For review before a vote by the membership at the Business Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on September 1, 2026. Constitution Constitution – Marked-up Version ARTICLE I: Names and Objectives The name of the corporation is the AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, hereinafter called the SOCIETY. The term “Society” refers to the corporation as a whole and to its central functions and products; except in the aggregate, it does not refer to the corporation’s organizational units or to...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2026 Contact: Kurt West American Fisheries Society kwest@fisheries.org American Fisheries Society Announces Release of Landmark Book Title, Fish Hatchery Management, 3rd Edition The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is proud to announce the release of its newest book, Fish Hatchery Management, 3rd edition. AFS is excited to make this significant title available to the fish culture community.This much-anticipated third edition provides crucial updates to the original groundbreaking edition of Fish Hatchery...Read more

(Click for PDF version) July 9, 2026 Mr. Russell VoughtDirectorOffice of Management and BudgetExecutive Office of the President725 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20503  Via regulations.gov Re: Proposed Rule, Federal Financial Assistance, Docket OMB-2026-0034  Dear Mr. Vought: The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is the world’s oldest and largest professional society of fisheries and aquatics researchers and managers, founded in 1870. The society promotes scientific research and sustainable management of fisheries resources, publishes five of the world’s...Read more