S8E4 - Dr. Alec Lackmann

On this episode on the Hard Water Fishing Show we are joined by Dr. Alec Lackmann.

Alec Lackmann, PhD, is an ichthyologist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. His research interests include fisheries, ichthyology, fish age analysis, aquatic ecology, quantitative conservation biology, data science, entomology, and last but not least, otoliths. Dr. Lackmann's research has redefined our understanding of several native fishes and has helped to transform fisheries management in North America.  

For More Information Dr. Lackmann's  ⁠website⁠ where interested listeners can find out more about his work. A multi-year study on bigmouth buffalo from east central Minnesota (Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge) that was published this September (2024): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70237-5

An additional multi-year study on bigmouth buffalo from northwestern MN that was published in 2019. Where it was first documented their exceptional longevity, episodic recruitment, the orange and black spotting that accrues with age, and validated the otolith ages using bomb radiocarbon dating: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0452-0