The Fisheries Podcast

144 - All About Blue Catfish and Alligator Gar Ecology with Zach Moran

In this week's episode, Zach Crum talks with Zach Moran about his PhD research at Baylor University studying Longnose and Alligator Gar ecology in the Brazos River, Texas. Also discussed is Zach's undergraduate research at Virginia Tech using DNA Barcoding to identify Blue Catfish stomach contents as well as his master's work investigating Blue Catfish ecology at Arkansas Tech University. Give it a listen!
Zach's contact info: zach_moran1@baylor.edu
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The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

D&I Podcast Ep. 13 - With Great Privilege Comes Great Responsibility

Cassidy Miles (co-host; She/Her) embarks on a topic that is often misunderstood.  Dig in and find out why.  Podcast guest, Dr. Jason DeBoer (He/Him) of the Illinois Natural History Survey joins in the conversation. 
The article we reference in the episode is found here: https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really
Quote mentioned in the podcast:
“We need to be clear that there is no such thing as giving up one’s privilege to be ‘outside’ the system. One is always in the system. The only question is whether one is part of the system in a way that challenges or strengthens the status quo. Privilege is not something I take and which therefore have the option of not taking. It is something that society gives me, and unless I change the institutions which give it to me, they will continue to give it, and I will continue to have it, however noble and equalitarian my intentions.”
− Harry Brod, “Work Clothes and Leisure Suits: The Class Basis and Bias of the Men’s Movement,” in Men’s Lives, ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael Messner (New York: Macmillan, 1989), 280.
As always, check out http://diversity.fisheries.org for information and resources.
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All proceeds benefit the AFS Hutton Program.

143 - From Psychology to Fish Physiology with Matea Djokic

This week Kadie chats with Matea Djokic. Matea is a PhD student at the University of California Irvine, where she is studying the gut microbiome of three silverside fish species. Throughout the episode we talk about Matea's path from a psychology degree to fisheries work in South Dakota, her master's research with pallid sturgeon, to her current position at UC Irvine. Matea also gives great advice about mentorship and talks about her new blog, Serendipitous Biologist, where you can find advice on graduate school, backpacking and other adventures.
 
If you would like to get in touch with Matea, you can email her at djokicm@uci.edu or check out her blog at https://serendipitousbiologist.com/.
 
If you would like to get ahold of Kadie, you can find her on twitter @kbheinle.
 
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The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

142 – Conducting Fisheries Research with a Disability Featuring Sasha Pereira

This week Hannah catches up with Sasha Pereira, who is currently working as a Fisheries Technician with the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, about her interdisciplinary interests in aquatic community ecology, equity in science and environmental education, and environmental justice. Hannah and Sasha discuss her diverse research experiences and her Fisheries Blog article. 
Main Point: Accommodations are rights not privileges - they put people on equal footing. 
How to get in contact with Sasha: 
Email: spereir@ncsu.edu 
Twitter: @sasha_piranha 
Instagram: @sasha_piranha 
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The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers). 

141 - Saving Colorado‘s Greenback Cutthroat Trout With Dr. Kevin Rogers

About this Episode
Co-host Anders Halverson talks with Dr. Kevin Rogers about efforts to save the Greenback Cutthroat Trout on Colorado’s Eastern Slope. Think of it as story the producers of CSI Miami would write, if they were fortunate enough to be fisheries biologists. There’s extinction (or maybe not?). There’s resurrection (twice!). Just when you think you have it figured out, another clue from a dusty library or a PCR machine sends you off in an entirely different direction. And of course, it ends on a cliffhanger.
About Kevin Rogers, Ph.D.
Dr. Rogers has a pair of undergraduate degrees from University of Colorado, Boulder as well as a Masters and Ph.D. in Fisheries Science from Colorado State University in Fort Collins.  He has worked for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the last 26 years, spending the last 18 as the state’s native cutthroat trout research scientist.  His research efforts cover all aspects of cutthroat trout conservation and management, but have recently focused on resolving the convoluted taxonomy of our native trout. Dr. Rogers can be reached at kevin.rogers@state.co.us.
You can find out more about his research at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Cutthroat Trout website.
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Acknowledgments
Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic music.
Disclaimer
The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

D&I Podcast Ep. 12 - Financial disparity in fisheries science

Deon Kerr (co-host) dives into an important topic when it comes to equality in fisheries.  Financial barriers are real.  Financial disparities can be a primary deterrent to entering the fisheries profession.  Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, associate professor and curator of fishes at Oregon State University, joins the conversation and brings in examples of how employers and academic faculty can support their employees and students (graduate and undergraduate) to overcome financial barriers. 
As always, check out http://diversity.fisheries.org for information and resources.
Find "OUTDOORS IS FOR EVERYONE" gear at https://society6.com/crsmiles. 
All proceeds benefit the AFS Hutton Program.

