In 2015, the Little Tennessee River watershed became the nation’s first Native Fish Conservation Area (NFCA). NFCAs are watersheds that are managed for the conservation and restoration of native fish and other aquatic species, allowing compatible uses. The Little Tennessee River watershed spans three states (Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee) and features a diverse set […]
Current methods for prioritizing fish species conservation range from relatively quick and cost-effective expert opinions to thorough and time-consuming quantitative Species Status Assessments. While these methodologies identify imperiled species, they also have limitations: expert opinions might be biased towards some species over others (e.g., only fishes or fish communities of interest to the expert) whereas […]