Doc Talks Fishing Podcast

#44 || Julie Charbonneau: Hooked on Hyperstability - When Good Fishing Masks a Crisis

Liam Whetter & Gord Pyzer

Catch rates may look good on paper—but what if they're lying to us? Julie Charbonneau is a member of the Earth to Ocean Research Group, in the Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Frazer University and she joins us today to explain how high angler catch rates can hide serious population declines. Learn about the phenomenon of hyperstability, the dangers of relying on catch data, and what it all means for the future of British Columbia's iconic steelhead. Catching more fish doesn't always mean there are more fish to catch.

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