Standard Operating Procedures for the Freshwater Fish Injurious Species Risk Assessment Model (FISRAM)

FISRAM is a Bayesian network designed to estimate the potential injuriousness of a freshwater fish species based on a combination of species traits, historical evidence of harm, and environment of the established range of the species relative to the potential region of introduction.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Publication date

May 1, 2019

Type of document

Supporting Documentation

Program

Aquatic Invasive Species

Aquatic invasive species cause tremendous harm to our environment, our economy, and our health. They can drive out and eat native plants and wildlife, spread diseases, and damage infrastructure. We work to protect our waterways and the communities that depend on them from the threat of invasive...

Program

Injurious Wildlife Listings - Keeping Risky Wildlife Species Out of the United States

Preventing the introduction of new harmful species is the only way to fully avoid impacts of injurious species on local, regional, and national economies and infrastructure, and on the natural resources of the United States.

Program

Juvenile Northern Pike in aquarium at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery, South Dakota

Fish and Aquatic Conservation

The Fish and Aquatic Conservation program leads aquatic conservation efforts for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are committed to tackling the nation’s highest priority aquatic conservation and recreational challenges to conserve, restore, and enhance fisheries for future generations.

Program

Falls Church,VA

Subject tags

Invasive species

Freshwater fish