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T. Douglas Beard, Jr., Ph.D.

Doug Beard is the Senior Administrator of the National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) and the head of the broader CASC network, consisting of one national and nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers. 

Doug Beard is the Senior Administrator of the National Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC). He previously held the position of Acting Associate Director for the Land Resources Mission Area. In this role, he provided executive level oversight for several programs, including the Land Change Science Program, Land Remote Sensing Program, National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Climate Research and Development Program, Carbon Sequestration assessments, and the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

Prior to joining the USGS, Doug served as the program coordinator for the USGS Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources Program and worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as a staff fisheries biologist. Doug holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a master’s degree in fish and wildlife sciences from Penn State University, and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Professional Experience

  • Program coordinator, USGS Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources Program

  • Staff fisheries biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Sciences, Penn State University

  • B.S. in Biology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Former President of the World Council of Fisheries Societies. 

Honors and Awards

  • 2021 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award, Federal Government

  • American Fisheries Society (AFS) Fellow

Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 33

Effects 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 environmen
Authors
Y. 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. Young
By
Cooperative Research Units

InFish: A professional network to promote global conservation and responsible use of inland fish

Inland fishes and fisheries make substantial contributions to individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape that includes climate, water allocations, and societal changes. However, current limitations to valuing the services provided by inland fish and their fisheries often leaves them out of key decision‐making discussions. InFish is a voluntary professional network wit
Authors
Abigail J Lynch, Devin M. Bartley, T. Douglas Beard, David Bunnell, Steve J. Cooke, Ian. G. Cowx, Simon Funge-Smith, Craig Paukert, Mark W. Rogers, William W. Taylor
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units

The nexus of fun and nutrition: Recreational fishing is also about food

Recreational fishing is a popular activity in aquatic ecosystems around the globe using a variety of gears including rod and line and to a lesser extent handlines, spears, bow and arrow, traps and nets. Similar to the propensity to engage in voluntary catch-and-release, the propensity to harvest fishes strongly varies among cultures, locations, species and fisheries. There is a misconception that
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, William M. Twardek, Robert J. Lennox, Aaron J. Zolderdo, Shannon D. Bower, Lee F. G. Gutowsky, Andy J. Danylchuk, Robert Arlinghaus, T. Douglas Beard
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest

Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous services for communities worldwide, including irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water; however, the services provided by inland fisheries – nourishment, employment, and recreational opportunities – are often comparatively undervalued. We provide an independent estimate of global lake harvest to improve biological and socioeconomic assessments of inland fi
Authors
Andrew M. Deines, David B. Bunnell, Mark W. Rogers, David Bennion, Whitney Woelmer, Michael J. Sayers, Amanda G. Grimm, Robert A. Shuchman, Zachary B. Raymer, Colin N. Brooks, Justin G. Mychek-Londer, William W. Taylor, T. Douglas Beard
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

Standard methods for sampling freshwater fishes: Opportunities for international collaboration

With publication of Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes in 2009, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) recommended standard procedures for North America. To explore interest in standardizing at intercontinental scales, a symposium attended by international specialists in freshwater fish sampling was convened at the 145th Annual AFS Meeting in Portland, Oregon, in August 2
Authors
Scott A. Bonar, Norman Mercado-Silva, Wayne A. Hubert, T. Douglas Beard, Göran Dave, Jan Kubečka, Brian D. S. Graeb, Nigel P. Lester, Mark T. Porath, Ian J. Winfield
By
Cooperative Research Units

Grand challenges in the management and conservation of North American inland fishes and fisheries

Even with long-standing management and extensive science support, North American inland fish and fisheries still face many conservation and management challenges. We used a grand challenges approach to identify critical roadblocks that if removed would help solve important problems in the management and long-term conservation of North American inland fish and fisheries. We identified seven grand c
Authors
Abigail Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, T. Douglas Beard, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Andrew M. Song, Micheal S. Allen, Zeenatul Basher, David B. Bunnell, Edward V. Camp, Ian G. Cowx, Jonathan A. Freedman, Vivian M. Nguyen, Joel K. Nohner, Mark W. Rogers, Zachary A. Siders, William W. Taylor, So-Jung Youn
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Comparing stream-specific to generalized temperature models to guide salmonid management in a changing climate

