The Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is turning 50 Years Old

Mr. Ray Mathews, Jr. has compiled the complete history of the Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society. From its founding on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station back in 1975, all the way up the plans in 2026. Check out the 3 document history of the TCAFS on our History Page!

 

Help Protect Native Fish Conservation within the State of Texas

Dear native fish research community member,

We are working with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to prioritize freshwater native fish conservation efforts in Texas over the next 10 years. As part of this process, we are seeking input from those who are familiar with and have worked on this issue in Texas.

We are writing to ask for your help identifying emerging conservation opportunities to support threatened and endangered native freshwater fishes across the state. Your experience with freshwater native fish conservation across the 20 native fish conservation areas will assist the state to prioritize conservation effort over the next 10 years.

Your input will provide the trajectory of native freshwater fish conservation in Texas. Your responses are voluntary and will be kept confidential. Your responses will not be associated with you or your email address. The questionnaire is focused on identifying and spatially locating your top native fish conservation priorities within the 20 native fish conservation areas outlined by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Depending on the scope and breadth of your work, the questionnaire should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

To access the questionnaire online, please click the following URL: Take Survey

Or copy and paste the following into your browser: https://bit.ly/4egD8Wi

Thank you in advance for your help. Please feel free to distribute the link to your colleagues who also work on issues related to the conservation of native Texas fishes.

Sincerely,

Gerard Kyle

Professor

Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management

Josh Perkin

Associate Professor

Ecology & Conservation Biology