Fisheries Science and Policy Go Hand in Hand.

As biologists, we care about things like this because, in addition to wetlands, the WOTUS rule determines what streams or rivers are protected. The WOTUS definition can be contentious politically because projects may be seeking a permit to fill in or encroach on wetlands, stream channels, or riparian areas. Every time I go out to do a wetland delineation or a stream habitat assessment, the first thing I do is visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website for my region and check to see how we are defining what a WOTUS is or is not today. [Extracted from the article]