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The official webpage of Women of Fisheries, Inc.!

Fish Sister Profile: Dr. Syed Talia Mushtaq, a fisheries biologist committed to preserving the unique species of Kashmir

"Be prepared to challenge traditional gender roles. Your scientific expertise and contributions can gradually change perceptions within the community.."

Beyond otoliths: The future of aging trophy Florida Bass

In our Research Highlights blog series, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, submit a nomination form here!  Lindelien, S., D.C. Parkyn, C.C. Anderson, J.H. O’Connor, A.C. Dutterer, and P. Schueller....

Profiles of Early Career Scientists – 2025 edition

In January, we announced the winners of the Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award for early career fisheries scientists. Although we were only able give out two awards, the applicants were excellent and we wanted to highlight a few of their unique journeys and experiences. Meet some of the amazing...

Women and folks of other underrepresented identities often get asked to serve on diversity initiatives. We volunteer our time for committees, panels, speaking engagements, mentorship programs, and more. These initiatives are super important, but time spent working on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is time not spent doing other work-related […]