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The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS) is an organization devoted to the advocacy for, public education about, and conservation science of freshwater mollusks, North America's most imperiled fauna. Membership in the society is open to anyone interested in freshwater mollusks who supports the stated purposes of the Society: 1) advocate conservation of freshwater molluscan resources, 2) serve as a conduit for information about freshwater mollusks, 3) promote science-based management of freshwater mollusks, 4) promote and facilitate education and awareness about freshwater mollusks and their function in freshwater ecosystems, 5) assist with the facilitation of the National Strategy for the Conservation of Native Freshwater Mussels (Journal of Shellfish Research, 1999, Volume 17, Number 5), and a similar strategy under development for freshwater gastropods.