Live Breaking News & Updates on Solomon David Nicholls State University Study

This spotted gar in the Louisiana Bayou is an ancient and native fish species.
From art to religion to land use, much of what is deemed valuable in the United States was shaped centuries ago by the white male perspective. Fish, it turns out, are no exception.
A study published in Fisheries Magazine, a journal of the American Fisheries Society, explores how colonialist attitudes toward native fishes were rooted in elements of racism and sexism. It describes how those attitudes continue to shape fisheries management today, often to the detriment of native fishes.
The study, led by the University of California, Davis, with Nicholls State University and a national team of fisheries researchers, found that nearly all states have policies that encourage overfishing native species. The study maintains that the term “rough fish” is pejorative and degrading to native fish. ....

United States , Nicholls State University , Parsa Saffarinia , Andrew Rypel , Peterb Moyle , David Ayers , Peter Moyle , Matthewl Miller , Caryn Vaughn , Christine Parasek , Miranda Bell Tilcock , Larry Nesper , University Of California , Garlab At Nicholls State University , American Fisheries Society , Solomon David Nicholls State University , Solomon David Nicholls State University Study , University Of Wisconsin , University Of Oklahoma , Katherine Oreilly At University Of Notre Dame , Spotted Gar , Louisiana Bayou , Nicholls State , Fisheries Magazine , Courtesy Andrew , Watershed Sciences ,