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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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