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Decision support tools can aid decision making by systematically incorporating information, accounting for uncertainties, and facilitating evaluation between alternatives.
Gelatinous zooplankton can dominate the dynamics of marine ecosystems; can have major ecological, social, and economic impacts; are often indicative of broader ecosystem perturbations; and are increasingly being harvested by humans.
NOAA Fisheries announced final revisions to the guidelines that federal managers will use as they routinely update the nation’s marine fisheries plans. The revised federal
2015 was another above-average year for fishing and seafood consumption, with the average American adding nearly an extra pound of seafood to their diet, according
Management of migratory fishes is a difficult task for fishery managers because fish cross jurisdictional boundaries and encounter differing regulations.
We present IchthyMaps, a high-resolution database of historical freshwater fish occurrences throughout the conterminous United States.
Fluvial geomorphology of the alluvial valley of the Lower Mississippi River reveals a fascinating history.
Improving quality and better availability of continuous stream temperature data allow natural resource managers, particularly in fisheries, to understand associations between different characteristics of stream thermal regimes and stream fishes.
Recreational fisheries are empirically tractable examples of social–ecological systems (SESs) that are characterized by complex interactions and feedbacks ranging from local to regional scales.
. Using skill sets, disciplines, and professional insights recently acquired during a marathon three-week undergraduate fisheries science course at Can Tho University (Vietnam) as my platform, I planned and conducted a survey of fishers in the lower Mekong River.
