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The Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (SDAFS) includes AFS members from the southern states who meet regularly to discuss research findings and management applications pertaining to the region. The current membership of the Southern Division is composed of Society members in good standing residing in, or having an interest in the fishery resources and related technical information of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean Islands. Valuable assets of the Southern Division have always been the work of its committees and its contributions to the policies and operation of AFS. These committees include:

• Reservoir Committee
• Trout Committee
• Striped Bass Committee
• Warmwater Streams Committee
• Small Impoundments Committee
• Aquaculture Committee
• Alligator Gar Committee
• Catfish Management Committee
• Pollution Committee

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~The Chapters:

• Alabama
  • Auburn University
• Arkansas
  • Arkansas State University
  • Arkansas Tech University
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • University of Central Arkansas
• Florida
  • Florida Chapter Student Subunit
  • University of Florida Aquatic Research Graduate Organization (ARGO)
• Georgia
  • University of Georgia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
  • Mississippi State University
  • Southern Mississippi
• North Carolina
  • North Carolina State University
• Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma State University
• Potomac (Washington, DC)
• Puerto Rico
• South Carolina
  • Clemson University
• Tennessee
  • Austin Peay State University
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• Texas
  • Texas A&M University
• Virginia
  • Virginia Tech
• Tidewater (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina)
  • Duke University
  • East Carolina University
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• West Virginia
  • West Virginia University

An Executive Committee of five elected officers is authorized to preside over meetings, perform appropriate functions, and act on behalf of the Division.~

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