Freshwater animals globally face urgent threats that may require ex situ conservation actions. The IUCN defines conservation translocation as the deliberate movement of organisms from one site for release in another to yield a measurable conservation benefit beyond that to translocated individuals. These practices may include supplementation and reintroduction within a native range, as well as assisted colonization or niche replacement outside the native range. These approaches have been used in the southeastern United States for many nongame aquatic species in an effort to achieve species recovery, to prevent extinction, or to preclude listing. However, the multitude of organizations and agencies that participate in conservation translocation efforts has led to diverse and diffuse record-keeping. While the actual release or stocking of nongame aquatic species are reported to permitting agencies in different ways, there is not a regional or national standardized reporting form or database that tracks these reintroductions uniformly. To begin discussions on record-keeping needs for conservation translocations of nongame aquatic species, the Tennessee Aquarium hosted a two-day workshop for conservation practitioners across North America. Participants agreed that our fundamental goal is to improve aquatic conservation translocation outcomes. Our initial step is to develop an inventory of ongoing and recently completed (past five years) aquatic conservation translocations, with particular focus on the southeastern United States. To complement this inventory, we also seek to build a network of aquatic conservation translocation practitioners. Once these steps are completed, we can assess need and feasibility for scaling this effort both temporally and geographically.