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Voting is now open in the 2026 AFS Officer Election! Read the candidate statements for Jim Bowker and Steve Lochmann and then check your email for voting instructions. Voting closes
January 20, 2026 Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the undersigned hunting and fishing conservation organizations representing hundreds of thousands of members and supporters, we write to share our
December 22, 2025 Public Comments ProcessingU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W5275 Leesburg PikeFalls Church, VA 22041-3803 Via Regulations.gov Re: Docket Numbers: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for
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
