Welcome to ASLO!

For more than 50 years, ASLO has been a leading professional organization for researchers and educators in the field of aquatic science, working to provide for their needs at all phases of professional development. ASLO is best known for its highly rated research journals, its interdisciplinary meetings and its special symposia. The society supports increasingly important programs in public education and outreach and public policy. It strives to encourage student participation and to increase opportunities for minorities in the aquatic sciences.

ASLO Publication News

RSS Feeds for Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments: RSS is a simple method for users to subscribe to their favorite websites to receive the lastest updates to Tables of Contents. L&O: F&E provides RSS feeds for the latest articles, the most cited articles and other information. For more information, see the journal website.

New L&O Bulletin Issue Posted: The latest issue of the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin (Vol 21, Issue 3, 2012) is available online. Vol 20, Issue 3, 2011 has been moved into Free Access Publication.

New L&O Issue Posted: The latest complete issue of Limnology and Oceanography (Vol 57, Issue 5, 2012) is available online.

New L&O e-Lecture Published: The latest in ASLO's series of electronic lectures is Ocean acidification, the other CO₂ problem, by Richard Feely (NOAA/PMEL) and Scott Doney (WHOI). The complete e-Lecture is available at no cost to ASLO members. For a preview of the lecture or to learn more, click here.

2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

ASLO invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, Lousisiana, during February 17-22, 2013. In order to have your abstract considered for acceptance, you must submit before the abstract deadline of 23:59 U.S. Central Daylight Time on Friday, 5 October 2012.

For more information, please see the Meeting Website.

Webcast of OSM 2012 Climate Change Panel

At the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, panelists discussed challenges scientists encounter in effectively communicating the content and significance of their research to the public. Moderated by NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris, panelists include Dan Kahan, Yale Law School professor of law and psychology, and Max Boykoff, University of Colorado assistant professor with the CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy. The full panel discussion and Q&A may be accessed here.