The Fisheries Podcast

This week Kadie chats with Dr. Maia Sosa Kapur, a Research Mathematical Statistician with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Throughout the interview, we talk about how Maia found her dream career in stock assessment, what the day-to-day and season-to-season look like for stock assessment work, different cool research projects Maia has led and contributed to (including sable

This week, Preston chats with Dr. Jeff McKinnon. Jeff is a professor of biology at East Carolina University and primarily studies various evolutionary processes in fish populations around the world. He is also the author of the recently published book Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History. They discuss some of Jeff's research projects, provide listeners with a brief synopsis of what

This week, Elise (IG: @elise_the_mermaid) talks with Dr. Leandro Castello about his interdisciplinary research on arapaima fisheries in the Amazon, his new study on the accuracy of fishers' memories in reconstructing a history of past catches (linked below), and how these memories can be used to better manage data poor fisheries in developing countries. Main point: Most fisheries w

This week Kadie chats with Dr. Peyton Thomas, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Colorado Boulder with the Arctic Rivers Project and a professional trail runner. Peyton received her Ph.D. in Biology and Marine Biology in 2022 where she studied fish muscle physiology and potential adaptative responses under projected end-of-century temperature scenarios and extre

This week, Preston catches up with Seth Mycko, a sportfish biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. They discuss the movement and abundance of a southern riverine Smallmouth Bass population, hybrid crappie, and NCWRC's angling outreach efforts. Main point: "Your estimates are only as good as your data" Seth's email address: [email protected] Get in t

This week Brendan chats with Dr. Margaret Docker about her career working on sex determination in Sea Lamprey that has spanned two and a half decades, the challenges faced in uncovering this mystery, and the recent advances that put the goal in sight. In addition, they chat about an upcoming "Special Issue on the Underappreciated Native Fishes of North America and their Management"

This week Katelyn chats with Heather Bauer Reid, a Ph.D. student at Trent University. Heather talks about the interpopulation variation of aquatic species in response to temperature changes, her research centered around the intraspecific variation that exists within fish species, and her experiences at Friday Harbor Laboratories. Main point: Don’t ignore the variation that can ex

This week, Elise (IG: @elise_the_mermaid) chats with her friend and colleague Baylie Fadool (IG: @baylie_amberr). They discuss Baylie's many roles with the Bimini Shark Lab, her brand new nurse shark publication which spans 17 years of data, the importance of age and growth studies, how science and art overlap, and more! Main point: You belong here! Cover photo credit: Chelle Blais

This week Kadie chats with Niall Clancy about the recently released book, Keeping the Last Best Fishery: advice from Montana's biologists to the next generation, which is a series of interviews that he edited and published. Throughout this conversation, we talk about how this book came about, some key takeaways, and Niall's favorite piece of advice he gathered from these interviews

Episode 250! This week, Preston catches up with Fisheries Podcast founder and original host, Nick Kramer. They discuss two major milestones that the podcast achieved in recent months. Nick also recaps a trophy carp management survey that he recently completed and an upcoming project to create a greenhouse for growing aquatic plants. Main point: "Share your story." Nick's social med