Ask Dr. Fish

By Gobydog Media | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Fish questions? Science questions? Life questions? Ask Dr. Fish, featuring Katie O'Reilly and Titus Seilheimer. Brought to you by Gobydog Media and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Ask Dr. Fish episodes:

July 30, 2024 They're Cool Brook Trout
We ask our Drs Fish about teenage orcas, coaster brook trout, and who's spawning now. Plus: the Ask Dr. Fish Challenge!
Show Credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
50min
May 28, 2024 Reach in, Grab a Snack
We ask our Drs Fish about early springs, late springs, pregnant stingrays, and more.
Show Credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
48min
March 15, 2024 The Great Lakes Are My Aquarium
We ask our Drs. Fish about fish cannibalism, how one becomes a Dr. Fish, and more.

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
57min
December 12, 2023Feast of the Seven Fishmases
Our Drs. Fish celebrate Fishmas and take questions about cisco spawning, trading mackerel in prison, and more. Plus, the Ask Dr. Fish challenge and Game of the Month! Recorded live, December 2023.
Show links:
Stuart's brand-new song, entitled "The Day after Fishmas"
Video of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" game
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/sea-grant-education-on-fishery-expected-to-lead-to-15-million-in-exports-to-sweden/
https://www.businessinsider.com/ftx-ftx-trading-fish-in-prison-for-services-crypto-2023-11
https://fee.org/articles/how-a-fish-became-prison-currency/
https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/cod-currency/
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/industry-vs-diadromy-story-migratory-fish-merrimack-river
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-eel-rent-map-england
Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Edited by: Stuart Carlton
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
55min
October 20, 2023 You Won't Want to Eat a Zombie Salmon
Show links
Topic 1 - Fish that see with their skin
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-color-changing-fish-can-see-with-its-skin
Topic 2 - Smallmouth Bass in the Colorado River
https://apnews.com/article/humpback-chub-smallmouth-bass-colorado-river-1f1162bc38980fc6bcf5bdc9168ea1
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2023/08/22/mgk-park-service-to-remove-invasive-predatory-fish-found-in-colorado-river-below-glen-canyon-dam/
Topic 3 - Lake Sturgeon releases in Saginaw Bay watershedhttps://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/08/prehistoric-fish-species-released-into-saginaw-basin-in-restoration-project.html
Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Live show production by Great Lakes Now
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
58min
July 13, 2023What Could Go Wrong Here?
Can a boom in Great Lakes human populations affect fish more than aquatic invasive species do? What is a Black Carp and why should we care? What’s in a name when it comes to invasive species? To find out, let’s Ask Dr. Fish.
Also: Titus is calling in from a boat this month!
Show links:
News article on anglers depressing fish populations https://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/25/new-anglers-could-depress-great-lakes-fish-populations-more-than-invasive-species/
Peer-reviewed article that it's based on: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0159
https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/invasive-black-carp-established-parts-mississippi-river-basin
https://www.manitoulin.com/invasive-black-carp-getting-closer-to-great-lakes/
"Skarping", which we can neither endorse nor recommend for both safety and animal rights reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqykDINEcGo
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/great-lakes-whitefish-initiative-1.6615305
https://www.sooleader.com/local-news/new-initiative-hopes-to-show-versatility-of-whitefish-5889059
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/great-lakes-iceland-connection-through-whitefish-effort/
Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Live show production by Great Lakes Now
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
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54min
April 18, 2023 You Can Only Eat What You Can Fit in Your Mouth
Want to watch us live? Visit https://www.askdrfish.com/live

Topic 1 - cisco adaptation
Cisco adapting to eating fish:
https://twitter.com/greatlakescisco/status/1633228683824574464

Topic 2 - Eels
https://theconversation.com/eels-have-fascinated-us-for-ages-now-we-need-to-stop-eating-them-201520
https://gizmodo.com/goblin-shark-photo-plastic-toy-drama-mediterranean-1850237339

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Live show production by Great Lakes Now
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
54min
February 24, 2023A Scientific Discussion of Anatomy
We ask about fish cannons, fish valentines, and fish farts. Plus, the debut of our new segment, "Which Fish Story Is Not a Fish Story?"
Want to watch us live? Visit https://www.askdrfish.com/live
Show links:
Video for this month's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO3XWf_YM-4&t=28s
Archimedes and sea lamprey: https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/ancient-tool-helps-new-tech-protect-great-lakes-waters-from-sea-lamprey/
Great Lakes pH: https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/atmospheric-carbon-might-make-great-lakes-acidic-inhospitable-fish-plants/
Lake Ice:
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/02/02/5-fast-facts-about-the-lack-of-ice-on-lake-superior-this-year
https://twitter.com/JaustinUMD/status/1617645696466948099
Dr Richard Rood on warm winters, lake ice: https://www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/75
Do fish fart?: https://www.science.org/content/article/farting-fish-keep-touch

Lake sturgeon spearing opened Saturday on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin: https://fox11online.com/sports/outdoors/sturgeon-spearing-2023-opening-day-on-the-lake-winnebago-system-margaret-stadig-scott-broehm-dawn-zahringer-kelly-zywicki-ron-carpenter-ice-conditions-outdoors-dnr#

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Live show production by Great Lakes Now
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
56min
December 15, 2022 A Great Big Swimming Tongue
Show links:
NPR article on tongue-eating louse: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048718433/the-tongue-eating-louse-does-exactly-what-its-name-suggests
Sturgeon suction feeding video: https://twitter.com/Brantromyzon/status/949383620388638720
Paddlefish video: https://twitter.com/SolomonRDavid/status/1597569061520433152
Shedd Aquarium sucker tagging: https://news.wttw.com/2022/10/20/great-lakes-lowly-sucker-now-swimming-big-leagues-research-wise-thanks-shedd-scientists
Barry Adams: How come I don't always catch fish?
USFWS page on channel catfish: https://fws.gov/species/channel-catfish-ictalurus-punctatus
Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Live show production by Great Lakes Now
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
49min
October 17, 2022 The Telltale Bubbles
To watch the unedited video of this episode, please visit https://youtu.be/C6A0d2B1fKg.
Show links:
Lamprey Pie
Bees are fish under California's Endangered Species Act
Hope's video question!
Washington DNR salmon video
Walleye tournament cheating scandal? Walleye tournament cheating scandal!

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Music by: Stuart Carlton
...more
50min

FAQs about Ask Dr. Fish:

How many episodes does Ask Dr. Fish have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.