Global climate change is predicted to increase air and stream temperatures and alter thermal habitat suitability for growth and survival of coldwater fishes, including brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown trout (Salmo trutta), and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In a changing climate, accurate stream temperature modeling is increasingly important for sustainable salmonid management thro
Authors
Andrew K. Carlson, William W. Taylor, Kelsey M. Hartikainen, Dana M. Infante, T. Douglas Beard, Abigail Lynch
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

To manage inland fisheries is to manage at the social-ecological watershed scale

Approaches to managing inland fisheries vary between systems and regions but are often based on large-scale marine fisheries principles and thus limited and outdated. Rarely do they adopt holistic approaches that consider the complex interplay among humans, fish, and the environment. We argue that there is an urgent need for a shift in inland fisheries management towards holistic and transdiscipli
Authors
Vivian T. Nguyen, Abigail Lynch, Nathan Young, Ian G. Cowx, T. Douglas Beard, William W. Taylor, Steven J. Cooke
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

On the sustainability of inland fisheries: Finding a future for the forgotten

At present, inland fisheries are not often a national or regional governance priority and as a result, inland capture fisheries are undervalued and largely overlooked. As such they are threatened in both developing and developed countries. Indeed, due to lack of reliable data, inland fisheries have never been part of any high profile global fisheries assessment and are notably absent from the Sust
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, Edward H. Allison, T. Douglas Beard, Robert Arlinghaus, Angela Arthington, Devin Bartley, Ian G. Cowx, Carlos Fuentevilla, Nancy J. Léonard, Kai Lorenzen, Abigail Lynch, Vivian M. Nguyen, So-Jung Youn, William W. Tayor, Robin Welcomme
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The social, economic, and environmental importance of inland fish and fisheries

Though reported capture fisheries are dominated by marine production, inland fish and fisheries make substantial contributions to meeting the challenges faced by individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape. Inland capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute over 40% to the world’s reported finfish production from less than 0.01% of the total volume of water on earth.
Authors
Abigail J. Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, Andrew M. Deines, Shannon D. Bower, David B. Bunnell, Ian G. Cowx, Vivian M. Nguyen, Joel K. Nohner, Kaviphone Phouthavong, Betsy Riley, Mark W. Rogers, William W. Taylor, Whitney Woelmer, So-Jung Youn, T. Douglas Beard
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Drivers and synergies in the management of inland fisheries: Searching for sustainable solutions

Freshwater is a shared resource.  Water challenges (i.e., too much, too little, too dirty) are recognized to have global implications.  Many sectors rely upon water and, in some cases, the limited availability of water leads to tough decisions.  Though inland fish and fisheries play important roles in providing food security, human well-being, and ecosystem productivity, this sector is often under
Authors
Abigail Lynch, T. Douglas Beard
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Climate change projections for lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) recruitment in the 1836 Treaty Waters of the Upper Great Lakes

Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is an ecologically, culturally, and economically important species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Lake whitefish have been a staple food source for thousands of years and, since 1980, have supported the most economically valuable (annual catch value ≈ US$16.6 million) and productive (annual harvest ≈ 7 million kg) commercial fishery in the upper Great Lakes
Authors
Abigail J. Lynch, William W. Taylor, T. Douglas Beard, Brent M. Lofgren
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Non-USGS Publications**

