Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems.

The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies.

It is published by EDP Sciences and the editor-in-chief is Thierry Oberdorff (IRD).

An editorial published in 2002 by the outgoing editor Erick Vigneux, celebrates the 75-year anniversary of the journal.

In this celebratory editorial, it is explained that 'Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems' was introduced as a subtitle for the journal name in 1996.