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Ask Dr. Fish

Gobydog Media | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Fish questions? Science questions? Life questions? Ask Dr. Fish, featuring Katie O'Reilly and Titus Seilheimer. Brought to you by Gobydog Media and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
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Episodes

They're Cool Brook Trout

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

Jul 30, 202450 minEp. 10

Reach in, Grab a Snack

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

May 28, 202447 minEp. 9

The Great Lakes Are My Aquarium

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

Mar 15, 202456 minEp. 8

Feast of the Seven Fishmases

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-s...

Dec 12, 202354 minEp. 7

You Won't Want to Eat a Zombie Salmon

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 watershedhtt...

Oct 20, 202357 minEp. 6

What Could Go Wrong Here?

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...

Jul 13, 202354 minEp. 5

You Can Only Eat What You Can Fit in Your Mouth

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:...

Apr 18, 202354 minEp. 4

A Scientific Discussion of Anatomy

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/atmosp...

Feb 24, 202355 minEp. 3

A Great Big Swimming Tongue

Show links: NPR article on tongue-eating louse: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048718433/the-tongue-eating-louse-does-exactly-what-its-name-suggests Sturgeon suction feeding video: https://twitter.com/Brantromyzon/status/949383620388638720 Paddlefish video: https://twitter.com/SolomonRDavid/status/1597569061520433152 Shedd Aquarium sucker tagging: https://news.wttw.com/2022/10/20/great-lakes-lowly-sucker-now-swimming-big-leagues-research-wise-thanks-shedd-scientists Barry Adams: How come I don'...

Dec 15, 202249 minEp. 2

The Telltale Bubbles

To watch the unedited video of this episode, please visit https://youtu.be/C6A0d2B1fKg . Show links: Lamprey Pie Bees are fish under California's Endangered Species Act Hope's video question! Washington DNR salmon video Walleye tournament cheating scandal? Walleye tournament cheating scandal! Show credits: Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer Edited by: Quinn Rose Music by: Stuart Carlton...

Oct 17, 202250 minEp. 1

Episode 0: A trailer

The first episode of Ask Dr. Fish was episode 55 of Teach Me About the Great Lakes

Oct 04, 20221 hr 5 min
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