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Even with long-standing management and extensive science support, North American inland fish and fisheries still face many conservation and management challenges. We used a grand
By David L. Ward, Andrew F. Casper, Timothy D. Counihan, Jennifer M. Bayer, Ian R. Waite, John J. Kosovich, Colin G. Chapman, Elise R. Irwin,
By Nathan T. Evans, Patrick D. Shirey, Gary A. Lamberti, Jamin G. Wieringa and Andrew R. Mahon Fisheries conservation requires accurate knowledge of species identities and
By Joe Margraf, AFS President. The concept of diversity is ubiquitous throughout biology, ecology, and sociology and implies a greater likelihood of success and resilience.
By Thomas E. Bigford, Policy Director. One of my AFS roles is as your official liaison to three groups—the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, The
Earlier this week, President Trump issued an executive order to overturn the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule approved by the Obama administration. In
“The Amazon Reef That Keeps Being Discovered” Will the amount of plastic in the ocean exceed that of fish? “Blanket of blue blubber jellyfish covers
A short review is presented on the major factors contributing to recent precipitous declines in populations of wild Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, with the approach of describing the major needs for stabilizing or enhancing factors to conserve and reverse the decline of salmon populations and incidentally of other salmonid species.
By David Deslauriers An alternative to the use of live predators in the context of predator–prey feeding relationships for educational purposes is presented here. A