Beard, Jr. T. D., E. H. Allison, D. A. Bartley, I. G. Cowx, S. J. Cooke, C. Fuentevilla, A. J. Lynch, W. W. Taylor. 2016. Inland fish and fisheries: A call to action. In Freshwater, fish, and the future: Proceedings of the global cross-sectoral conference, W. W. Taylor, D. M. Bartley, C. I Goddard, N. J. Leonard, and R. Welcomme, eds., pp. 1-6. American Fisheries Society Press: Bethesda, MD.
Cooke, S.J., D.M. Bartley, T. Douglas Beard, Jr., I.G. Cowx, C.I. Goddard, C. Fuentevilla, N.J. Leonard, A.J. Lynch, K. Lorenzen, and W.W. Taylor. 2016. From ideas to action: ten steps to responsible inland fisheries that support livelihoods, food security and healthy aquatic ecosystems. In Freshwater, fish, and the future: Proceedings of the global cross-sectoral conference, W. W. Taylor, D. M. Bartley, C. I Goddard, N. J. Leonard, and R. Welcomme, eds., pp. 343-351. American Fisheries Society Press: Bethesda, MD.
Nguyen, V.M., A.J. Lynch, N. Young, I.G. Cowx, T.D. Beard, Jr, W.W. Taylor, and S.J. Cooke. 2016. To manage inland fisheries is to manage at the social-ecological watershed scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 181:312-325.
Beard, T.D, Jr. 2014. Creating professional networks for successful career enhancement. Pages 239-244 in W.W. Taylor, A.J. Lynch, and N.J. Leonard, editors. Future of fisheries: perspectives for emerging professionals. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Matthias, B.G., M.S. Allen, R.N.M. Ahrens, T.D. Beard, Jr. and J.A. Kerns. 2014. Hide and seek: interplay of fish and anglers influences spatial fisheries management. Fisheries 39:261-269.
Camacho, A. and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2014. Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change. In Social-Ecological Resilience and Law, edited by Ahjond S. Garmestani and Craig R. Allen. Columbia University Press.
Youn, S. J., W. W. Taylor, A. J. Lynch, I. G. Cowx, T. D. Beard Jr., D. Bartley, and F. Wu. 2014. Inland capture fishery contributions to global food security and threats to their future. Global Food Security 3:142-148.
Cooke, S. J., Lapointe, N. W. R., Martins, E. G., Thiem, J. D., Raby, G. D., Taylor, M. K., Beard, T. D. and Cowx, I. G. 2013. Failure to engage the public in issues related to inland fishes and fisheries: strategies for building public and political will to promote meaningful conservation. Journal of Fish Biology, 83: 997–1018.
Brown, M.L., M.S. Allen and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2012. Data management and statistical techniques. Pages 15-78 in A. Zale, D. Parrish and T. Sutton eds. Fisheries Techniques, 3rd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Daedlow, K., T. D. Beard, Jr., and R. Arlinghaus. 2011. A Property Rights-Based View on Management of Inland Recreational Fisheries: Contrasting Common and Public Fishing Rights Regimes in Germany and the United States. In Beard, T.D., Jr., A. Loftus and R. Arlinghaus (eds.) The angler in the environment; proceedings of the 5th World Recreational Fisheries Conference. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Beard, T.D., Jr., S. Sutton and R. Arlinghaus (eds.) 2011. The angler in the environment: social, economic, biological, and ethical dimensions; proceedings of the 5th World Recreational Fisheries Conference. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Tsukamoto, K, T. Kawamura, T. Takeuchi, T.D. Beard, Jr. and M. Kaiser (eds.) 2008. Fisheries for global welfare and environment. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama, Japan. Terra Scientific Publishing Company, Tokyo.
Beard, T.D., Jr., H. Allen, E.P. Anderson and K.L. Smith. 2008. Tradeoffs in management of freshwater ecosystem services under international environmental conventions: the case of inland waters fisheries. In M. Schecter, N.J. Leonard and W.W. Taylor eds. International Governance of Fisheries Ecosystems: Learning from the Past, Finding Solutions for the Future. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Hayes, D. J., Hansen, M. J. and T. D. Beard, Jr. 2007. Sampling and experimental design. In M. L. Brown and C. S. Guy, eds. Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Rodríguez, J. P., T. D. Beard, Jr., E. M. Bennett, G. S. Cumming, S. Cork, J. Agard, A. P. Dobson, and G. D. Peterson. 2006. Trade-offs across space, time, and ecosystem services. Ecology and Society 11(1): 28.
Hansen, M. J., T. D. Beard, Jr. and S. W. Hewett. 2005. Effect of measurement error on tests of density dependence of catchability for walleyes in northern Wisconsin angling and spearing fisheries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 25:1010-1015.
Toth, F. L., E. Hizsnyik, J. Park, K. Saterson, A. Stott, T. D. Beard, Jr., D. Deane, C. Ringler, D. van Vuuren. 2005. Policy synthesis for key stakeholders. In S.R. Carpenter and P. Pingali, eds., Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Volume 2: Scenarios.
Rodríguez, J. P., T. D. Beard, Jr., J. Agard, E. M. Bennett, S. Cork, G. Cumming, D. Deane, A. P. Dobson, D. M. Lodge, M. Mutale, G. Nelson, G. D. Peterson, and T. Ribeiro. 2005. Interactions among ecosystem services. In S.R. Carpenter and P. Pingali, eds., Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Volume 2: Scenarios.
Rogers, M. W., M. J. Hansen and T. D. Beard, Jr., 2005. Relationships between recapture rates from different gears for estimating walleye abundance in northern Wisconsin Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 25(1):195-202.
