Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences

What Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences does

The Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS; French: Société canadienne des sciences aquatiques / SCSA) is a Canadian non-profit scientific society that advances excellence, integration, and dissemination of expert knowledge in fisheries, limnology, and aquatic sciences. It operates as a membership-based community organization serving academic researchers, government scientists and policy makers, industry professionals, and students and early-career professionals working on Canadian aquatic ecosystems.

SCAS delivers its mission through a portfolio of member-facing programs anchored by an annual scientific conference — most recently co-hosted with the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) as the IAGLR-SCAS joint conference — and a suite of named awards (Frank Rigler Award, Robert H. Peters Award, Stevenson Lectureship Award, Outstanding Service Award, and Student Conference Awards). Complementary offerings include the AquaSeries Webinars for online professional development, a Job Board for aquatic science employment, an Early Career Reviewer Program, a Social Dimensions Working Group, a Student and ECP Travel Fund, a conference archive, and an online store. A new peer-reviewed journal, Freshwater Policy and Practice, is planned for launch in 2026-05.

The society's technology stack is built on the Wild Apricot membership management platform, which handles website hosting, member registration, event signups, and dues collection, supplemented by OAuth-based single sign-on via Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues, with secondary income from store merchandise sales and donations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. SCAS is a privately held non-profit with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no disclosed financial figures; it operates with 1–10 employees and serves a Canadian/North American audience.

Name

Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences

Legal name

Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences

Website

https://scas-scsa.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences is a Canadian non-profit scientific society that serves academic, government, and industry professionals in aquatic sciences through membership, an annual conference (joint with IAGLR), awards, webinars, a job board, and scholarly publications.

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates revenue through membership fees, likely with tiered levels for students, professionals, and other categories. The society operates a store and accepts donations in addition to membership revenue.

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Core offering

SCAS is a membership-based nonprofit scientific society that advances Canadian aquatic sciences (fisheries, limnology, oceanography) by offering an individual membership program, an annual scientific conference (co-hosted with IAGLR), an AquaSeries webinar series, a job board, an online merchandise/publications store, and a portfolio of recognition awards for members.

Product overview

The Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences operates as a professional scientific society offering a membership program as its core offering, supported by annual conferences and professional development services. The society provides various awards (Frank Rigler Award, Robert H. Peters Award, Stevenson Lectureship Award, Outstanding Service Award, and Student Conference Awards) to recognize excellence in aquatic sciences. Additional offerings include the AquaSeries Webinars for online professional education, a Job Board for career services, an Early Career Reviewer Program for training, a Social Dimensions Working Group for specialized engagement, and a Student/ECP Travel Fund for financial support. The society also maintains a Conference Archive and an online Store. These products and services collectively support the society's mission to advance excellence, integration, and dissemination of expert knowledge in fisheries, limnology, and aquatic sciences across Canada.

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Products and services

• SCAS Membership Program Recurring individual membership in the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences, giving access to conferences, webinars, awards, networking, and the Job Board.
• Annual IAGLR-SCAS Joint Conference Annual scientific conference co-hosted with the International Association for Great Lakes Research, gathering researchers in fisheries, limnology, and aquatic sciences for presentations, award lectures, and networking.
• AquaSeries Webinars Recurring online webinar program for members covering aquatic science topics for professional development and knowledge sharing.
• SCAS Job Board Online job board powered by an external service that connects employers with job seekers in aquatic sciences.
• SCAS Online Store Online store offering merchandise and publications related to the society and Canadian aquatic sciences.
• Freshwater Policy and Practice Journal New peer-reviewed scholarly journal expanding the society's scholarly publication offerings in freshwater policy.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCAS partners with IAGLR for the annual joint conference (IAGLR-SCAS), combining their respective communities for shared conferences and knowledge exchange. The 2026 IAGLR-SCAS conference was held, with participants able to view all talks online.

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Regional players

• Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS): Canadian scientific society with parallel structure (membership, annual congress, awards, publications) covering oceanography, which overlaps with part of SCAS's disciplinary scope. Relevant benchmark for Canadian scientific society operations.
• Australian Society for Limnology: Membership-based limnology society operating in Australia with parallel structure (membership, conferences, awards) but geographically separate; comparable model for benchmarking international peer societies.
• Freshwater Biological Association: UK-based non-profit focused on freshwater science research and education. Operates a comparable membership and knowledge-dissemination model relevant as a benchmark for SCAS's long-term institutional evolution.
• European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS): Federation of European freshwater science societies offering parallel membership and conference infrastructure. Useful as a benchmark for SCAS's potential international federation model.
• Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE): Canadian non-profit scientific society with a comparable membership/conference model serving an overlapping Canadian academic community, though focused more broadly on ecology and evolution rather than aquatic-only.

Broad incumbents

• American Fisheries Society (AFS): Larger, established fisheries professional society with conferences, journals (including Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences co-publishing history), and awards. Overlaps significantly with SCAS's fisheries mandate but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• North American Lake Management Society (NALMS): Membership-based society focused on lake and reservoir management in North America, directly comparable in mission, conference programming, and member composition to SCAS's aquatic ecosystem focus.
• Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO): International scientific society covering limnology and oceanography, the same disciplines as SCAS. ASLO competes for the same academic members and conference attendees but operates globally with larger resources.
• Society for Freshwater Science (SFS): U.S.-based scientific society focused on freshwater science with parallel conference, award, and publication offerings. Directly comparable membership-based model targeting overlapping freshwater research communities.
• International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR): Direct peer and explicit strategic partner; SCAS co-hosts the annual IAGLR-SCAS joint conference. IAGLR serves a closely overlapping community of Great Lakes and aquatic science researchers across North America.

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