People of the Sturgeon
by University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute · 23 episodes
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The Secrets of Sturgeon - This playlist consists of clips for the audiobook version of People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's love affair with an ancient fish.
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Chapter 4 Clip 3
"If you can carve duck decoys, carve me a sturgeon decoy." Appleton's George Schmidt, who carved his first sturgeon decoy way back in 1955, talks about his "hobby".
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Interlude 2
The Menominee tribe have an immense respect for the sturgeon. Here's a clip of the sounds and music of an authentic Menominee pow-wow.
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Interlude 1
Wondering who's providing the great background music for the People of the Sturgeon audiobook? Allow us to introduce you to Graminy.
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Chapter 7 Clip 3
Hear the tale of Porkchop, a tank-raised sturgeon with a voracious appetite.
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Chapter 7 Clip 2
Is it an earthquake? The sound of an impending storm? No--it's the thunderous sound of sturgeon spawning.
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Chapter 7 Clip 1
UW Sea Grant aquaculture specialist Fred Binkowski takes to the air, using radiotelemetry to track the movements and location of tagged sturgeon as part of a 25-year rehabilitation…
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Chapter 6 Clip 3
The origin of the Menominee Fish Dance, created to honor the sacred sturgeon.
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Chapter 6 Clip 2
"It's been self-rewarding:" Standing at the base of Sullivan Falls, Kathy Kline interviews Don Reiter about the genesis of the Menominee tribe's plans to restore the sturgeon popul…
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Chapter 6 Clip 1
The Wolf River is home to the sturgeon--or, as the Menominee call it, nama'o. Trace the river's origin from a trickle in Northern Wisconsin to the heart of Lake Winnebago.
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Chapter 5 Clip 3
The group Sturgeon for Tomorrow raises money to support activities like the Sturgeon Guard, who patrol the Wolf River during spawning season. Through 2008, the group's five chapter…
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Chapter 5 Clip 2
"The more you work with these critters, the more you love 'em." Despite a failed experiment in sturgeon-egg husbandry, the enthusiasm of Wisconsin fish biologists isn't dampened.
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Chapter 5 Clip 1
State fish biologists gather to catch, tag and measure sturgeon. Including a team from Georgia that's hoping to repopulate the Tennessee River.
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Chapter 1 Clip 1
Author Kathleen Schmitt Kline's narration sets the scene.
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Chapter 4 Clip 2
A sturgeon-spear maker takes up the family tradition.
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Chapter 4 Clip 1
Vern Gebhart of Hilbert, Wisconsin carves sturgeon decoys as a hobby. As he notes, it takes 20 to 30 hours to make each one.
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Chapter 3 Clip 3
The ritual of sturgeon spearing: "Like trying to shoot a duck while looking up through a chimney." Listen to the sounds of a successful catch.
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Chapter 3 Clip 2
The Menominee tribe's preferred strategy for spearing sturgeon, as described by a visiting Dominican missionary in the 1830s.
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Chapter 3 Clip 1
When can you have a spear in the fishing shack? Wisconsin's "Mr. Sturgeon," Ron Bruch, runs it down.
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Chapter 2 Clip 3
The debate over loosening restrictions on ice fishing has always been contentious...dating back to the Great Depression.
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Chapter 2 Clip 2
Why are fish populations regulated and controlled by the state? You'll understand after listening to this clip.