The Fisheries Podcast

126 - Meet New Host Zach Crum

In this episode, new host Anders Halverson interviews a new host on the fisheries podcast, Zach Crum. Zach grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia where he developed a passion for fishing and the marine environment at an early age. He took his passion for angling and all things fish to Virginia Tech, where he studied marine fish conservation and completed several internships pertaining to fisheries science. Since graduating with his Bachelor's in 2019, Zach has worked as a fisheries technician for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission in California, where he currently works on the Central Valley Steelhead Monitoring Program. He is particularly interested in fisheries ecology and conservation and will be starting his Master's at Salisbury University in Maryland this fall.
 
Main Point: Why doesn't everyone want to be a fisheries biologist?!
 
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124 - Adventures of The Pond Lady, Amie Robison

Amie Robison, a.k.a. The Pond Lady, currently works alongside her husband at Robison Wildlife Solutions doing nuisance wildlife control and pond consulting. To say that she has followed an interesting path to get to this point would be underselling it. In this episode we hear just a few of her stories, from doing fisheries fieldwork with her mother to stocking Tiger Muskie in Oklahoma, working with private pond owners to rescuing four mini-pigs. Listen in to hear all about that and more!
Main Point: Every living system is relatable!
 
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123: Women of Fisheries, inc

This week Julie chats with the officers of the non-profit Women of Fisheries, Inc, who are dedicated to supporting women in fisheries science. They have grown the organization a lot over the past few years and have a many wonderful things to say about being a woman in the field of fisheries science.
Check it out!
 
Website: womenoffisheries.org
Email: women.of.fisheries@gmail.com
Public Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Women-of-Fisheries-Inc-100864318455736/
Private FB page for women in fisheries science: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247023339240305/?ref=share
Book club FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/325970768074334/?ref=share
Shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/women-of-fisheries-webshop/
Erika Wasner Designs: https://www.erikawasnerdesigns.com/
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122 -What is your Silent Spring?

Nick is flying solo in this episode! After recently reading Silent Spring Nick asks himself what is his Silent Spring issue, what is one issue he'd want a book written to educate and inform the masses. He settled on the rebranding of "rough" fish and highlights some of the good examples of people and information out there already getting the ball rolling towards change. 
Main Point: Read a Book!
 
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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).

121 - State Fish Quiz Episode

Think you know your state fish? Match wits with Arkansas Tech students Emily Jonagen and Jacob Atchley as they battle it out for top honors in the State Fish Quiz Show. Fisheries Pod co-host Sue Colvin and ATU student, Arkansas fish expert, and linguist Dawson Hicks challenge our contestants in this fishy quiz. 
And remember the Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa is the state fish of Hawaii.
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120: Wooden Island Wild brings wild salmon to your door

This week Julie chats with Tracy Sylvester of Wooden Island Wild, a company she started in order to share the freshest Alaskan salmon that her family and others catch with folks throughout the northeast. We chatted about how she got into fishing and what she thinks is important in sustainable seafood. 
Check out her website, and look for their new brick and mortar location on Cape Cod!
https://www.woodenislandwild.com/
Get in touch! tracy@woodenislandwild.com
 
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119 - Sea Lamprey Genomics with Ellie Weise

Ellie Weise is finishing her master's work at Michigan State University. She has been developing genomic and computational tools to assess populations within an adaptive management framework, specifically focusing on the use of effective population size estimates and pedigree reconstruction to assess sea lamprey spawning populations. We discuss what exactly she is doing and how that information can be used to help manage invasive Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes. Ellie also works in outreach as a writer and co-host of the science comedy podcast 'An Everyday Dissection.' We talk about her podcast and some of the episode topics and where to find it, as well as some of Ellie's other science outreach experience.
 
Main Point: Try to do the maximum amount of good!
 
Ellie's Podcast, An Everyday Dissection: https://anchor.fm/an-everyday-dissection
 
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118: Snake River Sockeye Paleolimnology with Rachel Brinkley

Listen as Brett chats with Rachel Brinkley about historical Sockeye Salmon escapement into the Sawtooth Valley Lakes of Idaho. She describes her upbringing as a native Idahoan and wild salmon advocate, B.S. and M.S. research at Idaho State University, her experience with TU and Costa Del Mar's 5 Rivers Program, and more! 
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Rachel's email: rachelbrinkley@isu.edu
Rachel's Instagram Handle: @rachelbrinkley
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Photo Credit: Rachel Brinkley
 

117: America's Bountiful Waters group book review

In this episode hosts Nick Kramer and Julie Vecchio chat about the upcoming book "America's Bountiful Waters: 150 years of fisheries conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" edited by Craig Springer. The book is a lovely history of the last 150 years of U.S. fish conservation and the people who have contributed to that history. 
Pre-order a copy today!
https://bookshop.org/books/america-s-bountiful-waters-150-years-of-fisheries-conservation-and-the-u-s-fish-wildlife-service/9780811739559
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116: Dolphin gateways, Lionfish invasions, and fisheries data analysis with Dr. Dominque Lazaree

This week Julie chats with Dr. Dominique Lazarre, associated research scientist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about her journey (spoiler: dolphins were her gateway animal), her current work, and our need for science outreach and literacy in the general public. 
Get in touch with Dominique: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-lazarre-40032aa4/
The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with an 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).
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115 - Dr. Steven Cooke talks emerging recreational fishing topics

Nick chats with Dr. Steven Cooke about a small handful of his amazing work but focuses on a few fun topics: technological advances, microfishing, and recreational carp angling. Listen in to this episode to learn more about how technology might be making anglers more efficient, what is microfishing and how might it help researchers, and what's the buzz around carp angling. This was a fun episode filled with many great answers. 
 
Main Point: Have fun with everything you do!
 
Photo Credit: Carl Jocumen in Technological innovations in the recreational fishing sector: implications for fisheries management and policy (2021)

114: Bigheaded Carp Reproductive Dynamics and Population Genetics and Large River Fisheries Ecology with Sam Schaick

This week Brett chats with Sam Schaick, a Large River Fisheries Ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey's Illinois River Biological Station about his early life in Wisconsin, his undergrad experience at Stevens Point, his graduate research at Eastern Illinois University, and some fisheries projects he is currently working on. Remember, it is okay to say "I don't know!" 
Check out more of his work!
M.S. Research at EIU:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5849&context=theses
Twitter:
@samuelJschaick
Email: 
sschaick@illinois.edu
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Photo Credit: Sam Schaick