Fish & Us: Climate Stories from the Waterfront
What stories do the people who spend their lives on the water catching, researching and managing fish have to share about climate change? How is climate impacting the fish and places they care about? Join host Alliyah Lusuegro, RAY Fellow at Ocean Conservancy, as she sits down to learn more. This podcast is a production of Ocean Conservancy. Cover artwork designed by Nicole Dornsife of thornwolf.com with photograph by Rafeed Hussain. Audio editing by 4Site Interactive Studios.
Episodes
8 episodes
We protect our species because it’s our way of life | Mellisa Maktuayaq Johnson
Join us for this season’s final episode! I speak with Mellisa Maktuayaq Johnson, who grew up with a subsistence way of life in Nome, Alaska and is now the government affairs and policy director at the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribal Consortium. M...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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37:21
I always loved when fish was on the table | Feini Yin
How do you like your fish cooked? Listen along to hear more in my conversation with Feini Yin, a storyteller, fishmonger and community organizer from Philadelphia. Together we explore how fish can foster connections to community, culture and ou...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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38:04
Recognizing the links between humans and biology and fish | Mandy Karnauskas
Let’s talk about fishery science! Join me in my conversation with Mandy Karnauskas, a fishery biologist with NOAA Fisheries and long-time resident of Miami, Florida. We cover Mandy’s love for fish from a young age, the many interconnected compo...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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36:27
Fair winds and lobster traps: Collecting ghost gear in coastal Maine for a clean ocean
Come set sail with us for the first episode of season two! A crew from Ocean Conservancy partners with Rozalia Project to retrieve discarded lobster traps and other ghost gear in the islands of Maine. We hear many sides of the story: Ocean Cons...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:57
Living and learning and surviving on the water | Hannah Heimbuch
In this season’s final episode, we hear from Hannah Heimbuch, a commercial fisherman and policy and communications consultant with Ocean Strategies, who lives on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Hannah shares her experience growing up in a fishing family...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:27
Preparing for climate change is part of who I am | Michele Conrad
Fishermen aren’t alone in their dedication to fish. This episode, I talk with Michele (Robinson) Conrad, a fishery manager from Washington State with years of experience under her belt working on marine fisheries and ecosystems. Michele shares ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:14
It’s no secret that fish are moving north | Dave Monti
It’s also no secret that fishing can provide connection—to the ocean, to one another, and to where the fish are biting. Tune in to one of my first interviews here with Dave Monti of No Fluke Fishing, a charter captain and fishing writer in Rhod...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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29:23
If you take care of the fish, the fish take care of you | Tony Friedrich
Join me as I talk with Tony Friedrich, lifelong fisherman and policy director at the American Saltwater Guides Association. We chat about Tony fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, what motivated him to start an association of fishing guides fighting ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:16