The FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Circular C942 Revision 4 (C942 Rev. 4) builds on previous revisions of the circular and represents an important baseline document for current global understanding of the status of inland capture fisheries. This fourth revision reviews the status and trends of inland capture fisheries at global, continental and subcontinental levels. It places these fisheries in the context of overall global fish production, drawing on available information to highlight contributions in terms of food production, nutrition, employment, economies with respect to those countries, regions and subregions where they are particularly important. The information presented reveals the enduring and adaptive nature of inland capture fisheries and their continued relevance and potential in respect to meeting global development goals. This revision uses the ecosystem approach to fisheries to highlight connectivity as a strong feature of inland fisheries. While connections are often recognized in relation in those between aquatic environments, other connections are also highlighted that are important in the context of the assessment and management of capture fisheries. These include connections between fishing and other livelihood activities, fish production and consumption, fisheries and other economic activities and between knowledge and practice in the management of fisheries. These connections and relationships are an important factor in how inland fisheries are assessed and managed. Chapters in this revision of the circular explore aspects of these connections from different perspectives to consider the opportunities for complementary methods and interventions that provide opportunities for improving statistical information, food security and nutrition and the assessment and management of inland fisheries, including in the context of integrated water resources management.