Fish of the Week!

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Fish of the Week!

Fish enthusiasts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh journey across America on a quest to live with, live from, discover and enjoy ALL THE FISH: big and small, common and rare, beautiful and downright strange. Guests from all walks of life help dig into the latest science and bring their perspectives about fishing and how fish are woven into the fabric of communities and cultures. Listeners walk away from each episode with practical information about how to connect with and conserve our amazing, finned friends.

  1. 4D AGO

    The Most Underestimated Least Chub!

    It may not be the "most" chub, but this unique native fish has a lot to offer! Kaitlyn Purington and Chance Broderius from the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources offer a state perspective on the public value of the very cool Least Chub. Like chubs? You might like these episodes: S3:E51 Bonytail ChubS2:E7 Bluehead ChubS2:E6 Humpback ChubS1:E47 Lake Chub

    34 min

  2. APR 14

    Opossum Pipefish: The OG Wet Stick!

    Have you ever held a small, wet stick in your hand? What if, upon taking a closer look, you noticed it was a fish? Time to go explore Florida and get to know perhaps its most underappreciated and remarkable native fish: the Opossum Pipefish! Fish Biologist Eddy Perri with our Peninsular Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office is going to get you pumped about this straightened-out seahorse relative.

    46 min

  3. APR 7

    Bullhead Catfishes! Catch All Seven Species

    Katrina and Guy dig into one of America's native catfish groups: the bullheads! Learn how to find and identify these fish, and get hyped to complete the bullhead slam for all seven species! This episode also includes a dive into the latest fanmail darter, so take a listen to hear what's on listeners' minds! You might also like these episode: S5:E6: Sailfin CatfishesS3:E24 Flathead CatfishS2:E33 Channel Catfish

    44 min

  4. MAR 31

    Amphibious fishes! Walk this way!

    What does it mean to be an "amphibious" fish? How many fish fall into this category? It might be more than you think! We've got guest Noah Bressman from Salisbury University's Department of Biology to help us dig into this very interesting behavior.

    40 min

  5. MAR 24

    The Awesome Alabama Shad

    Get to know the shimmery sister species to the East Coast's American Shad. The beautiful, migratory Alabama Shad is native to the the Mississippi River basin, the Gulf, and other Gulf coast rivers. Katrina, Guy, and guest Steve Herrington with The Nature Conservancy explore the decline of this fish and all the current and potential future values it holds. If you like this episode you might also like: S3:E45 Pacific Herring: Haida/Tlingít Perspective S3:E15 River Herring Return: A Spring Wonder S2:E28 Great Lakes Cisco (Lake Herring) S2:E20 American Shad: Running Silver

    38 min

  6. MAR 17

    Lake Whitefish: The Whole Fish

    Get to know a valuable species in North America and the Great Lakes region. We dig into what it might look like to local economies to place value on 100% of the fish instead of just the fillet by highlighting a project lead by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. Our guests are Dave Naftzger (Executive Director and founder of the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge) and Bill Bodin (Owner of Bodin Fisheries in Bayfield, Wisconsin).

    38 min

  7. MAR 3

    Greenback Cutthroat Trout

    Get to know Colorado's state fish and its roller coaster history. Once abundant in the South Platte drainage, it's now found in only a few high-elevation streams and lakes. Josh Homer from our Leadville National Fish Hatchery in Colorado and Chris Kennedy from our Colorado Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office are guests. If you like cutthroat trout, you might also like these episodes: S3:E47 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout of Pyramid LakeS1: E11 Coastal Cutthroat Trout Read more: https://www.fws.gov/story/spiciest-trout-west

    41 min

  8. FEB 24

    Gulf Sturgeon: Giant Southern Jumpers

    We've got two great guests with decades of combined knowledge who will help you get to know and appreciate these very large, migratory fish. Adam Kaeser is a fish biologist from our Panama City Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office and Frank Paruka is a retired biologist and distinguished gulf sturgeon researcher. We cover everything from biology basics to heritage and history, and answer questions about why they jump, how they communicate, and how we study them in murky waters, and more.

    39 min
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Fish enthusiasts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh journey across America on a quest to live with, live from, discover and enjoy ALL THE FISH: big and small, common and rare, beautiful and downright strange. Guests from all walks of life help dig into the latest science and bring their perspectives about fishing and how fish are woven into the fabric of communities and cultures. Listeners walk away from each episode with practical information about how to connect with and conserve our amazing, finned friends.

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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    222
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    Clean
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