In this episode we welcome back FishBio fisheries biologists Michael Hellmair and Tyler Pilger. The team sits down with us to discuss the more technical aspects of their jobs - specifically, the tools they use day in and day out to help them monitor, measure and store all types of fisheries related data. Fisheries science is a very interesting field and impacts every one of us (whether you fish or not!) - the data collected, observations and assessments made from that data are often used to shape fishing regulations, water management policy and lots more. If you’ve ever wondered what eDNA is all about, how fish are tracked or what those cement truck mixer looking things are on the river, then this episode is for you.
In this episode we welcome back FishBio fisheries biologists Michael Hellmair and Tyler Pilger. The team sits down with us to discuss the more technical aspects of their jobs - specifically, the tools they use day in and day out to help them monitor, measure and store all types of fisheries related data. Fisheries science is a very interesting field and impacts every one of us (whether you fish or not!) - the data collected, observations and assessments made from that data are often used to shape fishing regulations, water management policy and lots more. If you’ve ever wondered what eDNA is all about, how fish are tracked or what those cement truck mixer looking things are on the river, then this episode is for you.
Biologist @ Fishbio Environmental
Mike is a fisheries biologist at Fishbio. In California, he has evaluated juvenile and adult salmonid habitat use in Central Valley streams, investigated fish diet composition, and coordinated observational fish abundance surveys.
Biologist @ Fishbio Environmental
Tyler is a fisheries biologist with extensive experience in population genetics and community ecology of freshwater fishes in the Great Plains and desert Southwest, USA. Tyler holds a Ph. D. in Biology from the University of New Mexico.
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Chad Alderson is the creator and producer of The Barbless Podcast, a Northern California show focused on fishing, conservation, and science. He’s chased stripers on the Sac River and Delta, trout on the McCloud and Lake Almanor, and carp through the canals of Scottsdale and most of California’s tributaries. His goal: help anglers “Know Better, Fish Better.”
Nick hosted the The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Chad Alderson from 2016 to 2020. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s most elite anglers, Nick is an expert fly fisherman.
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