Our mission and purpose is to: (a) promote the conservation, development, and wise use of the fisheries; (b) promote and evaluate the development and advancement of all branches of fisheries science and practice; (c) gather and disseminate to Chapter members, American Fisheries Society members, and the general public scientific, technical, and other information about fisheries science and practice through publications, meetings, and other forms of communication; (d) encourage the teaching of fisheries science and practice in colleges and universities and the continuing professional development of fisheries workers