In the 1950s, the Soviet Union expanded the range of its fisheries operations into international water traditionally fished by American vessels. In the USA, government officials and fisheries experts alike expressed concerns that the Soviets were overfishing Atlantic stocks, or even potentially engaging in off-shore espionage. Despite these fears, members of the US fisheries management community reached out and engaged with their Soviet counterparts directly. This initial communication led to a series of collaborations between US and Soviet scientific agencies aimed at developing a deeper understanding of marine ecosystems and improving the sustainability of international fisheries. The joint US–USSR research efforts beginning in the 1960s laid the foundation for continued cooperative studies through the 1980s and into the post-Soviet era. This paper uses historical records from the US National Archives and data products currently available on the web to examine the legacy of this Cold War cooperative research program. These materials demonstrate how American and Soviet scientists collaborated to generate and describe data on fisheries. It also considers how they negotiated recordkeeping and data management activities across radically different governmental structures, while also navigating the transition to digital recordkeeping and data exchange. This case offers perspective on the preservation of at-risk ecological records and the continued value of these data in our contemporary world.

1950 年代，苏联将其渔业业务范围扩大到传统上由美国船只捕捞的国际水域。在美国，政府官员和渔业专家都表达了对苏联过度捕捞大西洋种群甚至可能从事近海间谍活动的担忧。尽管有这些担忧，美国渔业管理界的成员还是直接与苏联同行进行了接触。这一初步交流促成了美国和苏联科学机构之间的一系列合作，旨在加深对海洋生态系统的了解并提高国际渔业的可持续性。从 1960 年代开始的美苏联合研究工作为 1980 年代和后苏联时代的持续合作研究奠定了基础。本文使用来自美国国家档案馆的历史记录和目前在网络上可用的数据产品来检验这个冷战合作研究计划的遗产。这些材料展示了美国和苏联科学家如何合作生成和描述渔业数据。它还考虑了他们如何在完全不同的政府结构中协商记录保存和数据管理活动，同时还导航到数字记录保存和数据交换的过渡。这个案例提供了关于保存有风险的生态记录以及这些数据在我们当代世界中的持续价值的观点。这些材料展示了美国和苏联科学家如何合作生成和描述渔业数据。它还考虑了他们如何在完全不同的政府结构中协商记录保存和数据管理活动，同时还导航到数字记录保存和数据交换的过渡。这个案例提供了关于保存有风险的生态记录以及这些数据在我们当代世界中的持续价值的观点。这些材料展示了美国和苏联科学家如何合作生成和描述渔业数据。它还考虑了他们如何在完全不同的政府结构中协商记录保存和数据管理活动，同时还导航到数字记录保存和数据交换的过渡。这个案例提供了关于保存有风险的生态记录以及这些数据在我们当代世界中的持续价值的观点。