
295 - Messages for current fisheries managers with Dr. Hal Schramm
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 r...
2 Feb 20251h 4min

294 - Ice fishing catch and release outcomes with Julee Stewart and Dr. Chris Somers from the University of Regina
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...
26 Jan 20251h 1min

293 - The sharks of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary with Brett Sweezey
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...
19 Jan 20251h 27min

292 - Cutthroat Trout and Catching Up with Kadie Heinle
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 he...
12 Jan 202546min

291 - The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's podcasting duo: the 2 Bald Biologists
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 monthl...
5 Jan 202549min

290 - A Discussion and Intro to AI Tools in Ecology with Jason Granberg
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 po...
22 Des 202453min

289 - Evaluating the cost of bycatch and entanglement with Naya O'Reilly
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 expe...
15 Des 20241h

288 – Following the Spark to Fisheries Research with Hannah Stapleton
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 pat...
8 Des 202438min


















