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Addressing the Whale in the Office – Covert Bullying in Fisheries

By: Heather Moncrief-Cox, with Lynn Mattes Chat GPT image creation:  whale in the office It usually starts small – a decline in morning greetings, less enthusiasm when discussing project ideas, or you’re “accidentally” forgotten on important emails. You feel like you’re overreacting, but the work colleague you respect and think...

Profiles of Early Career Scientists – 2026 edition

In February, we announced the winners of the Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award for early career fisheries scientists. Although we were only able give out three awards, the applicants were excellent and we wanted to highlight a few of their unique journeys and experiences. Their experiences ranged from studying...

Announcing the 2026 Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award Winners

Thank you to everyone who has made our fifth annual Early Career Award possible! It was an amazing pool of applicants, and thanks to generous donations during the Fish Sisters Unite Campaign last year, we were able to support three awards this year! Learn more about our winners (Emily Hamilton,...

Recent research has documented that the early-career job market for marine environmentalists offers few and mostly uncompensated opportunities. The struggle to obtain full time paid work in fisheries science is real and can lead many early career scientists to accept positions that are highly underpaid. For many reasons, some detailed […]

Welcome to our blog series, Research Highlights! Each month, 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! This Month’s Research Highlight:Adams, M.S., B. Connors, T. Levi, D. Shaw, […]