CASC Fish Research Active
The Fish and Climate Change Database (FiCli)
FiCli is a comprehensive, publicly-available database of peer-reviewed literature on climate change impacts to inland fish.
The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat)
CreelCat is a first-of-its-kind national database of angler-survey data.
Featured Project
Indigenous Perspectives on Lake Sturgeon and the Potential Impact of Climate Change
CASCs Lead Special Journal Issue
CASC Fish Team leader Abby Lynch led a special issue in the journal Fisheries Management and Ecology on applying the Resist-Adapt-Direct (RAD) Framework to fisheries management and conservation.
The CASC Fish Research Program is a dynamic group of federal researchers and early-career scientists working together to explore the impacts of climate and other stressors on fish and aquatic systems to inform conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainable use.
About Us
The CASC Fish Research Program is made up of a dynamic team of federal scientists, student contractors, fellows, and interns. We work collaboratively with programs within the Department of the Interior, other federal agencies, universities, management agencies, and conservation practitioners to conduct science and science synthesis at local, national, and global scales.
Our goal is to better understand global change impacts to these important resources and help stakeholders strategically conserve and adapt to changing conditions.
Research Themes
The CASC Fish Research team explores a wide variety of science topics relating to fish and climate change, including:
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Aquatic ecosystems
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Food web / trophic dynamics
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Novel communities
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Climate adaptation
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Non-native aquatic species
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Policy and management
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Fisheries management
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Sustainable development
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Sustainable seafood
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Research with On-The-Ground Impacts
The CASC Fish Research Team works closely with a diverse group of partners to ensure their research can be directly used by resource managers and conservation practitioners to inform fisheries management. They include partners in every stage of the scientific process, specifically designing their projects to address pressing management challenges and to fill in knowledge gaps. They work with everyone from individual anglers and Indigenous communities up to large professional networks, purposefully collaborating with diverse voices to create new and innovative approaches. They are often asked to present their research to Federal leadership through Congressional briefings and in-person presentations.
The CASC Fish Research Team lead diverse, cutting-edge research on the effects of climate change on fish populations around the world. Learn more about their research projects below or check out our Project Explorer to see all the work the CASCs do on fish.
The CASC Fish Research Team's diverse projects and people are often highlighted in videos and feature films. Explore our team's webinars, profiles, and research highlights below.
RAD Framework Webinar
Ecosystems are transforming under climate change, with substantial shifts in ecological processes and important ecosystem services occurring at unprecedented rates. The RAD Framework can help resource managers make informed strategies for responding to ecological transformation.
The CASC Fish Research Team is highly prolific and has published over 100 academic articles. Check out a selection of their publications below.
CASC Fish Team Publications
The CASC Fish Team publishes more and more papers every year, from their first publication in 2012 to their 141st publication as of May 2023.
Stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems: From Leopold's land ethic to a freshwater ethic
Culturally diverse expert teams have yet to bring comprehensive linguistic diversity to intergovernmental ecosystem assessments
Creel surveys for social-ecological systems focused fisheries management
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) scenario planning summary report
A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity
Is there enough water? How bearish and bullish outlooks are linked to decision-maker perspectives on environmental flows
COVID-19 pandemic impacts on global inland fisheries
Lessons for leaders: The difference between good and great
Fishing for food: Quantifying recreational fisheries harvest in Wisconsin lakes
Effects of climate and land-use changes on fish catches across lakes at a global scale
Do empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol
Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The Fish Research Team develops a variety of tools and products for different audiences. The team produces geonarratives for the public to communicate the threats to inland fisheries around the world, while also developing tools to assist managers working to conserve these fisheries. Browse the different tools below!
The CASC network loves to highlight Fish Team research. Browse related news announcements below. To stay up-to-date on all Fish Team activities, sign up for the CASC newsletter.
The CASC Fish Research team is always growing! Below, find lists of our current affiliates, past members, and our federal staff.
