FisheriesPub Date : 2024-07-11DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11148
Cecil Jennings
{"title":"AFS… Membership Has its Privileges","authors":"Cecil Jennings","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11148","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fsh.11148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 8","pages":"351-352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisheriesPub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11145
Paul E. Bailey, Mark J. Fincel, Mark A. Kaemingk
{"title":"Human Behavior and Harvest Regulations: Challenges and Opportunities for Fisheries Managers","authors":"Paul E. Bailey, Mark J. Fincel, Mark A. Kaemingk","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11145","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fsh.11145","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Harvest regulation is one of the primary tools that natural resource managers use to manage exploited fish and wildlife populations. Unfortunately, the desired results of harvest regulations are frequently not realized. We contend that a broader and more thorough understanding of anglers could improve the success of harvest regulations. Using a case study from an interstate U.S. fishery for Walleye <i>Sander vitreus</i>, we demonstrate the counterintuitive responses anglers exhibited to differing Walleye harvest regulations. Three possible reasons are explored, using theories from social–science disciplines, to explain why anglers released a greater proportion of larger Walleye under a more liberalized harvest regulation: (1) harvest regulations serving as goals for anglers, (2) resolution of cognitive dissonance provided by restrictive harvest regulations, and (3) the perceived “value” assigned to specific fish or wildlife entity by harvest regulations. We conclude by discussing how taking an interdisciplinary approach (e.g., sociology, psychology, economics) to understanding angler behavior could be an exciting frontier for fisheries management and how this approach specifically holds promise for improving the success of harvest regulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 9","pages":"423-430"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141567911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisheriesPub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11147
Susan A. R. Colvin, Robert M. Hughes, Drue Banta Winters, Amy Rosemond, Zanethia Barnett, Nayeli K. Sanchez, Stephanie S. Li, Robert B. Keast
{"title":"In Memoriam: S. Mažeika Patricio Sulliván","authors":"Susan A. R. Colvin, Robert M. Hughes, Drue Banta Winters, Amy Rosemond, Zanethia Barnett, Nayeli K. Sanchez, Stephanie S. Li, Robert B. Keast","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11147","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fsh.11147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>S. Mažeika Patricio Sulliván</p><p>S. Mažeika P. Sulliván, Director of the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science (BICEFS) and Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, passed away on May 31, 2024, in McClellanville, South Carolina, at the age of 51.</p><p>Mažeika was a brilliant scientist, a valued colleague, a champion for headwaters, wetlands, and estuaries, and a leader in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the aquatic sciences.</p><p>Mažeika received a BA in anthropology and native American studies from Dartmouth College, a MS in biology, and a PhD in natural resources from the University of Vermont. He then served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Idaho, where he assisted the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of northern Idaho on Native American water rights issues. He remained committed to the tribe and championed inclusion of Native Americans in research for the rest of his career. From 2008 to 2022, Mažeika was a professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) at The Ohio State University, and later director of the Ramsar-designated Schiermeier Olentangy Wetland Research Park from 2014 to 2022. In 2022, he became director of BICEFS at Clemson University, where he also led the Streams, Rivers, and Estuaries Lab.</p><p>Mažeika was a gifted scientist whose work focused on community and trophic ecology; water quality and quantity; land-water linkages in watershed, wetland, and coastal ecosystems; as well as integrated ecology, fluvial geomorphology, and biogeochemistry. He embraced approaches and activities that applied science to conservation, restoration, and policy.</p><p>His dedication to wetlands, headwaters, estuaries, and connectivity between aquatic and terrestrial systems was evident in both his science and his service. Mažeika used his expertise to influence policy in one of the seminal environmental issues of our time: shaping the Clean Water Act's definition of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS). The extent of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction over streams and wetlands has become increasingly unclear, putting many waters that are critical to the physical, chemical, and biological condition of our nation's waters at risk of pollution and degradation. Various federal administrations and courts have attempted to clarify jurisdiction over these waters.</p><p>Mažeika's focus and vision were critical to the work of AFS and the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies in shaping a science-based definition of WOTUS. His invaluable expertise and leadership set the foundation for research and policy over many years. Mažeika was a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters Panel (2013–2014). He coauthored articles regarding scientific concerns with the proposed Navigable Waters Protection Rule. In 2022, he contributed t","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 8","pages":"386-387"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fsh.11147","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141567735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisheriesPub Date : 2024-07-05DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11045
