The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources.

AFS publishes five prestigious peer-reviewed journals for fisheries professionals: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, AFS’s most recognized scientific journal, 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. Additionally, AFS publishes a monthly magazine, Fisheries, featuring peer-reviewed technical articles on all aspects of aquatic resource-related subjects, as well as professional issues, new ideas and approaches, education, economics, administration, and law. Issues contain features, essays, AFS news, current events, book reviews, editorials, letters, job notices, and chapter activities.

With the AFS Journals app, enjoy AFS publications on the go with new features, including:

- Stay current with the latest articles through Early View
- Receive alerts when new issues are available
- Download articles and issues for offline perusal
- Save your favorite articles for quick and easy access, including offline
- Browse issues before you decide to download them
- Dynamic References show references in context
- Full screen figure and table viewer
- Link to compatible supporting information for articles
- Share article abstracts and link via email
- Share figures or tables via email
- Access your personal or institutional subscription on your device (both current and back issues)