The Fish Schtick Podcast Episode 35 - Anders Halverson

Anders Halverson joined us on the latest episode of The Fish Schtick. He’s the author of “An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World.” Anders is an award-winning journalist with a Ph.D. in ecology from Yale University. With support from the National Science Foundation, he wrote this book as a research associate at the University of Colorado’s Center of the American West.

Here’s what James Prosek had to say about An Entirely Synthetic Fish:

It's a fascinating story of man’s urge to cultivate and disseminate a beautiful coldwater fish—at times to the detriment of native species but also the joy of anglers who would not otherwise have the opportunity to catch a trout. A gripping blend of early American history, discussions on taxonomy, and questions of how best to preserve wildness and the indigenous in a world where the human relationship to Nature is complex and always changing.

A big thanks goes out to Dr. Sam Snyder for getting us connected with Anders.

It was a really interesting show!

LINK (Via Mauro Media)

Comments

[Dr. Sam]

Excellent show guys! Glad it happened.
Cheers
Sam

[Moose]

I'm going to get this book. That's been a problem with me with White River here in Mo /Arkansas. The white at one time was the best smallmouth fishery in world. It's clearly shown it was a premier destination in the history books. But they killed all of that for the raibow trout. I hope by reading this that will share more insight for why we allow this to happen.

[Moose]

I'm going to get this book. That's been a problem with me with White River here in Mo /Arkansas. The white at one time was the best smallmouth fishery in world. It's clearly shown it was a premier destination in the history books. But they killed all of that for the raibow trout. I hope by reading this that will share more insight for why we allow this to happen.

[Jeremy]

Agree with Dr Sam. enjoyed this one immensely.