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Differences in Mercury Exposure among Wisconsin Anglers Arising from Fish Consumption Preferences and Advisory Awareness

February 13, 2018

Fish are frequently contaminated with mercury, raising concerns about the human health consequences of eating fish. We quantified mercury exposure and awareness of health advisories among three major ethnic groups of anglers in Madison, Wisconsin, using surveys of species preferences and consumption rates. African American anglers reported eating double and triple the amount of fish... Read More

Using Carbon Dioxide in Fisheries and Aquatic Invasive Species Management

December 14, 2017

To restore native fish populations, fisheries programs often depend on active removal of aquatic invasive species. Chemical removal can be an effective method of eliminating aquatic invasive species, but chemicals can induce mortality in nontarget organisms and persist in the environment. Read More

Harnessing Citizenry Awareness and Technology to Improve Fisheries Information: The Power of Data

December 14, 2017

By Nicolas L. Gutierrez, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy Abstract Fisheries sustainability is imperative if we aim to feed an ever-growing population and sustain the livelihoods that depend on them. Despite substantial progress in the science behind fisheries management, more than 90% of the world’s fisheries remain unassessed due mostly to... Read More

The Fishery Resources of the Mississippi River: A Model for Conservation and Management

November 14, 2017

The Mississippi River is a multijurisdictional and multiuse resource that has been variously altered and is foremost managed for navigation and flood control throughout much of its 3,734-km passage from its origin at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to its outlet at the Gulf of Mexico Read More

Fish Bioenergetics 4.0: An R-Based Modeling Application

November 14, 2017

Bioenergetics modeling is a widely used tool in fisheries management and research. Although popular, currently available software (i.e., Fish Bioenergetics 3.0) has not been updated in over 20 years and is incompatible with newer operating systems (i.e., 64-bit). Read More

Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing Applications for Freshwater Fisheries

October 27, 2017

By Daniel C. Dauwalter, Kurt A. Fesenmyer, Robin Bjork, Douglas R. Leasure & Seth J. Wenger Remote sensing has been pivotal to our understanding of freshwater fisheries, and we review this rapidly changing field with a focus on satellite and airborne applications. Historical applications emphasized spatial variation in the environment (e.g., watershed land use and in... Read More

Future of Pacific Salmon in the Face of Environmental Change: Lessons from One of the World’s Remaining Productive Salmon Regions

October 27, 2017

By Erik R. Schoen, Mark S. Wipfli, E. Jamie Trammell, Daniel J. Rinella, Angelica L. Floyd, Jess Grunblatt, Molly D. McCarthy, Benjamin E. Meyer, John M. Morton, James E. Powell, Anupma Prakash, Matthew N. Reimer, Svetlana L. Stuefer, Horacio Toniolo, Brett M. Wells & Frank D. W. Witmer Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp. face serious challenges from climate and landscape change, particularly... Read More

Towards an Improved System for Sampling New England Ground Fish Using Video Technology

August 9, 2017

Kevin D. E. Stokesbury | Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA Steven X. Cadrin, Nick Calabrese, Emily Keiley, Travis M. Lowery, and Brian J. Rothschild | Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA Gregory... Read More

An Ecosystem-Based Approach to Evaluating Impacts and Management of Invasive Lionfish

August 9, 2017

David Chagaris | University of Florida, IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Gainesville, FL Samantha Binion-Rock and Alex Bogdano | North Carolina State University, Morehead City, NC Kristen Dahl | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Jennifer Granneman | University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL Holden Harris | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL John Mohan |... Read More

Using Voice Recognition Software to Collect Fisheries Biodata: A Proof of Concept

June 1, 2017

Biological data collection and processing involves numerous steps, is time consuming, and is error prone. We developed the Voice Data Recording System (VDRS) that eliminates multiple steps in the traditional process by integrating voice recognition software with a normalized, relational database to capture data onto a laptop computer. Read More