We are a research group 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.
Harrison, H.L., White, S., Loneragan, N.R., Hazell, J.E. & Lorenzen, K. (2025) Fish(eries) management on the third rail: Defusing and advancing the dialogue on hatcheries and stocking for enhancement, conservation, and restoration. Fisheries in press LINK
Asche, F., Garlock, T.M., Anderson, J.L. Pincinato, R.B., Anderson, C.M. Camp, E.V., Chu, J., Cojocaru, A.L., Eggert, H., Lorenzen, K., Love, D.C., Tveteras, R. (2025) A review of global fisheries performance. Fish and Fisheries 26: 444-453. LINK
Golden, A.S., Arlidge, W.N.S., Crandall, C., Ehrlich, E., van den Heuvel, L., Klefoth, T., Kochalski, S., Lorenzen, K., Sbragaglia, V., Skov, C., Venturelli, P., Arlinghaus, R. & Shephard, S. (2025). What is(n’t) environmental stewardship? Eliciting unspoken assumptions using fisheries as a model. Conservation Letters 18: e13083. LINK
Upcoming Conferences
American Fisheries Society 155th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 2025
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