Understanding the Mechanisms of Diversity

Fisheries Volume 49 Number 5 May 2024

“…At this point, you may wonder what DEI has to do with fi sheries management and conservation (we have heard this question sporadically), but recent events in society in general and our profession in particular provide an unambiguous answer, which is-a lot! Indeed, one need look no further than recent articles (e.g., Beamish 2019 ;Brix 2019 ;McMullin 2019 ;Parker 2019 ;Trushenski 2019 ) that appeared in the August 2019 "Diversity and Inclusion" special issue of Fisheries to better understand the importance of this issue to our profession.…”

What Does DEI Have to Do with Fisheries Anyway?

“…At this point, you may wonder what DEI has to do with fisheries management and conservation (we have heard this question sporadically), but recent events in society in general and our profession in particular provide an unambiguous answer, which is—a lot! Indeed, one need look no further than recent articles (e.g., Beamish 2019; Brix 2019; McMullin 2019; Parker 2019; Trushenski 2019) that appeared in the August 2019 “Diversity and Inclusion” special issue of Fisheries to better understand the importance of this issue to our profession.…”