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The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is a professional organization of individuals dedicated to maintaining high standards for the fisheries profession and ensuring conservation of Alaska’s fisheries.

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Robert L. Kendall Best Paper in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is a highly regarded international journal of fisheries science that has been published continuously since 1872. It features results of basic and applied research in genetics, physiology, biology, ecology, population dynamics, economics, health, culture, and other topics germane to marine and freshwater finfish and shellfish and their respective fisheries and environments. 2025 Best Paper: Title: Hyperstability in an inland...Read more
9 October 2026   The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW  Washington, D.C. 20460   The Honorable Adam Telle Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E446  Washington, DC 20310-0108   Via Regulations.gov   Re: Updated Definition of ‘‘Waters of the United States”, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322   Dear Mr. Zeldin and Mr. Telle,   The American Fisheries Society (AFS) and...Read more
September 30, 2026 Mr. Brad KinderActing DirectorEcosystem Management CoordinationU.S. Department of Agriculture 201 14th Street SW, Mailstop 1108 Washington, DC 20250-1124 Via https://www.regulations.gov Re: Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; FS-2025-0001 Dear Mr. Kinder: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; FS-2025-0001 (Proposed Rule) and the associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). On behalf of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), we...Read more