Two exciting announcements: I recently had the great honor of appearing as a guest Jill Corey’s wonderful podcast, Water Women. And, I just had my very first peer-reviewed article published, in the latest issue of the Western North American Nat

Bruce Koike and the Art Aquatic

Aug 17th, 2021 39m 17s

Bruce Koike has gone from poultry farmer in Missouri to aquarium scientist in New Orleans to artist in Newport, Oregon. We discuss his unusual career path, the parallels between art and science, and the history of Gyotaku. Of course, we also fi

Sharks, Drones and Biomimicry with Sarah Hoffman

Aug 3rd, 2021 35m 3s

In this episode I speak with Sarah Hoffman, a fisheries scientist with BioMark (https://www.biomark.com) in Boise, Idaho. We discuss her doctoral research on sharks off the Florida coast, and her current work at Biomark finding new research and

Susie Zagorski and a million tons of fish

Jul 20th, 2021 33m 40s

In this episode I speak with Susie Zagorski, who at the time of our conversation was Field Project Manager for the North Pacific Fisheries Research Foundation. We discuss her research to ensure the sustainability of the Alaska Pollock fishery,

Fisherwomen returns this summer!

May 12th, 2021 2m 25s

Fisherwomen returns with all new episodes starting Tuesday, July 20th! Here’s a few other fisheries podcasts to tide you over in the interim:Social Fishtancing (Coastal Routes Radio): https://ssfhub.org/resource/social-fishtancing-podcast-coas

Richie Jones and the fish that got away

Nov 30th, 2020 37m 6s

In this episode I speak with Richie Jones, who has lots of great fish stories and loves sharing them. Check out his website at: https://www.africanamericanflyfishing.com/ Richie also mentions “Soul River,” a program that connects veterans and a

Rodents Restoring Riparian Resilience with Alexa Whipple

Nov 9th, 2020 37m 23s

In this episode I speak with Alexa Whipple, Project Director at the Methow Beaver Project, a program of the Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation. Visit the Methow Beaver Project online (https://methowbeaverproject.org) and follow them on Facebook:

Pebble Mine and Bristol Bay with Sarah O'Neal

Oct 29th, 2020 34m 16s

In this week’s episode I’ll be speaking with Sarah O’Neal, PhD candidate at the University of Washington, about the impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine on Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon. Update: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined on Monday

Fish Fathers

Oct 26th, 2020 12m 12s

This week we delve into fish parenting with true natural history stories every bit as interesting as Finding Nemo! The Pebble Mine podcast episode is coming soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this mini-episode and are inspired to share you

The Salmon Slip-n-Slide with Janine Bryan

Oct 19th, 2020 32m 30s

In this week’s episode we learn how you go from harvesting fruit to a new approach for salmon passage, and how you go from virology to fish biology with Janine Bryan, Vice President of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Whooshh Innovation

Gotta Love Lamprey with Ralph Lampman

Oct 12th, 2020 34m 4s

Ralph Lampman, Lamprey Project Biologist for the Yakama Nation, wants to spread love and understanding of Pacific Lamprey. We talk about their long evolutionary and cultural history, the many unknowns surrounding lamprey, and the efforts tribes

Fly Fishing with Jen Ripple

Oct 5th, 2020 28m 55s

This week I speak with Jen Ripple, founder and editor-in-chief of DUN magazine, about what brought her to flyfishing and why she decided to found the first flyfishing magazine for women. You can subscribe to DUN here: https://dunmagazine.com/ T

Lingcod from California to Alaska with Bonnie Basnett

Sep 25th, 2020 30m 5s

On this episode, I speak with Bonnie Basnett about collaborating with sportfishing guides, fieldwork logistics, and why lingcod are super rad. Sea urchins are also pretty rad, as we learn in this week’s creature feature from Cari Williams. If y

Welcome to Fisherwomen

Sep 21st, 2020 8m 53s

Welcome to Fisherwomen! In the pilot episode, I introduce the theme of the podcast by going through some of the diverse careers, habitats, and species that make up fisheries. To submit a creature feature for a future episode, please visit: http

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