{"title":"Fisheries Volume 49 Number 7 July 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.11045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 7","pages":"293-348"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141556619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisheriesPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11137
Josey L. Ridgway, John A. Madsen, Jesse R. Fischer, Robin D. Calfee, Matthew R. Acre, David C. Kazyak
{"title":"Side-Scan Sonar as a Tool For Measuring Fish Populations: Current State of the Science and Future Directions","authors":"Josey L. Ridgway, John A. Madsen, Jesse R. Fischer, Robin D. Calfee, Matthew R. Acre, David C. Kazyak","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11137","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fsh.11137","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Side-scan sonar (SSS) is a powerful tool that can be used to address many key questions in fisheries science. In principle, SSS uses dual transducers to transmit a narrow-beam, wide-angle acoustic signal as the survey vessel transits an area. The intensity of reflected sound is recorded to generate an image mosaic comprised of benthic substrates and targets in the water column, including organisms such as fish. Although SSS has been around for decades, recent advancements have opened new opportunities to leverage this technology to directly measure fish populations. In this paper, we review the current state of the science and identify opportunities to further refine SSS for fisheries applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 10","pages":"454-462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fsh.11137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisheriesPub Date : 2024-06-28DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11112
Steven J. Cooke, Nathan Young, Steven Alexander, Andrew N. Kadykalo, Andy J. Danylchuk, Andrew M. Muir, Julie L.M. Hinderer, Chris Cvitanovic, Vivian M. Nguyen
{"title":"Embracing Implementation Science to Enhance Fisheries and Aquatic Management and Conservation","authors":"Steven J. Cooke, Nathan Young, Steven Alexander, Andrew N. Kadykalo, Andy J. Danylchuk, Andrew M. Muir, Julie L.M. Hinderer, Chris Cvitanovic, Vivian M. Nguyen","doi":"10.1002/fsh.11112","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fsh.11112","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The management and conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources are inherently applied activities. Therefore, when knowledge generated from research and monitoring, or knowledge that is held by practitioners and other actors (e.g., Indigenous elders, fishers), fails to inform those applied decisions, the persistent gap between knowledge and action is reinforced (i.e., the knowledge–action gap). In the healthcare realm, there has been immense growth in implementation science over the past decade or so with a goal of understanding and bridging the gap between knowledge and action and delivering on evidence-based decision making. Yet, within fisheries and aquatic sciences, the concept of implementation science has not received the same level of attention. We posit, therefore, that there is an urgent need to embrace implementation science to enhance fisheries and aquatic management and conservation. In this paper, we seek to describe what implementation science is and what it has to offer to the fisheries and aquatic science and management communities. For our context, we define implementation science as the scientific study of processes and approaches to promote the systematic uptake of research and monitoring findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice and decision making to improve the effectiveness of fisheries management and aquatic conservation. We explore various frameworks for implementation science and consider them in the context of fisheries and aquatic science. Although there are barriers and challenges to putting implementation science into practice (e.g., lack of capacity for such work, lack of time to engage in reflection, lack of funding), there is also much in the way of opportunity and several examples of where such efforts are already underway. We conclude by highlighting the research needs related to implementation science in the fisheries and aquatic science realm that span methodological approaches, albeit a common theme is the need to involve practitioners (and other relevant actors) in the research. By introducing the concept and discipline of implementation science to the fisheries and aquatic science community, our hope is that we will inspire individuals and organizations to learn more about how implementation science can help deliver on the promise of evidence-based management and decision making and narrow the gap between research and practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":12389,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries","volume":"49 10","pages":"475-485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fsh.11112","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}