The silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix has spread throughout the Mississippi River
drainage. During 2003, we determined its population status and potential impact in the …

Fisheries managers are likely to assess fish populations at some point during the fisheries
management process. Managers that follow the fisheries management process (see …

Managers of the recreational fishery for walleyes Sander vitreus (formerly Stizostedion
vitreum) in Alberta, Canada, face an unusual combination of very low productivity (related to …

Fisheries management is a rewarding career because it is challenging and fun and, most
importantly, has a real impact on the quality of people's lives. Decisions made by fisheries …

Fisheries managers often are faced with difficult decisions on how to satisfy needs of the
public while maintaining or restoring important sport fisheries. Such decisions are fraught …

Estimating the time required (ie, age) for fish in a population to reach a specific length (eg,
legal harvest length) is useful for understanding population dynamics and simulating the …

The collapse of the European and Asian caviar industry has raised concern about the
overexploitation of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus in the Missouri River …

Life-history strategies of three species of gar, alligator gar Atractosteus spatula, longnose
gar Lepisosteus osseus, and spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus, were characterized and …

The recruitment of smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu in rivers commonly exhibits a
high degree of annual variation. We examined three rivers in Virginia with the objectives of …

Within harvested populations, relationships between harvest intensity and reproductive
responses are typically unclear, rendering regulatory decisions difficult. Harvest of the …