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) and you’ll get the pdf for free.
Garlock, T. Asche, F. Anderson, J.D., Hilsenroth, J., Lorenzen, K., Pincinato, R.B.M. & Tveterås, R. (2023). Global and regional determinants of diversity in blue foods. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 31 LINK
Chong, L. Fisch, N., Borsum, J.S., Granneman, J., Perry, D., Love, G., Hall-Scharf, B., Botta, R. Lorenzen, K., Camp, E. & Siders, Z. (2023). Examining the performance of alternative harvest regulations for short-lived taxa: A case study of Florida bay scallop management. Fisheries Research 263: 106683. LINK
Arthur, R., Valbo-Jørgensen, J., Lorenzen, K., Kelkar, N. (2023). Stocking in inland food fisheries of South and Southeast Asia: issues, risks and rewards. Fisheries Management and Ecology (early view) LINK
Lorenzen, K. (2022). Size- and age-dependent natural mortality in fish populations: Biology, models, implications, and a generalized length-inverse mortality paradigm. Fisheries Research 255: 106454. LINK
Lorenzen, K., Camp, E.V. & Garlock, T.M. (2022). Natural mortality and body size in fish populations. Fisheries Research 252: 106327. LINK
Current Projects
Fisheries Management in the SE Florida Coral Ecosystem Conservation Area
Lake Malombe (Malawi) Fisheries Enhancement
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Greater Amberjack Research Program – Visioning Phase
Upcoming Conferences
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, August 20-24, 2023
9th World Fisheries Congress, Seattle, WA, March 3-9, 2024
7th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, Puerto Varas, Chile, November 2024
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