Our speaker is Lawrence Kent of Seattle who will share with us the presentation he made in July at the American Cichlid Association’s last annual convention — “Benin There, Done That! Seeking Freshwater Fish in West Africa.” He will follow that presentation with a mini-talk on Nigerian or Ethiopian fish, time permitting. Questions will be…

Rick Borstein Biography Rick Borstein is the Webmaster of the Greater Chicago Cichlid Association (GCCA) and President of the Chicago Livebearer Society (CLS). Rick was the Chairman of the successful 2006 American Cichlid Association Convention held in Chicago, IL. Rick has spawned over 250 species of cichlids and is one of only sixteen people to…

Eric J. Chapman specializes in aquatic ecology, fisheries management, and the restoration of aquatic ecosystems primarily in western and central Pennsylvania. As the Senior Director of Aquatic Science for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program since 2006, he is responsible for the coordination of all scientific monitoring for macroinvertebrates, freshwater mussels, Eastern Hellbenders, and…