140 - Talking Trophy Largemouth Bass Management and Non-Native Catfish with Tim Bonvechio

This week, Zach talks with Tim Bonvechio about his path in becoming a Senior Fisheries Biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, as well as some of the projects he has been involved with during his career. Tim specializes in fisheries management and population dynamics and in this episode he goes into detail about some of the amazing research and management projects he has worked on. Check it out!
Tim's contact info: Tim.Bonvechio@dnr.ga.gov
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The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

139 - Reconciling conservation and fisheries with Dr. Ana Carolina Esteves Dias

How can we reconcile conservation and fisheries? On this new episode of The Fisheries Podcast, co-host Mirella Leis speaks with guest Dr. Ana Carolina Esteves Dias about the importance of including fishers in the conversation about environmental governance if we are to move together towards a viable and sustainable future.
Ana Carolina is a postdoctoral fellow for the V2V Global partnership initiative at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She holds a PhD in Social and Ecological Sustainability from the University of Waterloo and a MSc in Ecology from the University of Campinas, Brazil. Her research emphasizes participatory and transdisciplinary approaches to coastal governance, focusing particularly on social wellbeing, ecosystem services, marine protected areas, governance fit, and science-policy interface. Ana Carolina is a co-founder of the Socio-ecological co-creation network for Latin America (RESACA), which is oriented to develop co-creation methodologies to respond to socio-ecological challenges. She collaborates with the Research and outreach group on conservation and management of the commons (CGCommons), University of Campinas, and is a past Institutional Fellow at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.
You can check out the V2V Global Partnership website www.v2vglobalpartnership.org or connect with Ana Carolina by email at ana.estevesdias@uwaterloo.ca 
And remember, it is key to include fishers in the conversation about environmental governance and in that way, help make small-scale fisheries viable for a sustainable future.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic music.
Disclaimer
The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers). 

138 - Sampling Coastal Marine Ecosystems and Communicating Science with Carmen Ritter

In this episode, Kadie interviews Carmen Ritter. Carmen is a biological technician for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center where she works on a variety of coastal marine ecosystem projects. Kadie and Carmen chat about how a semester long sailing trip led Carmen to change her career trajectory from computer science to ocean conservation, her current work sampling coastal marine ecosystems in Alaska and the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the importance of science communication.
 
Main Point: Love other people well, and you'll have better conversations!
 
Follow Carmen on Instagram and Twitter @ocean_critter!
 
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The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

D&I Podcast Ep. 11 - Discussion with Dr. Ivan Arismendi (Part 2)

In this Part 2 of 2 series, multiple co-hosts team up to lead a discussion as we continue the conversation with Dr. Ivan Arismendi.  Students, faculty, and guests within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University sit in on this unique podcast episode.  Students ask some great questions and Dr. Todd Petty (Dept. Head) joins Dr. Arismendi to give insight on how academia can facilitate and improve DEI in the fisheries profession.  
Check out these great publications referenced in the talk!
https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsh.10618
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/709129
As always, check out http://diversity.fisheries.org for information and resources.
Find "OUTDOORS IS FOR EVERYONE" gear at https://society6.com/crsmiles. 
All proceeds benefit the AFS Hutton Program.

137 - Tracking Atlantic Bluefin Tuna with Chloe Mikles

This week Hannah catches up with Chloe Mikles, a doctoral student at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, about her current research on Atlantic bluefin tuna migration and behavior and her diverse past projects. Hannah and Chloe discuss getting started in a research career, learning from fishermen, finding your passion, and incredible bluefin biology. 
Main point: Don't let schooling get in the way of your education. 
How to get in contact with Chloe: 
Email: csmikles@stanford.edu 
Website: https://chloesmikles.wordpress.com/ 
Twitter: @csmikles 
Instagram: @coastal_chloe 
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. 
The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers). 

136 - What‘s It Like Working at an Alaska Fish Hatchery? Featuring Guest Anthony Zenga

In this week’s episode, Dawson and Jacob interview Anthony Zenga- a graduate student from Arkansas Tech University. We will talk about Anthony’s time at the University of Maine, his work at a fish hatchery in Alaska, and what he plans to do after graduation.
 
Anthony’s email: azenga@atu.edu
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music.
The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).