Southeastern Fishes – In the southeast United States, aquatic ecosystems support unusually rich and diverse fish communities. A growing number of species, subspecies and populations are in jeopardy due to a variety of factors. Of the more than 660 fish species and subspecies in the southern United States, nearly one-third (28%) are regarded as imperiled, and a similar number are unique to a single drainage unit. The need for improved coordination and dissemination of information about southern imperiled fishes was recognized in the recently developed “Strategy for the Conservation of Southeastern Imperiled Fishes”, which is available at www.sherpaguides.com/southeast/aquatic_fauna/strategy/  NCASI and the USGS Florida Caribbean Science Center recently initiated a cooperative effort to develop needed information on Southeastern imperiled fishes. This project started in April of 2002 and is scheduled for completion in mid-2003. For more information contact Steve Walsh (352-378-8181) (steve_walsh@usgs.gov) or Ben Wigley (864-656-0840) (bwigley@nacasi.org).