Freshwater Fish Conservation and Management: Current Status and Future Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

Freshwater fishes are among the most threatened vertebrates on Earth, facing accelerating pressures from habitat alteration, hydropower development, overfishing, climate change, invasive species, pollution (including plastics), and declining water quality. At the same time, inland fisheries and freshwater biodiversity are essential for food security, livelihoods, culture, and ecosystem function worldwide.

This Special Issue, titled “Freshwater Fish Conservation and Management: Current Status and Future Prospects”, aims to bring together interdisciplinary research that advances understanding and informs action regarding freshwater fish conservation at all scales. We welcome contributions on conservation status assessments and priority-setting; migratory fish and transboundary management; population dynamics, life history and vulnerable life stages; community and ecosystem responses to dams, flow alteration, and pollution; innovative monitoring tools (e.g., eDNA, telemetry, acoustics, remote sensing); fishery assessment and effort dynamics; protected areas and reserves; socioecological and policy analyses (including international agreements); and novel frameworks, models, or decision-support tools for management. Literature reviews, methodological and technical papers, field-based studies, long-term monitoring efforts, and applied case studies from any region of the world are encouraged.

Dr. Zeb Hogan
Guest Editor

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