Abstract
Inland fishes and fisheries make substantial contributions to individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape that includes climate, water allocations, and societal changes. However, current limitations to valuing the services provided by inland fish and their fisheries often leaves them out of key decision-making discussions. InFish is a voluntary professional network with over 120 members from over 50 organizations in over 20 countries that seeks to address challenges facing inland fish through novel approaches and international collaborations. InFish fosters opportunities to share knowledge, pursue proposals, publications, and conference-related events focused on inland fisheries. InFish has become a source of inland fisheries expertise, working collectively towards global conservation and sustainable use of inland fish through informing scientifically sound management practices. As such, InFish may serve as a model network for other natural resource challenges now and into the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-326 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Fisheries |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:All authors are members of the international InFish Research Network ( http://infish.org/ ). We thank the growing InFish community for their input into this piece and for making the network the success that it has become. Steven Cooke is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Genome, British Columbia, Canada, and the Robin Welcomme Fellowship in Inland Fisheries at Michigan State University. The participating Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units (CFWRU) are sponsored jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute in addition to state and university cooperators: Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri, (Missouri CFWRU); Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Tech University (Tennessee CFWRU). This manuscript has been internally reviewed by Karen Murchie (Shedd Aquarium) for the U.S. Geological Survey. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. There is no conflict of interest declared in this article.
Funding Information:
All authors are members of the international InFish Research Network (http://infish.org/). We thank the growing InFish community for their input into this piece and for making the network the success that it has become. Steven Cooke is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Genome, British Columbia, Canada, and the Robin Welcomme Fellowship in Inland Fisheries at Michigan State University. The participating Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units (CFWRU) are sponsored jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute in addition to state and university cooperators: Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri, (Missouri CFWRU); Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Tech University (Tennessee CFWRU). This manuscript has been internally reviewed by Karen Murchie (Shedd Aquarium) for the U.S. Geological Survey. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. There is no conflict of interest declared in this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 This article has been contributed to by US Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Aquatic Science
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
