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{"title":"2026 Business Meeting and Membership Update from ASLO's Secretary","authors":"Dianne I. Greenfield PhD","doi":"10.1002/lob.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Regarding membership demographics, as of 31 December 2025, ASLO had 3219 members - a 14% increase from 2024. This is terrific news, though numbers are still below our 10 year (2015–2025) average (3587 members). When considering the various ASLO membership categories relative to 2024, all increased in numbers except for Regular members, which decreased by 17 people (−1.7%). This continues a trend (since 2012) of reductions in Regular member numbers from one year to the next, except for years that coincided with popular conference destinations and/or were associated with overall membership number gains (2015, Granada; 2017, Honolulu; 2018, Puerto Rico; 2021, virtual). On average, Regular membership has dropped ~5.7% per year since 2012, representing a significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) long-term decline in numbers. By comparison, other major membership categories (e.g., Students, Early Career) exhibited no significant trend in numbers over the same time frame, despite year-to-year fluctuations. During 2025, Regular members were our second largest category (most years they were largest), comprising 30.3% of ASLO's membership compared to Students (35.3%), Early Career (22.9%), Emeritus (5.6%), Editors (3.5%), Low to Middle Income (henceforth LMI) Country (1.7%), and Life (0.7%) members. Within that pool, the recent (2 years ago) establishment of two new membership categories, LMI Country Students and LMI Country Early Career, allowed for 12.2% of ASLO's 2025 membership being represented as 6.2% and 6.0%, respectively. LMI Country Students therefore made up 17.0% of all Students, and LMI Country Early Career were 26.9% of all Early Career members, underscoring the importance of these two new membership categories.</p><p>In terms of new members, we had a slight increase compared to the previous year. During 2025, ASLO welcomed 1096 new members, compared to 1045 new members in 2024. Like many years, Students comprised the largest group of new members followed by Early Career. Our 2025 membership renewal was 66%, up by 3% from 2024, which helped boost 2025 retention, as 75% members kept their membership from one year to the next. The high 2025 retention was helped by a strong renewal of our Regular membership (39.2% of all renewals) followed by Students<sub>TOT</sub> (all Students) (25.4%) then Early Career<sub>TOT</sub> (19.7%).</p><p>Geographically, our representation was similar to 2025, with the majority (~65%) from North America, followed by Europe, then Asia. Africa, Central and South America, Australia/New Zealand/Oceana, and the Middle East each comprised <5% of our total. Of note, Canadian membership nearly doubled from 2024, with Canadians making up 13.3% of our 2025 membership. The five countries with the most ASLO members were the United States (1643 members), Canada (429), Germany (112), Nigeria (89), and India (78).</p><p>Regarding identity, in 2025, 84.2% of members shared their gender. Of those, people identified as male (49.5%), fema","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"102-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Announcing the 2026 and 2027 Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellows","authors":"Brittany M. Schieler","doi":"10.1002/lob.70051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is pleased to announce the selection of Sarah Hasnain and Katherine Gallagher as Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellows. The Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellowship is a unique opportunity for early career aquatic scientists to gain experience in all aspects of scientific publishing, including open-access publishing, peer review, and scientific writing. During their appointments, fellows develop projects of interest focused on scholarly publishing and work closely with the RCEF Program Director, editors of the ASLO journals, staff, and members of the ASLO Board and committees. Fellows will share their experiences with the broader community through blogging, publications, social media, and sessions at ASLO meetings. Dr. Hasnain began her two-year fellowship on 1 June 2026, and Dr. Gallagher's term will begin 1 April 2027.</p><p><b>Sarah Hasnain</b> is an ecologist who uses trait-based approaches to understand and predict changes in ecosystem function using marine and freshwater plankton (Fig. 1). She recently completed a postdoctoral position at the Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche in France and will be starting a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary. She is also a founding member and co-organizer of the AQUACOSM-plus ECR network, which connects more than 300 aquatic mesocosm-based researchers globally to foster research collaborations and skill sharing among early career scientists. Sarah is an advocate for open and reproducible research practices in science such as open data and code, study pre-registration, and broader reproducibility initiatives. As a Raelyn Cole Fellow, Sarah is excited to work with the ASLO editorial team to learn from their experience and expand the society's reach in under-represented regions and communities.</p><p><b>Katherine Gallagher</b> is a Habitat Analyst for the IBSS Corporation, in support of the NOAA Northeast Science Center (Fig. 2). Her current research focuses on quantifying commercially valuable fish species' vulnerability to future climate change. She received her PhD from the University of Delaware, where her dissertation focused on the bio-physical coupling processes that drive the biological hotspot in Palmer Deep Canyon. Katherine also previously completed two postdocs at Stony Brook University, examining how penguin and krill distributions and transport mechanisms are linked across the West Antarctic Peninsula, and the bio-physical drivers of baleen whale distributions in the New York Bight. Katherine has been interested in scientific publishing since she served as a writer, editor, and the Editor in Chief for a student-run science magazine during her undergraduate career at Northeastern University. She is excited to learn more about scientific publishing as a Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellow and to help make the academic publishing processes more transparent and accessible during her fellowship.