Time to turn our focus to the mighty river systems of the Pacific Northwest to examine a mysterious titan of the deep—the white sturgeon! BTW there is only one episode left before the summer break and encore presentations.

The guest for this episode is Dr. Stuart Willis, a fisheries geneticist with the Hagerman Genetics Lab. Together, we trace the evolutionary history of an apex scavenger, map how massive hydroelectric developments alter river ecology, and unpack the realities of polyploid genomics. From culturally vital First Nations fisheries to the modern engineering challenges of conservation aquaculture, we explore what it takes to protect a species that measures its life ...