The Fisheries Podcast

011 - Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation with Chris Horton

In this episode of The Fisheries Podcast I talk with Chris Horton of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation to hear a little about how the world of fisheries management and politics are intertwined and how he plays into it all. 
One Point: Use your voice and be engaged!

010-Halloween Stories and Download numbers

In this week's episode, I am flying solo. I begin by giving a brief recap of how the podcast has fared after releasing 10 episodes, giving download numbers and promoting the podcast as a great medium to broadcast your science. 
I then share some listeners' scary field experiences and a few of my own too. If you have any scary field experiences share them with me on twitter or facebook.
Main Point: wear you kill switch lanyard while motoring through Silver Carp infested waters

009-Undergraduate Experiences with Endora Roberts

This week I took a break from interviewing seasoned professionals in the field of fisheries to hear about the experience of one undergraduate student, Endora Roberts. We talk about her time as a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as an intern with the Minnesota DNR, a volunteer at two museums in Chicago, and how she sees the field of fisheries as a future young professional. 
Main Point: Fish are awesome and deserve respect!

008-Native Fish Coalition with Co-Founder Bob Mallard

I chat with Bob Mallard about his passion for wild, self-sustaining fish populations and how that passion led him to co-founding the Native Fish Coalition. 
www.nativefishcoalition.org
Main Point: Native Fish First
 

007-Columbus Day #FishFacts and #FishFallacies with Dr. Christopher Kenaley

I invite Dr. Chris Kenaley on the podcast to talk about Columbus Day and how it relates to fish. In his second voyage, Columbus observed a unique fishing method used by the natives. Dr. Kenaley and I discuss that and other ancient beleifs associated with our topic fish. What is it? Listen and find out!
After listening, if you know of any #FishFacts or #FishFallacies, share them with me on facebook or twitter.

006-Atlantic Sturgeon Abundance Estimates explained by Josh Vine and Brandon Peoples

Graduate student Josh Vine and his advisor Brandon Peoples, of Clemson University, come on the podcast to explain how they are using a less stressful method to estimate the numbers of federally endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the Savannah River, South Carolina. 

005 - The Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition discussion with co-founder Geoffrey Day

I discuss sea run Brook Trout with Geoffrey Day. Geof is co-founder and executive director of the Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition. We cover everything from the reasons for population declines, the restoration efforts currently underway, and where he sees his coalition helping in the future. Enjoy this episode and I hope that you learn something new about sea run Brook Trout. 

004-Acoustic Telemetry and GLATOS explained by Dr. Chris Vandergoot

Dr. Chris Vandergoot joins me to discuss his work on Lake Erie doing acoustic telemetry to track various fishes. His work is part of the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System or GLATOS, a bi-national system of 66 organizations all working together to share data. We discuss why this system is so important to studying fish in the Great Lakes. 
More information on GLATOS could be found at https://glatos.glos.us

003-Invasive Carps explained by Dr. Quinton Phelps

The second half of my interview with Dr. Quinton Phelps. We discuss all things carp; what they look like, why are they invasive, and why can't we get rid of them. We then do a quiz to see who the real expert is: Quinton or my brother, Jacob. 
 
Quinton's Messages: Scientists are not better than anyone else, Science is not black and white be smarter than your data, and EAT CARP!

002-Fisheries Management explained by Dr. Quinton Phelps

Quinton Phelps fills me in on what he has been up to since moving to West Virginia. He then explains to my brother and I some classic fish management terms: recruitment, growth, and mortality. 

Episode 001 - Introduction and Background

The Inaugural Episode!
The host, Nick Kramer, introduces himself and gives a background on himself and the idea for a podcast followed by his ideas for the podcast moving forward.