</p><p>Th","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70051","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ASLO Comments on US Office of Management and Budget's Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance","authors":"Susanne Menden-Deuer","doi":"10.1002/lob.70055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) stands firm with the scientific community in expressing serious concerns about the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s proposed rule on federal financial assistance published on 29 May 2026 (docket OMB-2026-0034), currently open for public comment.</p><p>These sweeping proposals collectively undermine an independent scientific enterprise by shifting control of the federal grantmaking process from expert-led peer review to the subjectivity of political appointees. Under the proposed regulations, it is likely that active research grants may be abruptly terminated as administration priorities change. We just saw this with the attempt to cancel the Ocean Observatories Initiative in May. This removal of climate, fisheries, and weather critical infrastructure is ill advised and timed, coincident with the onset of an immense ENSO event. Counter to the stated aim of increasing transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility, these proposed rules will obscure how grant decisions are made, will normalize retribution, repression, and arbitrariness as potential management tools of the scientific endeavor, and will generate widespread instability in the scientific community, paradoxically increasing waste in research funds. The United States has been a beacon of international scientific and research development over the past century, and these changes will surely undermine the role of the United States in the global research scenario.</p><p>It is no accident that the key roles professional scientific societies play in fostering scientific excellence, community, and promoting the next generation are central targets of the proposed rules. Scientific progress hinges on the free exchange of ideas, and the proposed regulations prohibiting publications, meeting attendance, and involvement in scientific societies as allowable costs, or requiring these activities to be pre-approved, open the door to further control. These proposals also threaten ASLO's key mission in providing professional development and networking support for early career scientists, undermining the future scientific workforce. As an international scientific community, ASLO is also concerned about the language related to international collaborations and cooperation. By limiting international collaboration opportunities, we risk hindering the essential knowledge sharing that has historically spurred scientific advancement and prosperity.</p><p>We see great potential for harm to our community's ability to advance the aquatic science needed to tackle important societal issues, including ensuring clean water and productive fisheries. This is a pivotal moment for our community to come together and advocate for a scientific enterprise free of partisan interference and lend our expertise in shaping the future of science in the United States and around the world.</p><p>In response to the proposals, we encouraged our US ","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Finding Plankton: A Marine Science Scavenger Hunt for Local Communities","authors":"Hannah M. Budroe,&nbsp;Holly M. Bik","doi":"10.1002/lob.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>At a time of increasing political polarization and rapidly accelerating climate change, it is important to build public knowledge and empathy toward nature to foster behavioral changes; however, addressing a knowledge deficit can be insufficient to affect these changes. To leverage the intersection of science, art, and intergenerational learning to move toward such outcomes, we describe here a multi-part public outreach initiative. Briefly, this initiative was designed to build community knowledge and empathy with the ocean while encouraging curiosity and enjoyment in science learning. This involved interactive tabling at the local farmers market, as well as a marine biology-themed scavenger hunt through which participants collected plankton-themed trading cards from local businesses. Through the scavenger hunt, families learned about various plankton groups in coastal Georgia, resulting in approximately 256 participating individuals in one month. The activity was accessible across age groups, gamified science learning, and enhanced intergenerational learning. We believe such activities could be more broadly applicable, and so also provide recommendations for orchestrating similar science communication campaigns. Such marine-focused education is particularly important in landlocked cities where interactions with the ocean may be limited, and can hopefully instill an ongoing interest in marine sciences and empathy for ocean conservation efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"87-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Collaborative Network to Understand How Wildland Fire Emissions Influence Lake Ecosystems","authors":"Facundo Scordo,&nbsp;Sudeep Chandra,&nbsp;Janice Brahney,&nbsp;Derek Mallia,&nbsp;Jaron Adkins,&nbsp;Tirtha Banerjee,&nbsp;Katherine B. Benedict,&nbsp;Majid Bavandpour,&nbsp;Jessica R. Corman,&nbsp;Hamed Ebrahimian,&nbsp;Mary Jade Farruggia,&nbsp;Maria Frediani,&nbsp;Erin Hanan,&nbsp;Scott N. Higgins,&nbsp;Adam K. Kochanski,&nbsp;Leda Kobziar,&nbsp;Neil Lareau,&nbsp;Max Moritz,&nbsp;Jeff Nielson,&nbsp;Isabella A. Oleksy,&nbsp;Dani Or,&nbsp;Katrina Eyvindson,&nbsp;Alexandra G. Ponette-González,&nbsp;Steve Sadro,&nbsp;Adrianne Smits,&nbsp;Dante A. Capone,&nbsp;Angela Wang,&nbsp;Andrew J. Whelton,&nbsp;Shawn Urbanski","doi":"10.1002/lob.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70043","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Wildland fires are increasing in frequency, size, and severity globally (Cunningham et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), releasing large quantities of a complex mixture of airborne particles that can be transported thousands of kilometers through the atmosphere. Fire emissions include smoke aerosols (particles ≤10 &lt;i&gt;μ&lt;/i&gt;m), pyrometeors (medium-sized particles or agglomerates of smaller particles 10–2000 &lt;i&gt;μ&lt;/i&gt;m), and firebrands (large burning embers &gt;2000 &lt;i&gt;μ&lt;/i&gt;m). Lakes are increasingly exposed to emissions from wildland fires (Farruggia et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;; Smits et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), with observations indicating that these emissions alter water chemistry and biology, nutrient availability, light penetration, and thermal conditions (Fig. 1). These effects occur through two main pathways that are theorized to vary with distance from the fire. Near the fire (&lt;100 km), large pyrometeors can deposit directly into lakes, delivering particulate material, nutrients, contaminants, and microorganisms (Ardyna et al. &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Hickenbottom et al. &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;; Bonfantine et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) while also influencing light conditions (Scordo et al. &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). At greater distances (&gt;100 km), smaller smoke aerosol particles remain suspended in the atmosphere and primarily affect lakes by altering solar radiation (Fig. 1b). Although these particles can enter waterbodies through wet deposition, their total mass is much lower than that of pyrometeors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The effects of wildland fire emissions on waterbodies are expected to depend on their characteristics, properties of the downwind ecosystem, and the timing of deposition (Fig. 1a). These emissions vary in total mass, particle size distribution, and chemical and biological composition. These properties are determined by the type of material burned (e.g., forest, grassland, organic soils, or urban fuels), fuel characteristics (e.g., load and moisture), fire behavior (e.g., heat release and combustion efficiency), and weather conditions, which govern atmospheric transport and particle settling. During atmospheric transport, as smoke plumes age and travel, the chemical and biological characteristics of emissions can change through processes such as oxidation, photochemical reactions, and particle coagulation. During this time, particles may also accumulate volatile heavy metals and microbes or lose carbonate content depending on pH conditions (Stockdale et al. &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;; Goodman et al. &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;; Heindel et al. &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). In addition, the ecological response of lakes to wildland fire emissions have been conceptualized to be dependent on lake characteristics (e.g., productivity, stoichiometry, morphometry, underlying geology) and on the timing of deposition relative to seasonal ecosystem dynamics (Scordo et al. &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Farruggia et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;; Smits et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). Depositing","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"109-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70043","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148785104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How to Get Involved with and Benefit from the UN Ocean Decade Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme","authors":"Rita M. Franco-Santos,&nbsp;Joelle Habib,&nbsp;Evgeniia Kostianaia,&nbsp;Shenghui Li,&nbsp;Naomi Krauzig","doi":"10.1002/lob.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70044","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) was launched in January 2021 to help society transition from “the ocean we have” to “the ocean we want.” As the largest coordinated ocean science movement worldwide, it leverages connections among global stakeholders, promotes the collection of data, information, and knowledge, and drives policy changes at multiple levels to achieve “the science we need” for this transition (UNESCO-IOC &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;). To guide this work, it identified 10 Challenges for collective impact, including “skills, knowledge, technology and participation for all” (Challenge #9). The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme tackles this Challenge by providing capacity development and networking opportunities to 8200+ ECOPs in 168 countries (as of April 2026), by elevating and strengthening their diverse perspectives through a collective voice, and by empowering the next generation of ocean leaders to participate in and influence major Decade processes and decisions (Arbic et al. &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). For the purpose of the ECOP Programme, an ECOP is a person that self-identifies as being early in their career, within 10 years or less of professional experience in any field related to the ocean. This definition includes not only paid positions but also post-secondary students and volunteer roles. The term “professional” is used in order to be inclusive of professionals from various sectors of society. As individuals managing various aspects of the Programme, we invite ECOPs from all disciplines and regions to join the network. We outline below how ECOPs can get involved with and benefit from the Programme.