President 2002-2004Membership Secretary 1995-2000 Paul came to Arizona State University in 1980 from St. Paul, where he was graduated with a Doctorate in Fisheries from the University of Minnesota.  Since then he has been conducting research and management in behalf of native fish conservation throughout the arid southwest.  He has published extensively in the professional…

We look forward to seeing you at DFC’s 51st annual meeting November 20-24 in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, where we’ll meet at Sul Ross University in the town of Alpine. You won’t want to miss this very special event! Dates and all other information needed to start planning your participation and presentations is…

We look forward to seeing you in Death Valley for DFC’s 50th annual meeting. You won’t want to miss this very special event! All information needed to start planning your participation is available in the Call for Papers iin EasyChair.org (will open a new tab), and the new abstract submission site there is open for business. It’s now…

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We look forward to seeing you in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, on November 15-19, 2017! This border town on the Colorado River, downstream of Yuma, Arizona, provides easy access from both sides of the border. The conference hotel is within a few blocks of the international border crossing. As obvious in our meeting…

ARTICLE I – NAME The name of this organization shall be the Desert Fishes Council, and shall be referred to as the Council in this document. ARTICLE II – PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES Section 1. Purpose Within the framework of an entity organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes [including distributions to organizations that qualify…

The 46th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 19 to 23 NOVEMBER 2014 (Wednesday to Sunday). The meeting will be hosted at the Hotel Barceló Gran Faro in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, México by Dr. Francisco J. García de León, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C.…

The program for the 2013 Desert Fishes Council meeting in Flagstaff, AZ are now available in pdf format: Long program (with abstracts) Short program The 45th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 20 to 24 NOVEMBER 2013 (Wednesday to Sunday). The meeting will be hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona by W.Linn…

The 44th Annual meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will be held 14 TO 18 NOVEMBER 2012 (Wednesday to Sunday).  The meeting is being hosted by the U.S. National Park Service at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park. The local committee is chaired by Phil Pister. Onsite registration will begin on Wednesday…

The 36th Annual Meeting of the DESERT FISHES COUNCIL (DFC) will occur 11 to 14 NOV (Thursday – Sunday) 2004. Registration and an informal roundtable discussion with the DFC Excomm will take place Wednesday (10th) afternoon (details to be announced), followed by an informal cash bar mixer that evening in the hotel. The local committee,…