Teach Me About the Great Lakes

Stuart and Renie chat with IISG's Sarah Zack about microplastics, PFAS, and, of course, tuna melts.

In this episode, Stuart and Renie speak with Judith Neulander about her fascinating book on folklore in the Great Lakes. How does folklore reflect the culture in which it is created? Is folklore still being created? And, really, what's the deal with all the body snatching?

Show links:

• https://iupress.org/9780253069788/folklore-of-lake-erie/
• https://www.thisiscleveland.com/blog/where-to-eat-clevelands-polish-boy-sandwich

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Renie Miles
Coordinating producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton

In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Bopi Biddanda, Professor of Water Resources at Grand Valley State, about the fascinating world of underwater sinkholes in the Great Lakes.

Show links: 

• https://iaglr.org/ll/2022-4-Fall_LL15.pdf
• Modern Microbial Mats Offer Glimpses of Other Times and Places eos.org
• NOAA Libraries - Ocean Exploration Webinar on Sinkhole Science June 5, 2024

Show credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley
Coordinating producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton

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

Live from the Kildare House in Windsor, ON as part of the IAGLR conference! Stuart, Megan, and Carolyn speak with Dr. Trevor Pitcher of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, about about the Detroit River, who is winning the war with sturgeon, and whether gobydogs are a wise investment.

Please note that, due to the live nature of this recording at a literal Irish Pub, the sound quality is...consistent with being in an Irish Pub. Trevor is a Hall-of-Fame guest, though, and worth listening to!

Show links:

• Trevor's homepage
• https://www.uwindsor.ca/glier/205/freshwater-ecology-restoration-centre
• Minnow researcher uses You Tube, children’s literature to connect people with at-risk species
• https://www.streamsidestories.ca/
• O'Maggio's Kildare House

Show credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host and Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley
Co-host and Producer: Megan Gunn

Producers: Renie Miles

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Coordinating Producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton

In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jon Midwood of Fisheries and Oceans Canada about invasive...goldfish? Really? In the Great Lakes? It turns out that invasive goldfish is a thing, and they're being studied to better understand how to control them and limit the ecosystem effects that they have. Tune in to find out more!

Show links:

• Jon and colleagues' recent paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133023002460
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/goldfish-study-1.5076637 
• Cootes Paradise https://www.rbg.ca/gardens-trails/by-attraction/trails/trail-maps/cootes-paradise-trails/ 
• Hamilton Harbour https://maps.app.goo.gl/K5E7uq9LF5pgLR2x9 
• Christine Boston https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christine-Boston, https://twitter.com/ladyfishbio?lang=en  
• Royal Botanical Gardens Fishway https://www.rbg.ca/plants-conservation/nature-sanctuaries/fishway/ 
• Fish Doorbell https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/style/fish-doorbell-visdeurbel-netherlands.html
• Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS) https://glatos.glos.us/ 
• Goldfish in Australia https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ginormous-goldfish-are-invading-australian-rivers-180960177/ 
• Beachwood doughnuts St. Catherines https://www.beechwooddoughnuts.com/ 
• Massasauga Provincial Park https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/themassasauga 

Show credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host and Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

Producers: Megan Gunn, Renie Miles

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Coordinating Producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton

It's a draft! Finally a draft! Stuart and Carolyn are joined by Katelynn Johnson of the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) and Jessie Grow of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences as they draft real-time data observation methods. Come learn about all of the ways that people are monitoring the Great Lakes in real time, ranging from cutting edge, hi-tech methods to decidedly more old-fashioned ways, too.

Show links:

• https://raeon.org/
• https://uwm.edu/freshwater/ 
• Nexsens
• Fondriest
• GLOS Seagull
• https://www.limno.com/
• Barnacle Buds
• Giglio’s Market
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Windsor

Show credits: 
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host and Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

Producers: Megan Gunn, Renie Miles

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Coordinating Producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton

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

Dr. Fish called us out for some Lakies errors, so we invited him on to talk it over. Plus, the return of Great Lakes News and we talk with Tim Campbell about that...thing that he ate at a baseball game.

Show links:
Kalles Caviar
See two managers get ejected from the game on the same play :)

Great Lakes News

• Story 1: https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/great-lakes-fishing-decree-takes-effect/article_fd8e077c-d9ad-11ee-a0f6-cb8381f6c71f.html
• Story 2: https://greatlakesecho.org/2024/01/30/smart-buoys-help-brace-great-lakes-for-environmental-challenges/
• Story 3: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science/goldfish-invasive-great-lakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ak0.0ZqP.hJi0tB9Dw_V4&smid=url-share

Show credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host and Producer: Renie Miles
Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

Producer: Megan Gunn

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton

In this episode, Stuart and Renie speak with Peter Annin, author of the indispensable book, The Great Lakes Water Wars.

Show links:

• Peter's page at Northland College
• Anchor Bar and Grill, Superior, Wisconsin (this website might only work in Wisconsin?)
• Isle Royale National Park
• Northern Georgian Bay has 30k islands…go to Kilarny, ON and pick one :)

Show credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host and Producer: Renie Miles
Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

Producer: Megan Gunn

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton