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The arapaima family tree is expanding “‘Catch’ the holiday spirit” Not all leatherback turtles travel afar “Caviar, climate change and a Great Lakes fish” Osprey models,
President’s Column How Did I Get Here? Policy Column Incorporating Habitat into Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Strategies Student Column The End Parenthesis: How a Fisheries Student Tackled Programming Out in the Field Amber
The Physical Habitat Simulation System (PHABSIM) was developed in the 1970s to fill an important void in instream flow assessment.
We present a case study of our state agency’s approach to collecting data to support regulation development and accompanying educational efforts in Missouri. We studied other agencies’ approaches, industry pathways, and stakeholder groups to develop and support regulations.
Adult Pacific salmon may reach spawning grounds but perish before reproducing, a phenomenon known as “prespawn mortality.”
“Ecological design” culverts have perceived fiscal limitations that have prevented widespread implementation and consequently hampered conservation and remediation of stream ecosystems. We addressed these perceived fiscal limitations using cost–benefit analysis to estimate the lifetime fiscal net benefits of ecological design culverts over hydraulic culverts
There is a need to improve the management of recreational fisheries, and some organizations have begun piloting and implementing opt-in, self-reporting smartphone and tablet apps to further that goal. We began the process of developing a methodology for assessing the utility of these apps for management by comparing the Snook and Gamefish Foundation’s iAngler app and the Marine Recreational Information Program survey.
Environmental DNA (eDNA), the nuclear or mitochondrial DNA shed from an organism into its environment, is a rapidly evolving tool for monitoring the distribution of
2017 AFS International Fisheries Section Fellow Award Applications due March 6th, 2017 Attention Students and Young Professionals: The International Fisheries Section (IFS) of the American
On December 5th, President Obama continued to build on his legacy to protect our aquatic resources by issuing an Executive Order. The recently issued Executive