Sass, G.G., S. W. Hewett, T. D. Beard Jr, A. H. Fayram and J. F. Kitchell. 2004. The role of density dependence in growth patterns of ceded territory walleye populations of Northern Wisconsin: effects of changing management regimes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 24:1262–1278.
Beard, T.D., Jr., S. Cox, and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Impacts of daily bag limit reductions on angler effort for Wisconsin walleye lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 23:1283-1293.
Rogers, M. W., M. J. Hansen and T. D. Beard, Jr. 2003. Catchability of walleyes to fyke netting and electrofishing in northern Wisconsin Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:1193-1206.
Beard, T.D., Jr., P. W. Rasmussen, S.P. Cox and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Evaluation of a management system for a mixed walleye spearing and angling fishery in northern Wisconsin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 23:481-491.
Beard, T.D., Jr., M. J. Hansen, and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Development of a regional stock-recruitment model for understanding factors affecting walleye recruitment in northern Wisconsin lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132:382-391.
Peterson, G.D., T.D. Beard, Jr., B.E. Beisner, E.M. Bennett, S.R. Carpenter, G.D. Cumming, C.L. Dent, T.D. Havlicek. 2003. Assessing future ecosystem services: a case study of the Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin. Ecology and Society 7(3): 1.
Cox, S., T.D. Beard, Jr., and C.J. Walters. 2002. Harvest Control in open-access sport fisheries: hot rod or asleep at the reel? Bulletin of Marine Science 70:749-761.
Beard, T. D., Jr. 2002. The roles of recruitment, angler effort response, angler perception, and exploitation limits in structuring regional walleye fisheries in northern Wisconsin. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fayram, A.H., S.H. Hewett, S.J. Gilbert, S.D. Plaster, and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2001. Evaluation of a 15-inch minimum length limit for walleye angling in northern Wisconsin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:816-824.
M.J. Hansen, T.D. Beard, Jr. and S.W. Hewett. 2000. Catch rates and catchability of walleyes in angling and spearing fisheries in northern Wisconsin lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20:109-118.
Beard, T.D., Jr. and T.E. Essington. 2000. Effects of angling and life history processes on bluegill size structure: insights from an individual-based model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:561-568.
Beard, T.D., Jr. and J.M. Kampa. 1999. Changes in bluegill, black crappie and yellow perch populations in Wisconsin during 1967-1991. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19:1037-1043.
Beard, T.D., Jr., and 9 coauthors. 1998. The multistate aquatic resource information system. Fisheries 23(5):14-18.
Jennings, M.J., J. Lyons, E. Emmons, G. Hatzenbeler, M. Bozek, T. Simonson, T.D. Beard, Jr. and D. Fago. 1998. Toward the development of an index of biotic integrity for inland lakes in Wisconsin. In T. P. Simon, ed., Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resource quality using fish assemblages. CRC press.
Rasmussen, P.W., M.D. Staggs, T.D. Beard, Jr. and S.P. Newman. 1998. Bias and confidence interval coverage of creel survey estimates evaluated by simulation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:469-480.
Beard, T.D. Jr., S.W. Hewett, Q. Yang, R.M. King and S. J. Gilbert. 1997. Prediction of angler catch rates based on walleye population density. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:621-627.
Beard, T.D. Jr., M.T. Drake, J.E. Breck and N.A. Nate. 1997. Effects of simulated angling regulations on stunting in bluegill populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:525-532.
Membership Concerns Committee, Situational Ethics Workgroup. 1993. Should we eat these fish? A situational ethics survey of AFS members. Fisheries 18(2):19-23.
Beard, T.D. Jr. and R.F. Carline. 1991. Influence of spawning and other stream habitat features on spatial variability of wild brown trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120:711-722.
Carline, R.F., T.D. Beard Jr, and B.A. Hollender. 1991. Response of wild brown trout to elimination of stocking and no-harvest regulations without tackle restrictions. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 11:253¬-266.
Beard, T.D. Jr. 1990. M.S. The effects of redd distribution and embryo survival on spatial variation in wild brown trout densities in Spring Creek, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Master of Science Thesis. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Beard, T.D., Jr. 2003. NBII: providing access to data and information on U.S. Biological Resources. Fisheries 28(5):27.
Beard, T.D., Jr., P. Bueno and J. Fisher. 2006. Tsunami relief fund making an impact. Fisheries 31:190.
Beard, T.D., Jr. 2007. 5th World Fisheries Congress planning well underway. Fisheries 32:189.
Beard, T.D., Jr., W.W. Taylor, N.A. Graham, N.J. Leonard, and K.E. Waco. 2008. Study abroad; a faculty perspective. Fisheries 33:39.
Beard, T.D., Jr., R. O’Malley, and J. Robertson. 2011. New research on climate’s front lines understanding climate change impacts on fish and wildlife. The Wildlife Professional 5(3):26-31.
Haig, S.M., T.E. Martin, C.van Riper and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2013. Pathways for conservation. Science 341 (6143): 215.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 33

