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NOW WITH FIXED AUDIO! Sorry about that...we really need an editor :)Stuart and Megan speak with Dr. Mike Shriberg of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research and Michigan Sea Grant about why we have a generational opportunity to train 21st-century Great Lakes stewards.Show Links:CIGLRMichigan Sea GrantMike's paperLester Graham Justice40 InitiativeAmer’s DeliTawas City, MIShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Stuart Carlton. Sigh.Podcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton

Stuart and Megan talk with Heather Stirratt, Director of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office, about their recent Triennial Assessment of Progress Report on Great Lakes Water Quality, the importance of these sorts of broad, international efforts, and the existence of Windsor-style pizza.Show links:Triennial Assessment of ProgressIJCBinational.netNorthern Waters SmokehausShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Stuart Carlton. Sigh.Podcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton and Carolyn Foley

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" gamehttps://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-2023-11https://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-riverhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-eel-rent-map-englandShow credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Hope ChartersEdited by: Stuart CarltonArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton

We're live from the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Meeting in Evanston, Illinois. Stuart, Carolyn, and Megan speak with El Lower about aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the importance of language choices when discussing AIS, and why there are reasons for optimism. Plus: Carolyn's Top 5 styles of pizza!Show links:The Lakie Award nominations are open! https://bit.ly/Lakies23GLANSISEl's Twitter pageTMATGL 13: It Smells Like Science, with Brian RothIf you can't beat 'em, eat 'em: Illinois fisheries rebrand the invasive Asian carpDetroit Street Filling StationPoint Farms Provincial ParkFreshwater Feats: Great Lakes cooking at its best

Our third annual Halloween special

Here's an Ask Dr Fish amuse bouche while we wait for Stuart to have time to edit the latest TMATGL. We miss you already, Quinn!Show linksTopic 1 - Fish that see with their skinhttps://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-color-changing-fish-can-see-with-its-skinTopic 2 - Smallmouth Bass in the Colorado Riverhttps://apnews.com/article/humpback-chub-smallmouth-bass-colorado-river-1f1162bc38980fc6bcf5bdc9168ea1https://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.htmlShow credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Hope ChartersLive show production by Great Lakes NowEdited by: Quinn RoseArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton

In this episode, Stuart and Megan speak with John Hartig, a Visiting Scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor, about his new book, Great Lakes Champions. It's an engaging and optimistic book written by an engaging and optimistic interviewee; check it out!Show links:John Hartig's websiteGreat Lakes ChampionsThe Great Lakes WayBubi's Awesome EatsGreen Bean CafeGrosse Ile TownshipT9Show credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Stuart Carlton. Sigh.Podcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton

In this episode, Stuart interviews Eden Hataley about her paper on managing microplastics in the Great Lakes. Should they be considered a chemical of mutual concern in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement? And did they really put microplastics in toothpaste?Show links:Towards a management strategy for microplastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes—monitoring (part 1)Towards a management strategy for microplastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes—monitoring (part 2)https://www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/71International Joint Commission: Chemicals of Mutual ConcernGolden Rooster DelicatessenShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton

Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Daniele Miranda about her work on PFAS in Lake Michigan, how PFAS end up in fish, and how the biomagnify across the food chain. Plus: An important hermit crab update via Teach Me About the Great Lakes Hermit Crab Correspondent Hope Charters!Show links:Dr. Daniele Miranda's homepageCreepy hermit crab doll-head videoAdam Duritzhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896972303526XSpringfield IsotopesDaniele's graphical abstractIndiana Dunes https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm Show credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Irene MilesSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton