Welcome

AREA is organized for educational purposes. AREA members include representatives of State, Federal, industry, fisheries and educational professionals involved in aquatic resource education programs. The Nationwide non-profit Association is created to foster, promote and encourage aquatic education with the following purposes: 

Increase ARE effectiveness 

Provide expertise regarding aquatic education issues, strategies and methodologies 

Provide an organized forum for discussion, deliberation, and resolution 

Support aquatic resource management programs 

Develop strategic plans for the future; provide organization and direction to AREA members 

Serve as a liaison between agencies, industry and state aquatic resource education coordinators

Promote education and wise-use management and conservation of aquatic resources and those recreational sports related to them


We invite you to browse our Web site and to support our goals by joining AREA.