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  • University of Washington, Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology, tenure-track.  HARD deadline 25 October 2024. Contact Julian Olden (olden-at-uw.edu) with inquiries.
  • Iowa State University, PhD or MS graduate assistantship on movement, behavior, and population dynamics of invasive carp in the Missouri and Mississippi River basin using acoustic telemetry. Start date: January – June 2025. Apply by 21 October 2024 for full consideration.  Contact Michael Weber (mjw-at-iastate.edu) with inquiries.
  • ROSES24 A.60 Earth Action: Ecological Conservation solicitation. Notices of intent due 14 February 2025; Proposals due 14 March 2025. Virtual meetings for potential proposers will occur 15 November 2024 (1-3 PM Eastern Time) and 13 January 2025 (1-3 PM Eastern Time).
  • Miami University of Ohio, Ohio Eminent Scholar of Ecology (associate or full professor).  Start date: August 2025. See attached for more information. Contact Tom Crist (biology-at-miamioh.edu) with inquires. Screening is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.
  • University of North Dakota, PhD opportunity in Angler Site Selection and Walleye Recruitment. Apply by 15 October 2024 for full consideration.  See attached and contact Mark Kaemingk (mark.kaemingk-at-und.edu) for more information.
  • University of Nevada – Reno, a postdoc (fall 2024) and PhD opportunity (spring 2025).  Contact Jeff Falke (jfalke-at-unr.edu) for more information.
  • University of Wisconsin, two postdoc opportunities in quantitative fisheries ecology and modeling. Start date: September 2024 – January 2025. Send materials to Kelly O’Ferrell (oferrell-at-wisc.edu).
  • SNAPP (Science for Nature and People Partnership) 2024 Request for expert team proposals – accepting concept notes until 1 November 2024 and full proposals until 3 December 2024.
  • University of Hawai’i, Assistant Professor in Coastal Fisheries Management and Policy. Application review begins 1 October 2024. Contact Yinphan Tsang (NREMfisheries-at-gmail.com) with any inquiries.
  • University of Vermont – Lake Champlain Post-Doc – Contact Jason Stockwell (jason.stockwell-at-uvm.edu) with questions. Pre-proposals due 30 November 2024.
  • University of British Columbia – Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecological Sciences – Contact Scott Hinch (scott.hinch-at-ubc.ca) with questions. Applications due 15 October 2024.

Recent Posts

Inland Fisheries

Freshwater fish provide food, livelihoods, and ecosystem services to millions of people, especially in low-income countries, yet their value is generally not adequately considered in water use, energy, and development decisions. Freshwater fisheries around the world may appear to be very different, but their value to local communities and the threats to their sustainability are often similar.

The challenges to inland fisheries are also critical to the 60 million people who rely on freshwater fish for livelihoods – over half of whom are women. Fish is also an essential source of protein and other nutrients that cannot easily be replaced with other food sources.

InFish & SDG 1

The contribution of inland fisheries to resilient livelihoods, those which are buffered against difficult situations, is multifaceted and difficult to evaluate. Inland fisheries in Low-Income Food-Deficit countries are often part of a diversified livelihood strategy, exacerbating the tendency for them to be overlooked and undervalued. The challenge is in available data to highlight this role.

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Grand Challenges

Even with long-standing management and extensive science support, North American inland fish and fisheries still face many conservation and management challenges. Addressing these grand challenges will promote open forums for engagement of diverse stakeholders in fisheries management, and better integrate the inland fish sector into the greater water and land use policy process.

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Importance of InFish

Though reported capture fisheries are dominated by marine production, inland fish and fisheries make substantial contributions to meeting the challenges faced by individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape. Inland capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute over 40% to the world’s reported finfish production from less than 0.01% of the total volume of water on earth.

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