This week Kadie chats with Rob Eckelbecker, a PhD candidate with the Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit out of Montana State University, about his career to date, his master's research using game cameras to estimate angler effort, and his current work investigating burbot declines in a Wyoming reservoir.

Main point: Volunteer early and diversify your skillset.

If you'd like to get in touch with Rob, you can email him at [email protected] or find him on Instagram at @robeck09.

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