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At a basic level of involvement, ECOP members benefit from participating in our activities, but they can benefit even further by immersing themselves in the Programme; advancing between steps (participating, engaging, organizing, and leading; Fig. 1) should happen at an individual's own pace. We suggest that you start by signing up to our global registry, subscribing to our Newsletter, and joining specific national and regional Nodes or Task Teams for localized content and initiatives. Concrete actions within and across each of the four steps that you can take after joining the ECOP Programme include (Fig. 1):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support the growth of a worldwide network by partnering with us to help ECOPs make a lasting impact on the future of ocean science. Financial contributions help us cover operational costs (coordinator positions) as well as support initiatives (e.g., BlueCaD project, webinars) and conference travel for ECOPs. In-kind contributions are also welcome; examples include organizational mentorship, provision of equipment and space for our in-person trainings, co-chairing of conference side events, and speaking during our webinars. In return, you get a unique opportunity to showcase your commitment to ocean sustainability and global development, to attract fresh and i","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"113-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148785207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outstanding L&O Reviewers","authors":"K. David Hambright","doi":"10.1002/lob.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Peer review provides assurance to the readership of scientific literature that the material under consideration can be trusted (Cloern <span>2023</span>). Critical, non-biased, and responsible behavior is fundamental to peer review, which is, in turn, fundamental to scientific advancement. When one serves as a peer reviewer, the task may often seem unrewarding, though most understand that the reward is the selfless service to the scientific community we value. We also appreciate, of course, when our own work is peer reviewed promptly with skill and careful attention.</p><p>As with all society publications, as well as many other publications, <i>L&amp;O</i> depends on scholars who engage science, not only through the search for new knowledge and understanding, but also through peer review, helping to ensure that our publication of science is sound, clear, replicable, transparent, and available, all components of the concept of “high quality.”</p><p>With the seemingly endless number of journals and manuscripts today, we all experience the weekly deluge of reviewer invitation emails. As such, it has been and is growing more and more difficult to find and recruit reviewers who are able to carve out the necessary slice of time in their already busy schedules to accept an invitation for manuscript review. Luckily, at <i>L&amp;O</i> we have the recognition and respect of seven decades of publication of leading high-quality research in the aquatic sciences and thus reviewers are willing to reserve important time and offer substantial effort in helping our authors share their best science with our readership. Indeed, during the 17-month period of 01 January 2025–31 May 2026, 1392 reviewers provided 2104 reviews of manuscript submissions to <i>L&amp;O</i>. Without reviewer engagement, <i>L&amp;O</i> would not be the journal it is today.</p><p>While I am highlighting here only a fraction of our dedicated reviewer pool who have helped make <i>L&amp;O</i> possible in the last 17 months, please join me and the entire team of <i>L&amp;O</i> editors, support staff, and especially our authors, in thanking all of those who provide quality reviews for the many submissions to <i>L&amp;O</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inside the Editorial Experience: Early Career Associate Editors Reflect on their Experience with the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","authors":"Laura J. Falkenberg","doi":"10.1002/lob.70050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70050","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin&lt;/i&gt; is put together by a dedicated editorial team, and as Editor-in-Chief it is a privilege to get to work with an amazing group of Associate Editors to bring each issue to you. One of my priorities in appointing new Associate Editors for the &lt;i&gt;Bulletin&lt;/i&gt; is to provide an opportunity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to become involved with the publication process in a way that is not often accessible to them in traditional scientific journals, where such roles are generally assigned to more senior researchers. In practice, this means that Associate Editors can serve for a maximum, predefined term before rotating off, making space for new ECRs to step into the role (Falkenberg &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). We recently marked one such transition, with Michael Meyer completing their term as Associate Editor, and Mary Jade (MJ) Farruggia beginning (Fig. 1). To reflect on what this role offers, and how it might shape a developing career in science, I (LJF) had a conversation with both Michael (MFM) and MJ (MJF) about their experiences and perspectives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LJF: Michael, firstly, thank you for all you've done for the &lt;i&gt;Bulletin&lt;/i&gt; over the four years you've been an AE with the journal, it has been a pleasure working with you! In reflecting on your time with the &lt;i&gt;Bulletin&lt;/i&gt; and preparing for this interview, I looked back over your application for the role. One of the things you said was that: “&lt;i&gt;Through this position, I intend to understand more deeply how ASLO journals work from the inside and demystify the process for other early career researchers&lt;/i&gt;.” During your time with the &lt;i&gt;Bulletin&lt;/i&gt;, do you feel you've been able to get that better understanding of the ASLO journals, and is there anything you'd want to share with ECRs here?