    Effects 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 environmen
    Authors
    Y. 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. Young
    By
    Cooperative Research Units

    InFish: A professional network to promote global conservation and responsible use of inland fish

    Inland fishes and fisheries make substantial contributions to individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape that includes climate, water allocations, and societal changes. However, current limitations to valuing the services provided by inland fish and their fisheries often leaves them out of key decision‐making discussions. InFish is a voluntary professional network wit
    Authors
    Abigail J Lynch, Devin M. Bartley, T. Douglas Beard, David Bunnell, Steve J. Cooke, Ian. G. Cowx, Simon Funge-Smith, Craig Paukert, Mark W. Rogers, William W. Taylor
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units

    The nexus of fun and nutrition: Recreational fishing is also about food

    Recreational fishing is a popular activity in aquatic ecosystems around the globe using a variety of gears including rod and line and to a lesser extent handlines, spears, bow and arrow, traps and nets. Similar to the propensity to engage in voluntary catch-and-release, the propensity to harvest fishes strongly varies among cultures, locations, species and fisheries. There is a misconception that
    Authors
    Steven J. Cooke, William M. Twardek, Robert J. Lennox, Aaron J. Zolderdo, Shannon D. Bower, Lee F. G. Gutowsky, Andy J. Danylchuk, Robert Arlinghaus, T. Douglas Beard
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    The contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest

    Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous services for communities worldwide, including irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water; however, the services provided by inland fisheries – nourishment, employment, and recreational opportunities – are often comparatively undervalued. We provide an independent estimate of global lake harvest to improve biological and socioeconomic assessments of inland fi
    Authors
    Andrew M. Deines, David B. Bunnell, Mark W. Rogers, David Bennion, Whitney Woelmer, Michael J. Sayers, Amanda G. Grimm, Robert A. Shuchman, Zachary B. Raymer, Colin N. Brooks, Justin G. Mychek-Londer, William W. Taylor, T. Douglas Beard
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

    Standard methods for sampling freshwater fishes: Opportunities for international collaboration

    With publication of Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes in 2009, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) recommended standard procedures for North America. To explore interest in standardizing at intercontinental scales, a symposium attended by international specialists in freshwater fish sampling was convened at the 145th Annual AFS Meeting in Portland, Oregon, in August 2
    Authors
    Scott A. Bonar, Norman Mercado-Silva, Wayne A. Hubert, T. Douglas Beard, Göran Dave, Jan Kubečka, Brian D. S. Graeb, Nigel P. Lester, Mark T. Porath, Ian J. Winfield
    By
    Cooperative Research Units

    Grand challenges in the management and conservation of North American inland fishes and fisheries

    Even with long-standing management and extensive science support, North American inland fish and fisheries still face many conservation and management challenges. We used a grand challenges approach to identify critical roadblocks that if removed would help solve important problems in the management and long-term conservation of North American inland fish and fisheries. We identified seven grand c
    Authors
    Abigail Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, T. Douglas Beard, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Andrew M. Song, Micheal S. Allen, Zeenatul Basher, David B. Bunnell, Edward V. Camp, Ian G. Cowx, Jonathan A. Freedman, Vivian M. Nguyen, Joel K. Nohner, Mark W. Rogers, Zachary A. Siders, William W. Taylor, So-Jung Youn
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    Comparing stream-specific to generalized temperature models to guide salmonid management in a changing climate

    Global climate change is predicted to increase air and stream temperatures and alter thermal habitat suitability for growth and survival of coldwater fishes, including brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown trout (Salmo trutta), and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In a changing climate, accurate stream temperature modeling is increasingly important for sustainable salmonid management thro
    Authors
    Andrew K. Carlson, William W. Taylor, Kelsey M. Hartikainen, Dana M. Infante, T. Douglas Beard, Abigail Lynch
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    To manage inland fisheries is to manage at the social-ecological watershed scale

