We are a research group and collaboration hub (CoLab) in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences at the University of Florida/IFAS. Guided by an integrative perspective and approach, we conduct research across the ecological and social 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, Distinguished 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.
Lipscomb, T.N., Gumm, J., Hewitt, D.A., Andrade, R., Wilke, N. & Lorenzen, K. (2026). Hatchery propagation of imperiled aquatic organisms for recovery and restoration: a review of twenty priority programs in the United States. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 34: 373-384. LINK
Benjamin, E.D., Murray, C.A., Riquelme, R., Camp, E., Jeffs, A., Patterson, J., Pilnick, A., Gumm , J., Lipscomb, T., Aroca, G. Avila, M., Richards, H. & Lorenzen, K. (2026) Aquaculture-aided aquatic restoration and conservation: Highlights, challenges, and key lessons from global case studies. Fisheries Research 298: 107752. LINK
Hervas, S., Talley, T.S., Palinkas, A., Camp, E.V., Hazell, J. & Lorenzen, K. (2026). 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. Fisheries Research 296: 107690. LINK
Camp, E.V., Pine, W., Casola, W.R., Benjamin, E.D., Palmer, C., Klizentyte, K., & Lorenzen, K. (2026). Implications of depensation on oyster recruitment, population collapse, restoration, and sustainable fisheries management. Fisheries Research 293: 107627. LINK
Upcoming Conferences
American Fisheries Society 156th Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, September 2026
Contact
Kai Lorenzen, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida/IFAS, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653. Email: klorenzen@ufl.edu