fisheries career.

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