Television viewers are now being carpet-bombed with advertising for probiotics that are alleged to improve human health via promotion of beneficial gut bacteria. But probiotics

Deep temperate marine zones are known to support significant biological production, but they are difficult to sample because they are too deep for SCUBA and

Many AFS researchers are investigating the utility of plant-based feeds for aquaculture, but Brian Ham of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bozeman Fish Technology

Many inland fisheries historically have allowed unlimited harvest of panfish, or have extremely liberal bag limits. The management paradigm is that fishing mortality is usually

How fisheries respond to crisis is, unfortunately, a topic of ever growing importance. Anna Henry and Teresa Johnson (School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine)

Hatchery managers and aquaculturists love to work with fertilized fish eggs because they provide a handling window in which eggs can be manipulated physically without

Water quality monitoring is one of the most common activities conducted by stakeholder groups in support of restoration efforts, and most water quality assessments include

Alabama has the most extensive artificial reef program in the United States, with 15,000-plus artificial reefs. This may come as a surprise to some, considering

Catch and release is a common practice in the management and conservation of recreational fisheries. In theory, fish are caught and released with minimal harm,

Net pen culture has become widespread, and there is growing concern about impacts to benthic communities below the facilities. Potential impacts are hard to assess