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Welcome to the
Oklahoma Chapter of the
American Fisheries Society |
The Oklahoma Chapter
was chartered on September 8, 1968.
The mission of the chapter is:
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To
promote conservation, development and wise use of the aquatic and fishery
resources of Oklahoma.
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To
promote and evaluate the development and advancement of all aspects of
fisheries science and management in Oklahoma.
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To gather and disseminate scientific, technical and other information
about fisheries science and management to Chapter members and the general
public through publications, meetings and other forms of communications.
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To encourage competent
teaching of fisheries science and management in Oklahoma colleges and
universities and promote the continuing education of Oklahoma fisheries
workers.
Oklahoma Chapter Bylaws
(Adobe Acrobat file)
History of Fisheries in
Oklahoma (Adobe Acrobat file - 3 MB)
  
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Southern Division AFS
Last Website Update - 11 November 2009
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Oklahoma Fish and
Water News |
2011
Annual OKAFS Meeting
- This years’ meeting will be the 2nd and 3rd 16th-17th of February at Western Hills
Lodge (Sequoyah State Park) located 8 miles east of Wagoner on SH 51.
Abstracts should be submitted....
2010 Special Water Town Hall Report and Recommendations
(Oklahoma Water
Research Institute) On May 23, 2010 the Oklahoma Academy for
State Goals facilitated a special town hall for the OWRRI to finalize water
resource management recommendations to be submitted to the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board for their consideration in inclusion of the Oklahoma
Comprehensive Water Plan....
Federal Court Dismisses Texas Water District Case
(Oklahoma Water Resources Board)
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK – The federal district court ruled that the complaint by Tarrant Regional
Water District (TRWD) seeking to divert more than 400,000 acre-feet of water
(about 130 billion gallons) from tributaries of the Red River in Oklahoma
should be dismissed...
Emergency paddlefish
rules to maintain fishing opportunities while reducing harvest
(Bixby Bulletin)
Oklahoma
is known for having the best paddlefish fishery in the world, and emergency
rules approved by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission will help
ensure the fishing in northeast Oklahoma is as good in the future as it is
now. At its November meeting, the Commission...
Oklahoma Aquarium Opens New Shrimp Boat and Cove Exhibit
(Oklahoma Aquarium) The Oklahoma
Aquarium is officially opening a new exhibit to the public on Thursday, July
30th at 10:00. The Reasor’s Shrimp Boat and Cove in the Biodiversity
Gallery is complete with the sounds of seagulls squawking, and a brightly
colored backdrop. The boat and adjoining tide pools house shrimp, horseshoe
crabs, urchins...
Water sale lawsuit gamble
pits Oklahoma and Texas
(Norman Transcript) The thought of sending southeastern
Oklahoma water to housing and commercial developments in North Texas for
free doesn't sit well for most state residents. Oklahoma lawmakers agreed
and put a moratorium on the sale of state water to out of state interests
until a long-range study is completed.
Don't sell water to Texas, speakers urge
(NewsOK) More than a dozen speakers,
including two Texans, called on legislators and the governor today to resist
any desires to sell Oklahoma water to Texas...
Paddlefish Program Praised (Tulsa World)
One of the most innovative projects ever
created by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is under way in
the far upper headwaters of Grand Lake...
Some Grand Lake fish under lead warning (Tulsa
World)
The
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has released its 2007 fish
study. The study involves fish from the Neosho River, Spring River, Grand
Lake and mill ponds....
Researchers seek
paddlefish details (Carthage Press)
Biologists have started a pilot program to study an ancient fish species in
Oklahoma's Grand Lake of the Cherokees...
New Kaw lake record flathead hooked (ODWC)If
Lesley McNeff of Mustang had caught her 78 lb. flathead catfish from Kaw
Lake this time last year...
Oklahoma Aquarium opens new exhibit
(ODWC) The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks recently
opened its largest addition since its opening in 2003. The Hayes Family
Ozark Streams exhibit...
State's water resources become precious as oil
(Norman Transcript) The governor's water conference in Oklahoma City
this week addressed the long-term vision for managing the state's water
resources...
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