Teach Me About the Great Lakes

Stuart and Renie took a ride on the Lakie Award Winning S/V Inland Seas and interviewed several people from the Inland Seas Education Association about the wonderful work they do to help children learn about the Great Lakes, the three types of people on a boat, and more. This was a really fun episode to record; thanks to the crew of the Inland Seas for putting up with us! Show links: Inland Seas E...

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-depre...

In this re-aired conversation, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Francie Cuthbert, one of the world's preeminent plover experts, about piping plovers. Show links: Dr. Cuthbert's webpage Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative USFWS: Double-crested cormorants Chicago Piping Plovers GreatLakesPipingPlover.org Facebook: Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort High Island, Michigan Broders Cucina Ital...

Stuart and Carolyn speak with Meredith Brown, director of special projects at Canadian Geographic, about the Biinaagami project, her work as a riverkeeper, and living the swim/drink/fish dream. Show links: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-seashells-created/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab https://www.biinaagami.org/ CSMI New Zealand Mud Snail Ottawa Riverkeeper Internat...

This week's episode is LIVE from the amazing Amsterdam Brewhouse on the Lake in Toronto, Ontario! We're joined by the wonderful Dr. Katie Stammler of the Essex Region Conservation Authority and the Great Lakes HABs Collaborative and we talk about HABs, gobies, and more. This show was recorded as part of the International Association for Great Lakes Research 2023 annual conference. It was a really...

Live from the Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference, Stuart and Sarah Zack (!) interview John Scott about PFAS, microplastics, and he patiently tries to explain whatever analytical chemistry is. This was an enjoyable conversation with a great guest and a really cool conference. Show links: Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference John Scott's page TMATGL Episode 1: They're...

TMATGL listeners: thanks for your patience! We'll be back on our regular schedule very soon! 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://giz...

Don't worry, we haven't disappeared! We're just behind a little bit. While we get re-organized, enjoy this classic episode where Stuart and Renie interview the great Annie Scofield and get the greatest sound in the history of the show. Full show notes: EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office: homepage | Twitter feed RV Lake Guardian The Guardian's Twitter feed The R/V Lake Guardian's Yearly Surv...

Stuart and Carolyn speak with Paris Collingsworth about hypoxia in the Great Lakes. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it bad? Plus: more than you probably knew about midges and the act of forgetting to remember not to forget. Show links: Widespread prevalence of hypoxia and the classification of hypoxic conditions in the Laurentian Great Lakes Experimental Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecast   Ice Cover,...

Stuart and Megan speak with Sarah FitzSimons, Associate Professor of Sculpture at the University of Wisconsin, about her very cool Water Books, the multifaceted meaning of water, and the power of a personal water biography. Show links: Lakie Nominee: Mapping the Great Lakes by Alex Hill Sarah's homepage The Wisconsin Water Library Whiskey Island Trail Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: S...

In Ask Dr Fish #3, 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...

Stuart and Carolyn speak with Sarah Dobie of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan about her fascinating new paper on defining "resilience" in the Great Lakes. Resilience is a complicated topic and people frequently use the term differently. But maybe that's okay? Maybe we can learn as much from the differences in definitions as we can from similariti...

Show links: Dr. Rood's OpenClimate website This month's Great Lakes Now episode Apostle islands ice paper Ridiculously Resilient Ridge RRR the movie Polar amplification Red Hawk Ann Arbor About Boreal Forests Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley Producers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Co-host and Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty...

The Erie Situation Great Lakes Outreach Media Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Thunder Bay International Film Festival - In person! Thunder Bay International Film Festival - Virtual! Wesco Galley Sweet Shop Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley Producers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty Edited b...

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We’re keeping the show notes spoiler-free, but you can find a list of the winners right here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qkgzeMLhpNyfTO2waWZjtrYT29uCS1RVRlY3ryu1Ac/edit?usp=sharing Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Hosts: Hope Charters & Carolyn Foley Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley Producers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Associate Producer...

Note: We aren't sure if we're always going to release the Ask Dr Fish episodes in the Teach Me About the Great Lakes feed. Do you have an opinion either way? Let us know! 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/9493836...

Show links: Youth Conservation Corps EPA page on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Environment Canada's page on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Toledo drinking water crisis of 2014 EPA page on Areas of Concern Environment Canada's page on Areas of Concern Port Clinton, Ohio The HELM 2022 Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host: Ren...

Great Lakes News Great Lakes Now website: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/ Story 1: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/great-lakes-moment-video-game-teaches-watershed-management/ Story 2: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/the-catch-record-number-of-piping-plovers/ Story 3: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/nonprofit-buys-31000-forested-acres-by-copper-harbor/ Healing Our Waters Great Lake...

GREAT LAKES BOOS WIRE REPORT, DATELINE LAKE MICHIGAN, USA Lake Michigan has claimed another ship as the remains of the S/V Donut were found on the lake floor yesterday. It isn't clear what happened to the boat, or its passengers, but they seem to have met some sort of unpleasant end. The only notable contents found inside the wreck were a maple leaf-shaped toque, a pair of gloves shaped like the s...

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Show links: Nominate some great work for the Lakies!: https://bit.ly/Lakies22 Subscribe to the Ask Dr. Fish YouTube Channel! GLN story on the Mark W. Barker Freighter: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/new-great-lakes-freighter-joins-fleet/ Fish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/fish-scientists/ Great Lakes Brewing Co: Website...

Thanks to Masthead Brewing Company for good beer and good hosting. If you want to donate to Ohio Sea Grant and the Stone Lab, please visit their website: https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/giving Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Hosts: Hope Charters & Carolyn Foley Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty Ed...

Show links: Lynne Heasley's website Great Lakes Now The Accidental Reef book website Buy The Accidental Reef at Amazon and support the show! Coal Ash story at Great Lakes Now HABs story at Great Lakes Now Isle Royale wolves TMATGL 3 Measuring the social carrying capacity for gray wolves in Michigan Rashomon Minerva Mars The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 La Familia Manitoulin Island

Show links: Great Lakes Now: website , twitter , youtube Carmine bee-eaters Fortress conservation Nancy Langston’s website twitter The Syllabus Project Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene. ( Amazon link ) Sustaining Lake Superior: An extraordinary lake in a changing world”... ( Amazon link ) Apostle Island National Lakeshore Keewenah Peninsula Show credits: Host & Executive P...