Episode 225: Your "Smallmouth" Might Not Be a Smallmouth

About this episode

The episode explores research on the evolutionary lineages of smallmouth bass and the role of anglers in studying Chinook salmon.

Is there really more than one species of smallmouth bass? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the crew dives into groundbreaking research suggesting the fish we all know may actually be made up of four distinct evolutionary lineages. Plus, University of Victoria PhD candidate Wesley Greenree joins the show to explain how everyday anglers are helping scientists study Chinook salmon by collecting stomach samples, revealing surprising changes in the Pacific food chain and what they could mean fo...

People in this episode

Guest: Wesley Greenree

Topics covered

• smallmouth bass
• evolutionary lineages
• Chinook salmon
• Pacific food chain
• angling research

Keywords

• smallmouth bass
• evolution
• Chinook salmon
• Pacific food chain
• anglers
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Victoria

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