Fisherwomen
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFisherwomen is a podcast about fishand those who love them! Each episode includes an interview with interesting people across the fisheries world, and closes with interesting tidbits on our favorite underwater organisms. Comments and questions always welcome.
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Episode 13: Happy Holidays from Fisherwomen
December 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBTwo exciting announcements: I recently had the great honor of appearing as a guest Jill Corey’s wonderful podcast, Water Women. And, I just had my very first peer-reviewed article published, in the latest issue of the Western North American Naturalist! I’m currently moving for a new job, hence the radio silence. But rest assured, I’m working behind the scenes on Fisherwomen whenever I can, and look forward to the return of Fisherwomen in 2022! Osborn, Katherine, Tim Mulligan, and An...
Episode 12: Bruce Koike and the Art Aquatic
August 17, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBBruce Koike has gone from poultry farmer in Missouri to aquarium scientist in New Orleans to artist in Newport, Oregon. We discuss his unusual career path, the parallels between art and science, and the history of Gyotaku. Of course, we also find time for some great fish stories! Stay tuned for the creature feature to learn about the five major invasive carp species in North America! Check out Bruce’s art: koikebruce.wixsite.com, where you’ll also find a list of his upcoming appeara...
Episode 11: Sharks, Drones and Biomimicry with Sarah Hoffman
August 03, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Sarah Hoffman, a fisheries scientist with BioMark (https://www.biomark.com) in Boise, Idaho. We discuss her doctoral research on sharks off the Florida coast, and her current work at Biomark finding new research and conservation applications for drones and databases. Our creature feature continues the shark theme and follows up from where we left off last time in my episode with Susie Zagorski. Listen and learn why sharks are more warm-hearted than you mi...
Episode 10: Susie Zagorski and a million tons of fish
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Susie Zagorski, who at the time of our conversation was Field Project Manager for the North Pacific Fisheries Research Foundation. We discuss her research to ensure the sustainability of the Alaska Pollock fishery, the largest fishery in the United States. Since our conversation, Susie has switched jobs and now works as a purser on C/P Starbound, a commercial Alaska pollock fishing vessel (C/P is for “catch/process” and denotes a ship that fishes for a sp...
Fisherwomen returns this summer!
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBFisherwomen returns with all new episodes starting Tuesday, July 20th! Here’s a few other fisheries podcasts to tide you over in the interim: Social Fishtancing (Coastal Routes Radio): https://ssfhub.org/resource/social-fishtancing-podcast-coastal-routes-radio-vol-1 Anchored, Marine Life in Lockdown (Scottish Fisheries Museum): https://anchor.fm/scotfishmuseum/episodes/Anchored-Marine-Life-in-Lockdown---Episode-1-ejvvk4 NudiBrains (Emily Pierce): https://blubrry.com/nudibrains/ The F...
Episode 9: Richie Jones and the fish that got away
November 30, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51 MBIn this episode I speak with Richie Jones, who has lots of great fish stories and loves sharing them. Check out his website at: https://www.africanamericanflyfishing.com/ Richie also mentions “Soul River,” a program that connects veterans and at-risk youth through flyfishing. More information is available on their website: https://soulriverinc.org The film mentioned today is “The Sacramento River at Current Speed,” free to watch here: https://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/film/th...
Rodents Restoring Riparian Resilience with Alexa Whipple
November 09, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Alexa Whipple, Project Director at the Methow Beaver Project, a program of the Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation. Visit the Methow Beaver Project online (https://methowbeaverproject.org) and follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Methow-Beaver-Project-221123695055531 Our Creature Feature this week is on pupfish of the genus Cyprinidon. They’re cute. They’re badass. And they’re mostly endangered. Want to submit a creature feature of your own t...
Pebble Mine and Bristol Bay with Sarah O'Neal
October 29, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this week’s episode I’ll be speaking with Sarah O’Neal, PhD candidate at the University of Washington, about the impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine on Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon. Update: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined on Monday, October 19 that, “the project as proposed cannot be permitted under the Clean Water Act.” According to the USACE announcement, the mitigation burdens for the proposed Pebble Mine had not been met, and USACE has given developers 90 days to ret...
Fish Fathers
October 26, 2020 06:39 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week we delve into fish parenting with true natural history stories every bit as interesting as Finding Nemo! The Pebble Mine podcast episode is coming soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this mini-episode and are inspired to share your own fish stories: https://fisherwomenpod.wordpress.com/creature-feature Resources (Open access listed first; *indicates paywall) Berra, Tim M., and Francisco J. Neira. 2003. "Early life history of the nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciforme...
The Salmon Slip-n-Slide with Janine Bryan
October 19, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this week’s episode we learn how you go from harvesting fruit to a new approach for salmon passage, and how you go from virology to fish biology with Janine Bryan, Vice President of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Whooshh Innovations. Janine and Whooshh want to find innovative ways to help fish and fisheries professionals. We talk about salmon passage, measuring fish with computers, and the pros and cons of going viral. The official video for the salmon passage portal is ...
Gotta Love Lamprey with Ralph Lampman
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBRalph Lampman, Lamprey Project Biologist for the Yakama Nation, wants to spread love and understanding of Pacific Lamprey. We talk about their long evolutionary and cultural history, the many unknowns surrounding lamprey, and the efforts tribes are taking to restore these remarkable fish back to the vibrant fishery they once were! Check out his music video for this year’s Eurofishion contest here, and give him a vote! https://eurofishion.com/portfolio-item/west-coast-lamprey-rap-arct...
Fly Fishing with Jen Ripple
October 05, 2020 15:15 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week I speak with Jen Ripple, founder and editor-in-chief of DUN magazine, about what brought her to flyfishing and why she decided to found the first flyfishing magazine for women. You can subscribe to DUN here: https://dunmagazine.com/ This episode marks the first in a series on flyfishing. I’ll be learning to flyfish this season and I invite you to join me! Follow fisherwomen on social media to stay up to date with the flyfishing journey! The creature feature this week comes ...
Lingcod from California to Alaska with Bonnie Basnett
September 25, 2020 22:18 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode, I speak with Bonnie Basnett about collaborating with sportfishing guides, fieldwork logistics, and why lingcod are super rad. Sea urchins are also pretty rad, as we learn in this week’s creature feature from Cari Williams. If you'd like to see Bonnie with a lingcod, look no further than the cover photo for the episode! Check out Bonnie’s latest paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eva.13037 and follow her to see her ocean inspired artwork and learn ...
Welcome to Fisherwomen
September 21, 2020 02:13 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBWelcome to Fisherwomen! In the pilot episode, I introduce the theme of the podcast by going through some of the diverse careers, habitats, and species that make up fisheries. To submit a creature feature for a future episode, please visit: https://fisherwomenpod.wordpress.com/creature-feature/ More great, short nature stories are available on Jess Eden’s show, Sound Ecology: https://soundcloud.com/sound_ecology Resources: The coded-wire tag program in the PNW (https://www.rmpc.org...
Pilot: Welcome to Fisherwomen
September 21, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.53 MBWelcome to Fisherwomen! In the pilot episode, I introduce the theme of the podcast by going through some of the diverse careers, habitats, and species that make up fisheries. To submit a creature feature for a future episode, please visit: https://fisherwomenpod.wordpress.com/creature-feature/ Follow the links below to learn more about: The coded-wire tag program in the PNW (https://www.rmpc.org/cwt-program-overview.html); Urchin barrens (https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/blogs/combating-urchin-b...