Two Mississippi State professors are helping shape management policies for dams straddling many of the world's rivers.

Drs. Donald C. Jackson and Leandro E.S. Miranda of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently completed reports for the World Commission on Dams, an agency of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. Each prepared separate reports addressing influences of dams and reservoirs on river fisheries.

"The two reports will serve as guiding documents internationally as decisions are made about current and future dams, whether to build them, maintain them, or tear them down," Jackson said.

Miranda, who has worked extensively with North and Latin American freshwater fisheries, investigated the management of reservoirs and rivers to benefit fish and fisheries.

In addition to experience with Alaskan and other U.S. fisheries, Jackson has worked on projects in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. His report specifically addresses the influence of dams on river fisheries.