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The Purpose of ASLO is to foster a diverse, international scientific community that creates, integrates and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest.

White Pine Lake. Image by Dr. Wayne Wurtsbaugh

ASLO Meetings

ASLO Meetings provide an opportunity for aquatic scientists to share the latest scientific discoveries, network and collaborate with peers from around the globe, learn new skills through professional development workshops, explore a new city, and have fun! Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of an event that brings thousands of aquatic scientists together.

Meetings in 2018

2018 ASLO Summer Meeting
Water Connects!
June 10 – 15, 2018

Water connects us to each other and to resources – across cultures and society, across politics and international boundaries.

2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Feb 11 – 16, 2018

The 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR. Co-sponsored by AGU, ASLO, and TOS, the Ocean Sciences Meeting program will span a broad array of marine science topics.

Photo Contest 2017

In the nursery of newborne lakes, by Jim Elser

1st Place Winner in the "Scientists in Action" Category
In the nursery of newborn lakes
Photo by ASLO member Jim Elser

Scientists from Flathead Lake Biological Station and USGS visit the Sperry Glacier basin to sample lakes that are less than 75 years old in the wake of the retreating glacier. Samples will tell the story of what a lake is like when it first emerges, a sort of geographical "time machine" to the end of the Pleistocene when most of the world's glacial lakes were formed.