The Fisheries Podcast

Metallica. Strobe lights. Bubble walls. . . In this episode Anders Halverson goes clubbing with talks to Dr. Paul Bzonek about his work on non-physical fish-deterrents. Specifically, we discuss efforts to keep various species of carp from invading the Great Lakes and other waters.
If you want to get in touch with Paul you can reach him at:
https://paulbzonek.wordpress.comAnd on twitter: @BzonekPaul
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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).

Did you know that fish blink? Perhaps even for some of the same reasons that humans do! Tune in to this week's episode to hear Zach talk with Drs. Brett Aiello and Tom Stewart about their recent project studying blinking behaviors in Mudskippers. They go into detail about the functional morphology and evolutionary biology of this fascinating and unique behavior.
Dr. Brett Ailleo's twitter: @braiello, Email: braiello3@gatech.edu
Dr. Tom Stewart's twitter: @TomDoesScience, Email: tomstewart@uchicago.edu
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic 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 with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).
 

Dr. Ambrose Jearld Jr. led an incredibly successful career in fisheries science and academic programming, and worked in predominantly white spaces for most of his life. Co-host Dr. Lian Guo spoke with Ambrose about his barriers and successes in building a career while Black, while working to further diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Please celebrate Black History Month (and every month) by centering Black voices and experiences.
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.
 
 

This week Kadie chats with Taylor Preul-Stimetz, a master's student at Montana State University. Taylor's research is working to identify phenotypic traits that predict the survival, growth, and reproductive performance of wild-origin westslope cutthroat trout reared in a conservation hatchery near the Flathead River, MT. Kadie and Taylor talk about the benefits of community college, where her interest in physiology began, and more!
 
Main point: Don't compare yourself or your progress to others.
 
If you would like to get in touch with Taylor, you can find her on LinkedIn, ResearchGate or via email.
 
If you would like to get ahold of Kadie, you can reach her on twitter @kbheinle.
 
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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).

Growling gurnards, drumming piranhas, calling toadfish – Did you know fish are one of the largest groups of sound-producing animals and have the greatest variety of specialized organs to make sounds? Tune in to hear Audrey Looby, a Ph.D. student with the University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Department and Nature Coast Biological Station, discuss her innovative research on Gulf toadfish calling, intertidal soundscapes of a living and a hardened shoreline, and community-level impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution. Alongside a group of international collaborators, Audrey developed the FishSounds website – an online inventory of sound-producing fish species with recordings donated by researchers. Her review article associated with this project will be published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries later this year.  
Main points: Acknowledge your biases in science and in life. Fish sounds are cool!  
How to get in contact with Audrey or learn more about fish sounds:  
Email: alooby@ufl.edu  
FishSounds website: Fishsounds.net  
FishSounds Twitter: @FishSoundsWeb  
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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).  
 Audio 1: Growl sound produced by the streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza) recorded during the work of Amorim and Hawkings, 2000.  
Audio 2: Drum chorus produced by the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) recorded during the work of Rountree and Juanes, 2017.  
Audio 3: Complex call produced by the Bocon toadfish (Amphichthys cryptocentrus) recorded during the work of Staaterman et al., 2017 and Staaterman et al., 2018.  
Audio 4: Drum produced by the red piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) recorded during the work of Raick et al., 2020.   
Audio 5: Complex call produced by the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) recording during the PhD dissertation work of Audrey Looby.  

In this episode, Dawson talks with recent Arkansas Tech Fish and Wildlife Graduate Alyssa Mostrom. They talk about her undergraduate study, her experience as president of the Arkansas Tech Fish and Wildlife Society, the importance of  mental as a college student, and more!
 
Alyssa's email: alyssa.mostrom@yahoo.com
 
Dawson's email: dawsonhicks586@gmail.com
 
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music.
 
And remember: Always seek understanding.
 
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).

Dr. Emma Lundberg and Dr. Caroline Gottschalk Druschke talk to Anders Halverson about interdisciplinary approaches to river restoration and fisheries management in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
 
If you'd like to get in touch with Dr. Lundberg you can reach her at erlundberg@wisc.edu and follow her on twitter @erlundberg
If you'd like to get in touch with Dr. Gottschalk Druschke you can email her at caroline.gottschalk.druschke@wisc.edu and follow her on twitter @creekthinker
If you'd like to get in touch with Anders you can reach him at anders@andershalverson.com and follow him on twitter @ahalvers
The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod 
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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).

Tune in to this week's episode to learn about all things Flatfish. Zach talks with Dylan Kiene, a PhD student at the University of South Alabama and Graduate Assistant in the Fisheries Ecology Lab at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, about his research on Southern Flounder movement, spawning dynamics, and the potential impacts of climate change on their populations. Also discussed is the change in community composition of Flatfish dominated nursery grounds in South Central Alaska, what it's like to manage a recreational angler-based tagging program, and more!
Dylan's contact info: dkiene@disl.org Instagram: dkiene27
Zach's contact info: zscrum@salisbury.edu
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic 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 with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).
 

This week Kadie interviews Calum Pritchard, a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. They chat about Calum's path from the University of Plymouth for his bachelor's and master's degrees to his current work with Scottish wrasse, an important, but data limited commercial fishery for salmon farms, differences between graduate school in the UK versus the United States, and more! Check it out!
 
If you would like to get in touch with Calum, you can find him on twitter @lookmorefish or via email at calumpritchard@outlook.com.
 
If you would like to get ahold of Kadie, you can reach her on twitter @kbheinle.
 
Get in touch with us!
The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod 
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Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more: https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop
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).

Tune in to hear Liam Kehoe discuss his master's research at the University of Florida (UF) to improve the management of Florida's stone crab fishery – one of the state's most valuable. He is leveraging bioeconomic and population dynamics models to provide managers with the right quantitative tools. This project is part of a collaborative effort between the Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, UF Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, and Florida Sea Grant.
Main point: Keep your mind open and avoid bias.
How to get in contact with Liam: 
Email: lkehoe@ufl.edu 
Twitter: @LM_Kehoe 
Get in touch with us! 
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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). 

On this episode, Anders Halverson talks to Dr. Joe Anderson of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife about fish restoration in the Elwha River, the site of one of the biggest and most significant dam removal projects in the United States. Since the dams were removed  in 2014, salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and other fish have recolonized and adapted to habitat that had not been available to them for more than a century. Research on the changes in fish distribution and abundance, genetics, and life histories have already yielded several surprises and show just how resilient such systems can be.
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The Podcast is on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @FisheriesPod 
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic 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 with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

In this week’s episode, Zach catches up with good friend and fellow Virginia Tech graduate, Stephen Stang. Stephen is a freshwater fisheries biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and current master’s student at the University of Florida. They discuss his master’s research on Gulf Coast Striped Bass in the Florida Panhandle, fresh and saltwater fishing, and provide insight and advice on becoming a fisheries biologist. Check it out!
Stephen's email: stephen.stang@myfwc.com  Instagram: sstang52
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Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic 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 with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).