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

A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.

Fish and Aquatic Conservation

The Fish and Aquatic Conservation programs work together to deliver resilient habitats, healthy fish, connected people, and strong partnerships. From habitat restoration to aquatic invasive species prevention, captive breeding to population assessment and monitoring, our programs are driven by the...

Program

Falls Church,VA

Subject tags

Invasive species

Freshwater fish