Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Integrative Fisheries Science CoLab
Led by Kai Lorenzen · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Integrative Fisheries Science CoLab studies fisheries management by combining ecology, human dimensions, and innovative practices. They focus on hatchery programs, conservation, and aquaculture, using fieldwork and interdisciplinary research.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Wild animals
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Hatchery propagation of imperiled aquatic organisms
A review of 20 U.S. hatchery programs for recovering endangered species.
Aquaculture-aided aquatic restoration and conservation
Case studies on global aquaculture projects for conservation.
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Stakeholder support for marine stock enhancement
Analyzing factors influencing public support for fish stocking programs.
Depensation on oyster recruitment
Examining how depensation affects oyster populations and restoration efforts.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Just a good thing to have: Stakeholder support for a long-running marine stock enhancement program is based on broad criteria and only weakly contingent on biological outcomes
2026 · Fisheries Research
- Aquaculture-aided aquatic restoration and conservation: Highlights, challenges, and key lessons from global case studies
2026 · Fisheries Research
Reviews how aquaculture helps restore and conserve aquatic species in case studies.
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- Indonesia: The Most Overlooked Country in the Global Seafood System
2025 · Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
Examines Indonesia's seafood system, including production and trade trends.
- Hatchery Propagation of Imperiled Aquatic Organisms for Recovery and Restoration: A Review of Twenty Priority Programs in the United States
2025 · Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
Evaluates U.S. hatchery programs for conserving aquatic species using best practices.
- Implications of depensation on oyster recruitment, population collapse, restoration, and sustainable fisheries management
2025 · Fisheries Research
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How to reach out
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