AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
425 BARLOW PLACE SUITE 110, BETHESDA, MD 20814 www.fisheries.org

Total Revenue
$4,035,860
Total Expenses
$3,868,622
Net Assets
$3,890,186
Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FISHERY RESOURCES AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS BY ADVANCING FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCE AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES PROFESSIONALS.

THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND LARGEST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE FISHERIES PROFESSION, ADVANCING FISHERIES SCIENCE, AND CONSERVING FISHERIES RESOURCES.

ANNUAL MEETING - AFS'S ANNUAL MEETING IS AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC GATHERING OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, EXHIBITORS AND SUPPLIERS IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. THE MEETING OFFERS SYMPOSIA, PAPERS, POSTERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS AND IS A PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS - AFS PUBLISHES FIVE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS: TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, FEATURING PAPERS ON BASIC FISHERIES SCIENCE; NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, COVERING MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, EXPERIENCES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS; NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE, PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR THOSE WHO BREED AND RAISE AQUATIC ANIMALS; JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, FOCUSING ON HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND DISEASE TREATMENT; AND MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES, FOCUSING ON MARINE, COASTAL, AND ESTUARINE FISHERIES. AFS ALSO PUBLISHES BOOKS AND SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND FISHERIES MAGAZINE, THAT FEATURES PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL ARTICLES ON ALL ASPECTS OF AQUATIC RESOURCE-RELATED SUBJECTS, AS WELL AS ARTICLES ON PROFESSIONAL ISSUES, NEW IDEAS AND APPROACHES, POLICY, EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATION, AND LAW. THE MAGAZINE ALSO CONTAINS FEATURES, ESSAYS, SOCIETY NEWS, CURRENT EVENTS, BOOK REVIEWS, EDITORIALS, LETTERS, JOB NOTICES, CHAPTER ACTIVITIES, AND A CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

POLICY, OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS - AFS MONITORS LEGISLATION AND ENGAGES WITH DECISION MAKERS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT AQUATIC RESOURCES. IT CAPITALIZES ON THE EXPERTISE OF ITS MEMBERS BY SHARING MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE WITH DECISION MAKERS. AFS WORKS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS, FURTHER THE PROFESSION, AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND UPDATES WITH FISHERIES PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES THROUGH ISSUES BRIEFINGS, WEBSITE CONTENT, NEWSLETTERS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Douglas AustenEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$261,659
Daniel CassidyDEPUTY EXE. DIRECTOR40$162,870
Aaron I LernerPUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR40$124,297
Drue BantaPOLICY DIRECTOR/40$112,624
Dr Daniel C DauwalterBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$3,125
Trent SuttonBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$3,125
Dr Daniel M WeaverBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Lynn WaterhouseBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Dr J Wesley NealBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Joe G LarscheidBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Rebecca M KrogmanBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
John MageeBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Heather HettingerBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Cheyenne OwensBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Dr Abigail Julia LynchBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Dr Douglas AustenBOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG.2$0
Lisa K IzzoBOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG.2$0
Dr John G BoremanBOARD MEMBER UNTIL MAY2$0
Mark FincelBOARD MEMBER UNTIL JULY2$0
Dr Pierre PepinBOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG.2$0
Solomon R DavidBOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG.2$0
Thomas J LangBOARD MEMBER UNTIL JULY2$0
Dr Marilyn J BlairBOARD MEMBER UNTIL JUNE2$0
Nathan LedermanBOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG.2$0
Marilyn J BlairBOARD MEMBER UNTIL JUNE2$0
Jackie M WatsonBOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPT.2$0
Aaron J BunchBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Dr Kimberly Lellis DibbleBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Dr Benjamin LafrentzBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Cindy WilliamsBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Andrew WhiteleyBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Michelle L WalshBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Paul VenturelliBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Heather Ann StewartBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Quinton PhelpsBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Brooke PenalunaBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Todd PearsonsBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Shivonne NesbitBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Richard D Methot JrBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Nicholas MandrakBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Thomas KwakBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Jud KratzerBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Nick KramerBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Jeffery KopaskaBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Catherine JohnstonBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Henriette JagerBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Kevin S IronsBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Dr Edward HaleBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
James P FredericksBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Patrick CooneyBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Joseph David ConroyBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Julie ClaussenBOARD MEMBER AS OF OCT.2$0
Joshua Baine EthertonBOARD MEMBER2$0
Andrew ToddBOARD MEMBER2$0
Randall SchultzBOARD MEMBER2$0
Dana PostlewaitBOARD MEMBER2$0
Christopher MyrickBOARD MEMBER2$0
Steve L McmullinPAST PRESIDENT UNTIL OCT.2$0
April Croxton Member Then2ND VP AS OF OCT.2$0
Leanne Roulson 2nd Vp UntilOCT., THEN FIRST VP2$0
Brian Murphy 1st Vp Until OctTHEN PRESIDENT ELECT2$0
Scott Bonar Pres ElectTHEN PRESIDENT AS OF OCT.2$0
Jesse Trushenski PresidentUNTIL OCT., THEN PAST PRESIDENT2$0
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