    Approaches to managing inland fisheries vary between systems and regions but are often based on large-scale marine fisheries principles and thus limited and outdated. Rarely do they adopt holistic approaches that consider the complex interplay among humans, fish, and the environment. We argue that there is an urgent need for a shift in inland fisheries management towards holistic and transdiscipli
    Authors
    Vivian T. Nguyen, Abigail Lynch, Nathan Young, Ian G. Cowx, T. Douglas Beard, William W. Taylor, Steven J. Cooke
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    On the sustainability of inland fisheries: Finding a future for the forgotten

    At present, inland fisheries are not often a national or regional governance priority and as a result, inland capture fisheries are undervalued and largely overlooked. As such they are threatened in both developing and developed countries. Indeed, due to lack of reliable data, inland fisheries have never been part of any high profile global fisheries assessment and are notably absent from the Sust
    Authors
    Steven J. Cooke, Edward H. Allison, T. Douglas Beard, Robert Arlinghaus, Angela Arthington, Devin Bartley, Ian G. Cowx, Carlos Fuentevilla, Nancy J. Léonard, Kai Lorenzen, Abigail Lynch, Vivian M. Nguyen, So-Jung Youn, William W. Tayor, Robin Welcomme
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    The social, economic, and environmental importance of inland fish and fisheries

    Though reported capture fisheries are dominated by marine production, inland fish and fisheries make substantial contributions to meeting the challenges faced by individuals, society, and the environment in a changing global landscape. Inland capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute over 40% to the world’s reported finfish production from less than 0.01% of the total volume of water on earth.
    Authors
    Abigail J. Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, Andrew M. Deines, Shannon D. Bower, David B. Bunnell, Ian G. Cowx, Vivian M. Nguyen, Joel K. Nohner, Kaviphone Phouthavong, Betsy Riley, Mark W. Rogers, William W. Taylor, Whitney Woelmer, So-Jung Youn, T. Douglas Beard
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    Drivers and synergies in the management of inland fisheries: Searching for sustainable solutions

    Freshwater is a shared resource.  Water challenges (i.e., too much, too little, too dirty) are recognized to have global implications.  Many sectors rely upon water and, in some cases, the limited availability of water leads to tough decisions.  Though inland fish and fisheries play important roles in providing food security, human well-being, and ecosystem productivity, this sector is often under
    Authors
    Abigail Lynch, T. Douglas Beard
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    Climate change projections for lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) recruitment in the 1836 Treaty Waters of the Upper Great Lakes

    Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is an ecologically, culturally, and economically important species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Lake whitefish have been a staple food source for thousands of years and, since 1980, have supported the most economically valuable (annual catch value ≈ US$16.6 million) and productive (annual harvest ≈ 7 million kg) commercial fishery in the upper Great Lakes
    Authors
    Abigail J. Lynch, William W. Taylor, T. Douglas Beard, Brent M. Lofgren
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Beard, Jr. T. D., E. H. Allison, D. A. Bartley, I. G. Cowx, S. J. Cooke, C. Fuentevilla, A. J. Lynch, W. W. Taylor. 2016. Inland fish and fisheries: A call to action. In Freshwater, fish, and the future: Proceedings of the global cross-sectoral conference, W. W. Taylor, D. M. Bartley, C. I Goddard, N. J. Leonard, and R. Welcomme, eds., pp. 1-6. American Fisheries Society Press: Bethesda, MD.
    Cooke, S.J., D.M. Bartley, T. Douglas Beard, Jr., I.G. Cowx, C.I. Goddard, C. Fuentevilla, N.J. Leonard, A.J. Lynch, K. Lorenzen, and W.W. Taylor. 2016. From ideas to action: ten steps to responsible inland fisheries that support livelihoods, food security and healthy aquatic ecosystems. In Freshwater, fish, and the future: Proceedings of the global cross-sectoral conference, W. W. Taylor, D. M. Bartley, C. I Goddard, N. J. Leonard, and R. Welcomme, eds., pp. 343-351. American Fisheries Society Press: Bethesda, MD.
    Nguyen, V.M., A.J. Lynch, N. Young, I.G. Cowx, T.D. Beard, Jr, W.W. Taylor, and S.J. Cooke. 2016. To manage inland fisheries is to manage at the social-ecological watershed scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 181:312-325.
    Beard, T.D, Jr. 2014. Creating professional networks for successful career enhancement. Pages 239-244 in W.W. Taylor, A.J. Lynch, and N.J. Leonard, editors. Future of fisheries: perspectives for emerging professionals. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Matthias, B.G., M.S. Allen, R.N.M. Ahrens, T.D. Beard, Jr. and J.A. Kerns. 2014. Hide and seek: interplay of fish and anglers influences spatial fisheries management. Fisheries 39:261-269.
    Camacho, A. and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2014. Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change. In Social-Ecological Resilience and Law, edited by Ahjond S. Garmestani and Craig R. Allen. Columbia University Press.
    Youn, S. J., W. W. Taylor, A. J. Lynch, I. G. Cowx, T. D. Beard Jr., D. Bartley, and F. Wu. 2014. Inland capture fishery contributions to global food security and threats to their future. Global Food Security 3:142-148.
    Cooke, S. J., Lapointe, N. W. R., Martins, E. G., Thiem, J. D., Raby, G. D., Taylor, M. K., Beard, T. D. and Cowx, I. G. 2013. Failure to engage the public in issues related to inland fishes and fisheries: strategies for building public and political will to promote meaningful conservation. Journal of Fish Biology, 83: 997–1018.
    Brown, M.L., M.S. Allen and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2012. Data management and statistical techniques. Pages 15-78 in A. Zale, D. Parrish and T. Sutton eds. Fisheries Techniques, 3rd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Daedlow, K., T. D. Beard, Jr., and R. Arlinghaus. 2011. A Property Rights-Based View on Management of Inland Recreational Fisheries: Contrasting Common and Public Fishing Rights Regimes in Germany and the United States. In Beard, T.D., Jr., A. Loftus and R. Arlinghaus (eds.) The angler in the environment; proceedings of the 5th World Recreational Fisheries Conference. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., S. Sutton and R. Arlinghaus (eds.) 2011. The angler in the environment: social, economic, biological, and ethical dimensions; proceedings of the 5th World Recreational Fisheries Conference. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Tsukamoto, K, T. Kawamura, T. Takeuchi, T.D. Beard, Jr. and M. Kaiser (eds.) 2008. Fisheries for global welfare and environment. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama, Japan. Terra Scientific Publishing Company, Tokyo.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., H. Allen, E.P. Anderson and K.L. Smith. 2008. Tradeoffs in management of freshwater ecosystem services under international environmental conventions: the case of inland waters fisheries. In M. Schecter, N.J. Leonard and W.W. Taylor eds. International Governance of Fisheries Ecosystems: Learning from the Past, Finding Solutions for the Future. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Hayes, D. J., Hansen, M. J. and T. D. Beard, Jr. 2007. Sampling and experimental design. In M. L. Brown and C. S. Guy, eds. Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
    Rodríguez, J. P., T. D. Beard, Jr., E. M. Bennett, G. S. Cumming, S. Cork, J. Agard, A. P. Dobson, and G. D. Peterson. 2006. Trade-offs across space, time, and ecosystem services. Ecology and Society 11(1): 28.
    Hansen, M. J., T. D. Beard, Jr. and S. W. Hewett. 2005. Effect of measurement error on tests of density dependence of catchability for walleyes in northern Wisconsin angling and spearing fisheries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 25:1010-1015.
    Toth, F. L., E. Hizsnyik, J. Park, K. Saterson, A. Stott, T. D. Beard, Jr., D. Deane, C. Ringler, D. van Vuuren. 2005. Policy synthesis for key stakeholders. In S.R. Carpenter and P. Pingali, eds., Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Volume 2: Scenarios.
    Rodríguez, J. P., T. D. Beard, Jr., J. Agard, E. M. Bennett, S. Cork, G. Cumming, D. Deane, A. P. Dobson, D. M. Lodge, M. Mutale, G. Nelson, G. D. Peterson, and T. Ribeiro. 2005. Interactions among ecosystem services. In S.R. Carpenter and P. Pingali, eds., Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Volume 2: Scenarios.
