Join The Early Life History Section

JOIN US!

Membership in the Early Life History Section (ELHS) of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is open to all persons or organizations interested in furthering ELHS objectives and is established or renewed by calendar year upon payment of annual Section dues (15.00 U.S. dollars).

Voting Membership is restricted to Full members in good standing of the American Fisheries Society (AFS).

Affiliate Membership is open to persons (or organizations) who are not members of AFS. Affiliate members of the Section are encouraged to participate in Section meetings, committee work, and other activities, but they cannot vote on official Section matters, run for or hold an elected office, or chair standing committees. All members receive STAGES , the official ELHS Newsletter, and are entered into our database so that they can easily be contacted about Section business and events.

We strongly encourage you to JOIN US!

Joining the ELHS as a Voting Member
(must be an full and active member of AFS)

If you are an active member of AFS wishing to add (or renew) ELHS membership beginning with the next calendar year, simply check the box for the Early Life History Section on your annual fall AFS dues/subscription statement for the upcoming year and add the $15 annual ELHS dues to your annual AFS dues and other payments. Renew your membership annually by this same procedure, or you can renew online here.

If you are an active member of AFS wishing to add ELHS membership now and receive back issues of our newsletter for the current calendar year, contact the AFS membership secretary (main@fisheries.org or 301-897-8616), request amendment of membership to include ELHS for the current calendar year, and make arrangements for payment of ELHS dues through AFS (AFS will notify ELHS and forward dues). You can also add ELHS membership online.
If you wish to join both AFS and ELHS, simply fill out an AFS membership application form; don't forget to check the box for ELHS and include $15 ELHS dues in your payment. If you have any questions, contact the AFS membership secretary at main@fisheries.org or 301-897-8616.

Joining the ELHS as an Affiliate Member
(non-voting member or organization, AFS affiliates and persons not belonging to AFS)

Join online today!!

Dues are US$15.00 per calendar year and may be paid up to five years in advance.

If you cannot join in this way, then you may mail your name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and dues for the current and/or upcoming year(s) to:

Treasurer:

Betsy Laban NOAA Beaufort Lab
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516-9722
USA
Email: elisabeth.laban@noaa.gov

Make checks or money orders payable to "ELHS-AFS" and please specify the membership years for which you are paying dues (e.g., current year and/or next).