Current Affiliates
Andrew DiSanto, UVA
Daria Gundermann, UVA
Shemaiah Kentish, GMU
Mitch Lang, UVA
Sean Lewandoski, MSU
Jason Motley, GMU
Anuti Shah, UVA
Cielo Sharkus, UMASS - Amherst
Nick Sievert, ORISE
Gretchen Stokes, ORISE
Cassie VanWynen, PMF Fellow
Past Members
Asha Ajmani, Beverly Bachmann, Rachel Bratton, Daniel Buczek, Lauren Craige, Janet Cushing, Rebecca Dalton, Amanda Davis, Lakshita Dey, Sarah Endyke, James Garner, Henry Legett, Lucy Lockwood, Erika Minock, Bonnie Myers, Logan Neu, Emily Powell, Aly Putnam, Cristian Ramirez, Ashley Robertson, Chelsie Romulo, Hunter Sayre, Jason Shin, Michelle Staudinger, Justin Taylor
Past Members (Cont.)
Keenan Yakola, Jesse Wong, Ray Zhang
Abigail J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Research Fish Biologist, National CASC
T. Douglas Beard, Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Administrator, National CASC
Shawn L Carter, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, National CASC
- Overview
The CASC Fish Research Program is a dynamic group of federal researchers and early-career scientists working together to explore the impacts of climate and other stressors on fish and aquatic systems to inform conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainable use.
About Us
The CASC Fish Research Program is made up of a dynamic team of federal scientists, student contractors, fellows, and interns. We work collaboratively with programs within the Department of the Interior, other federal agencies, universities, management agencies, and conservation practitioners to conduct science and science synthesis at local, national, and global scales.
Our goal is to better understand global change impacts to these important resources and help stakeholders strategically conserve and adapt to changing conditions.
Research Themes
Sources/Usage: Some content may have restrictions. View Media DetailsThe CASC Fish Research team explores a wide variety of science topics relating to fish and climate change, including:
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Aquatic ecosystems
-
Food web / trophic dynamics
-
Novel communities
-
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
-
Climate adaptation
-
Non-native aquatic species
-
Policy and management
-
Fisheries management
-
Sustainable development
-
Sustainable seafood
-
Research with On-The-Ground Impacts
The CASC Fish Research Team works closely with a diverse group of partners to ensure their research can be directly used by resource managers and conservation practitioners to inform fisheries management. They include partners in every stage of the scientific process, specifically designing their projects to address pressing management challenges and to fill in knowledge gaps. They work with everyone from individual anglers and Indigenous communities up to large professional networks, purposefully collaborating with diverse voices to create new and innovative approaches. They are often asked to present their research to Federal leadership through Congressional briefings and in-person presentations.
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- Science
The CASC Fish Research Team lead diverse, cutting-edge research on the effects of climate change on fish populations around the world. Learn more about their research projects below or check out our Project Explorer to see all the work the CASCs do on fish.
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The CASC Fish Research Team's diverse projects and people are often highlighted in videos and feature films. Explore our team's webinars, profiles, and research highlights below.
RAD Framework WebinarEcosystems are transforming under climate change, with substantial shifts in ecological processes and important ecosystem services occurring at unprecedented rates. The RAD Framework can help resource managers make informed strategies for responding to ecological transformation.
- Publications
The CASC Fish Research Team is highly prolific and has published over 100 academic articles. Check out a selection of their publications below.
CASC Fish Team PublicationsThe CASC Fish Team publishes more and more papers every year, from their first publication in 2012 to their 141st publication as of May 2023.
