NANFA's Publication, AMERICAN CURRENTS

American Currents is NANFA's quarterly journal. It features articles on finding, collecting, rearing, observing, conserving, breeding, and the biology and ecology of North American fishes and their habitats. You'll also find news about aquarium science, laws and legislation, the environment, scientific literature and developments, and other information.

44 years of American Currents on compact disc. You can own PDFs of every issue of American Currents published from 1972 to present. Volume #1 contains the years 1972-1988. Volume #2 contains the years 1989-present. Each volume costs $20 for members and $40 for non-members. Periodic supplements will be made available to members for $5 and to non-members for $20. Check out American Currents on CD or USB to purchase these volumes.

Members Only Access. NANFA members are encouraged to use the NANFA forum and go to the bottom of the page to the NANFA Members Only Access section. Here they will find e-versions of recent American Currents. This is the primary method for accessing the e-versions and requires no other password after successfully logging into the forum. If you have any questions about accessing American Currents on the NANFA Forum, contact Michael Wolfe

Archived Articles On-Line. Articles from American Currents are available on-line here.

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Winter 2017 Issue
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Read what people are saying about American Currents

"I highly recommend joining NANFA if you are not already a member. To my mind, NANFA represents the best case scenario of hobbyists and scientists working together. They also publish, what is to my mind, the most well done club/organization magazine in print."
Shane Linder, Planet Catfish

"AC is a regular, reliable, well-written source of useful and interesting information on a great variety of fish topics. You don't need to keep aquaria to appreciate and benefit from its contents."
Gene Helfman, co-author, The Diversity of Fishes

"I eagerly await the arrival of my next issue of American Currents. . . . From behavioral and husbandry to distributional and systematic studies, both the amateur and professional fish enthusiast can find it all. The articles are well written, informative, and often quite entertaining. It is a great resource for publishing information not often found or accepted in more technical journals."
Neil H. Douglas, author, Freshwater Fishes of Louisiana

"American Currents is a must-read for anyone who is interested in native fishes. The articles are well written, accurate, and highly informative. I always look forward to my next issue."
Henry W. Robison, co-author, Fishes of Arkansas and Fishes of Oklahoma

"American Currents provides a readily accessible venue for important information on native fishes that otherwise would go unpublished. The journal is available to scientists and non-scientists who have bits of information that are not suitable for peer-reviewed journals but that are relevant to our understanding of species ecology and behavior and, ultimately, to the conservation of our natural heritage."
Lawrence M. Page, co-author,
Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America

"American Currents provides a wealth of information on North American native fishes written by a wide variety of contributors, from hobbyists to some of the best-known ichthyologists in the business. It's this cross section of authors that makes this publication so valuable! Insight from knowledgeable hobbyists has certainly helped CFI in its work with imperiled fishes."
J.R. Shute, Co-Director,
Conservation Fisheries, Inc.