The Fisheries Podcast

Feb 01 2025 100 ep. 45 mins 143

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A weekly podcast sharing stories of the amazing people and projects that comprise fisheries science and presenting them in a manner that both scientists and the public will appreciate.

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295 - Messages for current fisheries managers with Dr. Hal Schramm

Feb 01 2025 64 mins

This week, Preston sits down with retired USGS Mississippi Cooperative Research Unit leader Dr. Hal Schramm. They discuss Hal's path to get to Mississippi State University, and a handful of the many research projects he worked on during his time there. They also spend time chatting about two of Hal's special interest topics: declining catchability of bass and other species, and the

294 - Ice fishing catch and release outcomes with Julee Stewart and Dr. Chris Somers from the University of Regina

Jan 26 2025 61 mins

This week Julee Stewart (MSc. graduate) and Dr. Chris Somers (University of Regina) join Brendan to talk ice fishing outcomes for fish welfare from two of their recent studies on catch and release for Cisco and Northern Pike using different tackle on tip-ups in Saskatchewan. They discuss their findings, what they mean for anglers and fish, and how we need to think not just about ca

293 - The sharks of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary with Brett Sweezey

Jan 19 2025 87 mins

This week, Elise (IG: @elisemobranchii) chats with Texas A&M PhD candidate Brett Sweezey (IG/Bluesky/Threads: @saltwatersweezey). They discuss Brett's MS spent working alongside lobster fishers in New England, fond memories at the Bimini Shark Lab, his current PhD research on multiple shark species in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, and more! Main point: A

292 - Cutthroat Trout and Catching Up with Kadie Heinle

Jan 11 2025 46 mins

This week we catch up with and say goodbye (for now) to Kadie Heinle. For the last three and a half years Kadie has been not only hosting this podcast but also completing fieldwork and analysis for her Ph.D. project studying the cumulative threats of climate change effects, non-native species, and underlying genetic variation to cutthroat trout populations. Her original episode (#9

291 - The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's podcasting duo: the 2 Bald Biologists

Jan 04 2025 49 mins

This week, Preston chats with Corey Oakley and Ben Ricks from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). They are the duo that hosts NCWRC's Better Fishing With 2 Bald Biologists monthly podcast. Corey and Ben discuss their career journeys before diving into the story of the podcast. They also highlight some favorite episodes and provide some tips for any other state

290 - A Discussion and Intro to AI Tools in Ecology with Jason Granberg

Dec 22 2024 53 mins

This week Jason Granberg from the Wisconsin DNR joins Brendan to talk about the use of artificial intelligence tools in ecology and conservation. They cover the basics of the new AI tools that are popping up in an everywhere near you, their pros, cons, and opportunities, and advice for how to use these tools. Brendan would like to apologize in advance for making too many Dune refer

289 - Evaluating the cost of bycatch and entanglement with Naya O'Reilly

Dec 14 2024 60 mins

This week, Elise chats with Naya O'Reilly, a current PhD student at UC Boulder studying fisheries bycatch and marine mammal entanglement in Hawaii. They talk through Naya's wide array of research experiences in LA, Madagascar, and more, as well as Naya's unique graduate school journey which has led to them completing their Master's and PhD at the same time. Elise and Naya also disc

288 – Following the Spark to Fisheries Research with Hannah Stapleton

Dec 07 2024 38 mins

This week Kadie chats with Hannah Stapleton, a masters student in the Montana Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit at Montana State University. Listen in to hear about Hannah's wide reaching career path from work in Alaska to Thailand to Washington State, including her most recent stint working on an age-structured population model for brown trout and rainbow trout in a popular catc

287 - South Carolina's diadromous fishes with Ellen Waldrop

Nov 30 2024 40 mins

This week, Preston chats with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources' Ellen Waldrop. They cover Ellen's journey from ponds in New Jersey to her current role in Charleston, SC, with stops in the Seychelles and Hawaii along the way. They take a deep dive into the diadromous fishes of South Carolina, and the numerous methods SCDNR employs to monitor the status of those pop

286 - Protecting Wetlands and Native Fishes from Common Carp at Delta Marsh with Paige Kowal of Ducks Unlimited Canada

Nov 24 2024 56 mins

This week Paige Kowal from Ducks Unlimited Canada joins Brendan to talk about Delta Marsh, an over 18,000 hectare freshwater coastal wetland in Manitoba. Delta Marsh is important habitat to migratory birds, native fishes, and has been impacted by the introduced Common carp. Not only that, Delta Marsh has important cultural and economic connections to the region. Over the last 50 y