In this episode of The Fisheries Podcast I chat with Jeff Boxrucker. We start with talking about his 33 year career in the state of Oklahoma; what was the first project he worked on, some of his favorite projects, and some advice for early career professionals. We then shift to Jeff's current duties with the Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership. We talk about what exactly this is and how it is helping our aging reservoirs and the anglers that use them. Enjoy!

Main Point: Habitat management is crucial!

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In this episode of The Fisheries Podcast I chat with Ann Willis, a Ph.D. student at UC Davis. We start with chatting about her past as a whitewater guide in the Western U.S. and how she transitioned from that to her program now. We  then talk about how she is studying civil engineering and using that to improve streams and rivers in California. Enjoy!

Main Point: Rivers change!

This week I chat with Dr. Steve Sammons from Auburn University (hopefully those Tigers don't get upset that I said University of Auburn in the episode; War Eagle?) about a little of the work he has had the opportunity to do on Shoal Bass in the Apalachicola River basin. We start with why the southeastern United States is such a biodiversity hot spot before diving in more on the Shoal Bass. Steve is a wealth of information for this species and tells some fun tales of field expeditions including sampling for fish in a whitewater course! Enjoy!

Main Point: Remember the state agencies in your research!

In this episode of The Fisheries Podcast I chat with Audrey Baetz about the handful of adventures that she has been able to be a part of early in her career. We go over her collegiate cross country history, some projects involving Three Spine Sticklebacks, her experience working in South Dakota, and her current role now as a contract worker for the USGS. Enjoy!

Main Point: Stay Weird and Stay Passionate!

In this episode I chat with Dr. Christopher Guy, assistant unit leader for the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit at Montana State. We briefly cover what the USGS Coop Units are and a couple of the projects that Chris and his students have been a part of working with Pallid Sturgeon recovery and Lake Trout removal. We then switch gears and talk about one of the courses and side projects that Chris has going on, his own podcast. Enjoy!

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Main Point: Be true to yourself as a scientist!

In this episode I chat with Julie Vecchio, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Florida. She is using the stable isotopes in fish eye lenses to learn more about diet and movement. We also cover many of her past adventures including spending time on a tall ship (we also learn what a tall ship is), learning how to fish during her master's work, and estuary monitoring in Florida, and teaching high school science. Enjoy!

Main Point: Everything touches the ocean!

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In this episode I chat with Dr. Brenda Pracheil of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory about a variety of topics. We start where she started, talking about her fascination with fish parisitology before moving on to talk a little about some of the work she completed while earning her Ph.D. We then fill the bulk of the episode chatting about everything microchemistry, from how the samples are taken to explaining how different crystal structures the calcified structure can skew your elemental ratios. We end with flying through much of the work she does at ORNL regarding hydropower impacts to fish and other aquatic organisms. Enjoy!

Main Point: Take a more positive approach to everything!

This week I chat with Emily Slesinger, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University studying Black Sea Bass and how climate change may affect that species. We talk about a handful of her projects dealing with that as well as highlight some of the great opportunities she was able to be a part of during her undergraduate years that helped lead her to the project she is working on currently. Enjoy!

Main Point: Stay Curious, Stay Excited, and Be Nice to Eachother!

In this week's episode I chat with Jeremy Tiemann about his work across the globe studying mussels. We chat about his part in discovering a new species in Mexico and listing a similar species in Texas as endangered, discovering another new species that you could probably find in your local stream, the translocation of nearly 1,000,000 mussels, and we talk about some equally interesting work he has done with Banded Killifish and the Iowa Darter. Enjoy!

Main point: be open to new opportunities and trying new things!

For this episode we take a slightly different path and speak to someone in the commercial fishing industry. Kinsey Justa is the global markets manager for 60 Degrees North Seafoods in Cordova, Alaska. We talk about her role there and a little about how the commercial fishermen operate on the Copper River up in Alaska. Before discussing that, we go over the interesting path that Kinsey took to get from her hometown to where she is now, including studying in Hawaii, backpacking throughout southeast Asia, and working as skiing/snowshoe guide among other activities. Enjoy!

Main Point: Everyone's unique perspectives are important in solving our current problems!