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The official webpage of Women of Fisheries, Inc.!

Little fish, big consequences: Is the live-bait industry a vector of non-native fish?

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!  Shepta, E., J. Perkin, K.B. Mayes, M.E. McGarrity, and C.M. Schalk, and C.G....

Profiles of Early Career Scientists – 2024 edition

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

Women in Science Sightings around Oxford

Displays around Oxford University about women in science are described and rated for impact.

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 […]