We are a research group in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences at the University of Florida/IFAS. We conduct integrative-transdisciplinary and disciplinary research across the ecological and human dimensions of fisheries and engage in innovative practice to help craft solutions for difficult management challenges. Among the broad challenges we address are the development and reform of fisheries enhancements (e.g. hatchery programs), resource conservation in inland and coastal fisheries, recreational fisheries management, and aquaculture development. Our work is global in scope and reach with current or former projects based in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The group is led by Kai Lorenzen, Professor of Integrative Fisheries Science.
New Publications
If you can’t access a paper you are interested in, email Kai (klorenzen@ufl.edu) to receive it for free.
Henry, R.D., Strickland, P.A., Barthel, B. Winston, B. & Lorenzen, K. (2024). Hurricane-induced dramatic decline and natural recovery of a vulnerable sportfish population: shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) in the Chipola River, Florida. Science of the Total Environment 954: 176306. LINK
Perry, D., Siders, Z.A., Crandall, C., Morales, N., Arlinghaus, R., Lorenzen, K. & Camp, E. (2024). Commitment of freshwater anglers and its relation to their preferences for stocking and other management actions. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81: 768-780. LINK (open access)
Marin, C., Adewumi, O.M., Asche, F., Garlock, T.M., Kristofersson, D.M., Lorenzen, K. & Yang, B. (2024). Does seafood trade enhance seafood availability in developing countries? The case of Nigeria. Marine Policy 161: 106030. LINK
Chong, L., Siders, Z., Lorenzen, K., Ahrens, R. & Camp, E. & (2024). Global synthesis of effects and feedbacks from artificial reefs on socioecological systems in recreational fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 25: 303-319. LINK (open access)
Upcoming Conferences
Aquaculture 2025, New Orleans, LA, March 6-10, 2025
World Aquaculture 2025, Qingdao, China, April 24-27, 2025
Contact
Kai Lorenzen, Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida/IFAS, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653. Email: klorenzen@ufl.edu