Filter Total Items: 101Stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems: From Leopold's land ethic to a freshwater ethic
In 1949, Aldo Leopold formalized the concept of the ‘land ethic’, in what emerged as a foundational and transformational way of thinking about natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and stewardship in terrestrial systems. Yet, the land ethic has inherent linkages to aquatic ecosystems; Leopold himself conducted research on rivers and lakes, and freshwater ecosystems figured widelyAuthorsSteven J. Cooke, Abigail J. Lynch, John J. Piccolo, Julian D. Olden, Andrea J. Reid, Steve J. OrmerodCulturally diverse expert teams have yet to bring comprehensive linguistic diversity to intergovernmental ecosystem assessments
Multicultural representation is a stated goal of many global scientific assessment processes. These processes aim to mobilize a broader, more diverse knowledge base and increase legitimacy and inclusiveness of these assessment processes. Often, enhancing cultural diversity is encouraged through involvement of diverse expert teams and sources of knowledge in different languages. In this article, weAuthorsAbigail Lynch, Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares, Ignacio Palomo, Pedro Jaureguiberry, Tatsuya Amano, Zeenatul Basher, Michelle Lim, Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Aibek Samakov, Odirilwe SelomaneCreel surveys for social-ecological systems focused fisheries management
Recreational fisheries are social-ecological systems (SES), and knowledge of human dimensions coupled with ecology are critically needed to understand their system dynamics. Creel surveys, which typically occur in-person and on-site, serve as an important tool for informing fisheries management. Recreational fisheries creel data have the potential to inform large-scale understanding of social andAuthorsChelsey L. Nieman, Carolyn Iwicki, Abigail Lynch, Greg G. Sass, Christopher T. Solomon, Ashley Trudeau, Brett van PoortenNorth Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) scenario planning summary report
Scenario planning provides a structured framework that can be used in strategic planning to help manage risk and prioritize actions (Schwartz 1996; Peterson et al. 2003). By providing a mechanism to communicate about complex situations, scenario planning encourages “out-of-the-box” thinking to help groups assess the impacts of plausible future scenarios on a target or resource. The outcomes from sAuthorsDiane Borggaard, Dori Dick, Jonathan Star, Barbara Zoodsma, Michael A. Alexander, Michael J. Asaro, Lynne Barre, Shannon Bettridge, Peter Burns, Julie Crocker, Quay Dortch, Lance Garrison, Frances Gulland, Ben Haskell, Sean Hayes, Allison Henry, K. Hyde, Henry Milliken, David Morin, John Quinlan, Teri Rowles, Vincent Saba, Michelle Staudinger, Harvey WalshA global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity
The COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting effects on the economy and society (e.g., sheltering-in-place, alterations in transportation, changes in consumer behaviour, loss of employment) have yielded some benefits and risks to biodiversity. Here, we considered the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced (or may influence) freshwater fish biodiversity (e.g., richness, abundance). In many cases,AuthorsSteve J. Cooke, William M. Twardek, Abigail Lynch, Ian G. Cowx, Julian D. Olden, Simon Funge-Smith, Kai Lorenzen, Robert Arlinghaus, Yushen Chen, Olaf L. F. Weyl, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Paulo S. Pompeu, Stephanie M. Carlson, John D. Koehn, Adrian C. Pinder, Rajeev Raghavan, Sui C. Phang, Aaron A. Koning, William W. Taylor, Devin M. Bartley, J. Robert BrittonIs there enough water? How bearish and bullish outlooks are linked to decision-maker perspectives on environmental flows
Policies that mandate environmental flows (e-flows) can be powerful tools for freshwater conservation, but implementation of these policies faces many hurdles. To better understand these challenges, we explored two key questions: (1) What additional data are needed to implement e-flows? and (2) What are the major socio-political barriers to implementing e-flows? We surveyed water and natural resouAuthorsSean M. Wineland, Rachel Fovargue, Betsey York, Abigail Lynch, Craig Paukert, Thomas M. NeesonCOVID-19 pandemic impacts on global inland fisheries
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to environmental recovery in some ecosystems from a global “anthropause,” yet such evidence for natural resources with extraction or production value (e.g., fisheries) is limited. This brief report provides a data-driven global snapshot of expert-perceived impacts of COVID-19 on inland fisheries. We distributed an online survey assessing perceptions of inland fisheryAuthorsGretchen L. Stokes, Abigail Lynch, Benjamin S. Lowe, Simon Funge-Smith, John Valbo-Jorgensen, Samuel J. SmidtLessons for leaders: The difference between good and great