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MFM:&lt;/b&gt; I certainly feel like I understand the publishing side of the house better. Before my time as an AE, I only had experience with publishing as an author or reviewer, so everything that the editors did was cryptic to me. I never expected how many changes of hands a manuscript undergoes from initial submission back to being returned to the authors. This facet emphasized why things can appear to take longer from the author's perspective, whereas pieces move faster on the editorial side of the house. Additionally, I gained an appreciation for constraints editors are under. When I started, the &lt;i&gt;Bulletin&lt;/i&gt; was still being distributed with physical copies that needed to be printed along with the digital version, so discussion of the number of pages in each issue or over a year were pervasive in our editors' meetings. When we transitioned to a virtual format, those discussions were less prevalent, but I have internalized that sentiment when writing my own pieces. I always consider: Is this journal a print format or virtual? And particularly if the journal offers a print format, I especially scrutinize my writing for excess words and brevity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"105-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Presidents' Perspectives on the First ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting in Montreal, Canada in May 2026: Aquatic Confluence: Standing Together for the Future","authors":"María de los Ángeles González Sagrario,&nbsp;Susanne Menden-Deuer","doi":"10.1002/lob.70048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70048","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The International Society of Limnology (SIL) and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) had the opportunity to enjoy their first joint congress in May 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On this occasion, we, the society Presidents, had the pleasure of providing remarks at the Opening and Closing Plenaries. Here we coalesce the sentiments we shared, as a record for those who could not attend and to retain a record of this success for the future.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We gathered as a global community of aquatic scientists united by a profound commitment to understanding and protecting our world's freshwater and marine ecosystems. This inaugural congress of ASLO and SIL represents a historic first of the two societies meeting jointly. The founding documents of SIL nicely illustrate this same commitment to the endurance of science and the need for collaboration embedded in the motivation for organizing scientific societies (Figs. 1, 2).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The vision articulated in the founding documents of our societies is not a historical artifact. It is living, vital, and more necessary than ever. Society has a profound need for science, and through your membership, you are supporting the future of science and affirming that collaboration is not a luxury—it is a necessity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is with overwhelming joy that we report that this joint congress in Montreal attracted the largest attendance at a summer meeting in ASLO's history; and this is certainly true for SIL congresses. By showing up in record numbers, our members demonstrated their strength and support for aquatic sciences and emphasized the need to connect and interact, exchange ideas, and collaborate to move science forward. Together, we were standing up for strength and excellence in aquatic sciences and the urgent need for a diverse and welcoming scientific enterprise. Our societies support science globally, across boundaries, with the free-flowing exchange of ideas among people with diverse perspectives. Science that reflects diverse and previously underrepresented voices is stronger because diversity strengthens our collaborations and makes our science more relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beyond the number of attendees, this first joint congress in Montreal in May 2026 was extraordinary in many ways. Fifty-six countries were represented. Each attendee brought different ways of learning, research realities, and perspectives on what matters, and we all came together in Montreal, demonstrating that our diversity enriches our collaboration and our shared purpose. This would have been remarkable in any year. But it was particularly remarkable in 2026 due to the geopolitical instability the globe is facing and the uncertainty and constraints it creates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A central goal of this congress was to advance science through enhancing the voices that contribute to, and are listened to, in the scientific discourse, and to promote social inclusion: engaging all stakeholders in developing solutions to the criti","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"98-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70048","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"2026 ASLO-SIL Student Presentation Awards","authors":"Alia Benedict,&nbsp;Abigail Kreuser","doi":"10.1002/lob.70049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.70049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40008,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin","volume":"35 3","pages":"120-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}