    Rogers, M. W., M. J. Hansen and T. D. Beard, Jr., 2005. Relationships between recapture rates from different gears for estimating walleye abundance in northern Wisconsin Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 25(1):195-202.
    Sass, G.G., S. W. Hewett, T. D. Beard Jr, A. H. Fayram and J. F. Kitchell. 2004. The role of density dependence in growth patterns of ceded territory walleye populations of Northern Wisconsin: effects of changing management regimes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 24:1262–1278.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., S. Cox, and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Impacts of daily bag limit reductions on angler effort for Wisconsin walleye lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 23:1283-1293.
    Rogers, M. W., M. J. Hansen and T. D. Beard, Jr. 2003. Catchability of walleyes to fyke netting and electrofishing in northern Wisconsin Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:1193-1206.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., P. W. Rasmussen, S.P. Cox and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Evaluation of a management system for a mixed walleye spearing and angling fishery in northern Wisconsin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 23:481-491.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., M. J. Hansen, and S.R. Carpenter. 2003. Development of a regional stock-recruitment model for understanding factors affecting walleye recruitment in northern Wisconsin lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132:382-391.
    Peterson, G.D., T.D. Beard, Jr., B.E. Beisner, E.M. Bennett, S.R. Carpenter, G.D. Cumming, C.L. Dent, T.D. Havlicek. 2003. Assessing future ecosystem services: a case study of the Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin. Ecology and Society 7(3): 1.
    Cox, S., T.D. Beard, Jr., and C.J. Walters. 2002. Harvest Control in open-access sport fisheries: hot rod or asleep at the reel? Bulletin of Marine Science 70:749-761.
    Beard, T. D., Jr. 2002. The roles of recruitment, angler effort response, angler perception, and exploitation limits in structuring regional walleye fisheries in northern Wisconsin. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    Fayram, A.H., S.H. Hewett, S.J. Gilbert, S.D. Plaster, and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2001. Evaluation of a 15-inch minimum length limit for walleye angling in northern Wisconsin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:816-824.
    M.J. Hansen, T.D. Beard, Jr. and S.W. Hewett. 2000. Catch rates and catchability of walleyes in angling and spearing fisheries in northern Wisconsin lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20:109-118.
    Beard, T.D., Jr. and T.E. Essington. 2000. Effects of angling and life history processes on bluegill size structure: insights from an individual-based model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:561-568.
    Beard, T.D., Jr. and J.M. Kampa. 1999. Changes in bluegill, black crappie and yellow perch populations in Wisconsin during 1967-1991. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19:1037-1043.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., and 9 coauthors. 1998. The multistate aquatic resource information system. Fisheries 23(5):14-18.
    Jennings, M.J., J. Lyons, E. Emmons, G. Hatzenbeler, M. Bozek, T. Simonson, T.D. Beard, Jr. and D. Fago. 1998. Toward the development of an index of biotic integrity for inland lakes in Wisconsin. In T. P. Simon, ed., Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resource quality using fish assemblages. CRC press.
    Rasmussen, P.W., M.D. Staggs, T.D. Beard, Jr. and S.P. Newman. 1998. Bias and confidence interval coverage of creel survey estimates evaluated by simulation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:469-480.
    Beard, T.D. Jr., S.W. Hewett, Q. Yang, R.M. King and S. J. Gilbert. 1997. Prediction of angler catch rates based on walleye population density. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:621-627.
    Beard, T.D. Jr., M.T. Drake, J.E. Breck and N.A. Nate. 1997. Effects of simulated angling regulations on stunting in bluegill populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:525-532.
    Membership Concerns Committee, Situational Ethics Workgroup. 1993. Should we eat these fish? A situational ethics survey of AFS members. Fisheries 18(2):19-23.
    Beard, T.D. Jr. and R.F. Carline. 1991. Influence of spawning and other stream habitat features on spatial variability of wild brown trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120:711-722.
    Carline, R.F., T.D. Beard Jr, and B.A. Hollender. 1991. Response of wild brown trout to elimination of stocking and no-harvest regulations without tackle restrictions. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 11:253¬-266.
    Beard, T.D. Jr. 1990. M.S. The effects of redd distribution and embryo survival on spatial variation in wild brown trout densities in Spring Creek, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Master of Science Thesis. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
    Beard, T.D., Jr. 2003. NBII: providing access to data and information on U.S. Biological Resources. Fisheries 28(5):27.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., P. Bueno and J. Fisher. 2006. Tsunami relief fund making an impact. Fisheries 31:190.
    Beard, T.D., Jr. 2007. 5th World Fisheries Congress planning well underway. Fisheries 32:189.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., W.W. Taylor, N.A. Graham, N.J. Leonard, and K.E. Waco. 2008. Study abroad; a faculty perspective. Fisheries 33:39.
    Beard, T.D., Jr., R. O’Malley, and J. Robertson. 2011. New research on climate’s front lines understanding climate change impacts on fish and wildlife. The Wildlife Professional 5(3):26-31.
    Haig, S.M., T.E. Martin, C.van Riper and T.D. Beard, Jr. 2013. Pathways for conservation. Science 341 (6143): 215.

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