No abstract available.AuthorsT. Douglas Beard, Abigail LynchFishing for food: Quantifying recreational fisheries harvest in Wisconsin lakes
Recreational fisheries have high economic worth, valued at US$190 billion globally. An important, but underappreciated, secondary value of recreational catch is its role as a source of food. This contribution is poorly understood due to difficulty in estimating recreational harvest at spatial scales beyond a single system, as traditionally estimated from individual creel surveys. Here, we addressAuthorsHolly Embke, T. Douglas Beard, Abigail Lynch, Vander ZandenEffects of climate and land-use changes on fish catches across lakes at a global scale
Globally, our knowledge on lake fisheries is still limited despite their importance to food security and livelihoods. Here we show that fish catches can respond either positively or negatively to climate and land-use changes, by analyzing time-series data (1970–2014) for 31 lakes across five continents. We find that effects of a climate or land-use driver (e.g., air temperature) on lake environmenAuthorsY. Kao, Mark W. Rogers, David Bunnell, I. G. Cowx, S. S. Qian, O. Anneville, T. Douglas Beard, A. Brinker, J. R. Britton, R. Chura-Crusz, N. J. Gownaris, J. R. Jackson, K. Kangur, J. Kolding, A.A. Lukin, Abigail Lynch, N. Mercado-Silva, R. Moncayo-Estrada, F. J. Njaya, I. Ostrovsky, L.G. Rudstam, A. L. E. Sandström, Y. Sato, Humberto Siguayro-Mamani, A. Thorpe, P. A. M. van Zwieten, P. Volta, Y. Q. Wang, A. Weiperth, O. L. F. Weyl, Joelle D. YoungDo empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol
Background Among the most widely anticipated climate-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution in response to changing climate conditions. In particular, a series of commonly articulated hypotheses have emerged: species are expected to shift their distributions to higher latitudes, greater elevations, and deeper depths in responAuthorsMadeleine A. Rubenstein, Sarah R. Weiskopf, Shawn Carter, Mitchell Eaton, Ciara Johnson, Abigail Lynch, Brian W. Miller, Toni Lyn Morelli, Mari Angel Rodriguez, Adam Terando, Laura ThompsonInland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Inland fish provide food for billions and livelihoods for millions of people worldwide and are integral to effective freshwater ecosystem function, yet the recognition of these services is notably absent in development discussions and policies, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How might the SDGs be enhanced if inland fishery services were integrated into policies anAuthorsAbigail Lynch, Vittoria Elliott, Sui C. Phang, Julie E. Claussen, Ian Harrison, Karen J. Murchie, E. Ashley Steel, Gretchen L. Stokes - Web Tools
The Fish Research Team develops a variety of tools and products for different audiences. The team produces geonarratives for the public to communicate the threats to inland fisheries around the world, while also developing tools to assist managers working to conserve these fisheries. Browse the different tools below!
- News
The CASC network loves to highlight Fish Team research. Browse related news announcements below. To stay up-to-date on all Fish Team activities, sign up for the CASC newsletter.
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The CASC Fish Research team is always growing! Below, find lists of our current affiliates, past members, and our federal staff.
Current AffiliatesAndrew DiSanto, UVA
Daria Gundermann, UVA
Shemaiah Kentish, GMU
Mitch Lang, UVA
Sean Lewandoski, MSU
Jason Motley, GMU
Anuti Shah, UVA
Cielo Sharkus, UMASS - Amherst
Nick Sievert, ORISE
Gretchen Stokes, ORISE
Cassie VanWynen, PMF Fellow
Past MembersAsha Ajmani, Beverly Bachmann, Rachel Bratton, Daniel Buczek, Lauren Craige, Janet Cushing, Rebecca Dalton, Amanda Davis, Lakshita Dey, Sarah Endyke, James Garner, Henry Legett, Lucy Lockwood, Erika Minock, Bonnie Myers, Logan Neu, Emily Powell, Aly Putnam, Cristian Ramirez, Ashley Robertson, Chelsie Romulo, Hunter Sayre, Jason Shin, Michelle Staudinger, Justin Taylor
Past Members (Cont.)Keenan Yakola, Jesse Wong, Ray Zhang
Abigail J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Research Fish Biologist, National CASCEmailPhoneT. Douglas Beard, Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Administrator, National CASCEmailPhoneShawn L Carter, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, National CASCEmailPhone