Abstract
The Ten Steps to Responsible Inland Fisheries are global recommendations to address the subordinate position of inland fisheries in sustainability dialogues. Regional and local perspectives are essential for implementing global initiatives. Hence, we surveyed state fisheries agency administrators and American Fisheries Society Governing Board members about the importance, funding, and achievability of the Steps. Respondents rated Science, Communication, and Assessment as highly important, well funded, and achievable steps, unlike Aquaculture and a global Action Plan. Nutrition was rated the most inadequately supported yet achievable step, highlighting an opportunity to promote nutritional contributions of inland fisheries. Opinions were similar between administrators and Governing Board members across U.S. regions, suggesting a foundation for incorporating underemphasized steps into management programs by building multi-organizational partnerships and applying lessons from better integrated steps (e.g., Science, Assessment). Overall, the Steps can advance freshwater science and management in the United States while increasing the visibility of inland fisheries that are rarely prioritized globally.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 68-77 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Fisheries |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank the state fisheries agency administrators and American Fisheries Society Governing Board members who graciously invested their time and energy to complete our surveys. We thank D. Buhler (Michigan State University AgBioResearch) for guidance and support in survey implementation and broader NC1189 operations. We thank the review team, including a Science Editor and three anonymous referees, for thoughtful, constructive comments that helped improve the manuscript. Funding in support of this research was provided by Princeton University, particularly the Office of the Dean for Research, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and the Office of the Provost International Fund. We thank the following entities for supporting authors of this manuscript: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Project # MICL04161), Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (DRD), Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (RMN, MIN‐41‐081), Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MTK, GBZ), and the National Science Foundation (MLP, #DEB‐1616821). After second author, names are listed alphabetically due to equal contributions. There is no conflict of interest declared in this article. Fisheries
Funding Information:
We thank the state fisheries agency administrators and American Fisheries Society Governing Board members who graciously invested their time and energy to complete our surveys. We thank D. Buhler (Michigan State University AgBioResearch) for guidance and support in survey implementation and broader NC1189 operations. We thank the Fisheries review team, including a Science Editor and three anonymous referees, for thoughtful, constructive comments that helped improve the manuscript. Funding in support of this research was provided by Princeton University, particularly the Office of the Dean for Research, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and the Office of the Provost International Fund. We thank the following entities for supporting authors of this manuscript: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Project # MICL04161), Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (DRD), Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (RMN, MIN-41-081), Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MTK, GBZ), and the National Science Foundation (MLP, #DEB-1616821). After second author, names are listed alphabetically due to equal contributions. There is no conflict of interest declared in this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Fisheries Society
