People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Frederick Binkowski, Part 1 | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Frederick Binkowski, an aquaculturist with a significant focus on sturgeon propagation, has contributed extensively to the field of fishery science through both practical and research-oriented endeavors. His career, marked by a dedication to understanding and improving the conditions for raising sturgeon in controlled environments, spans several decades. Binkowski's work has been pivotal in addressing the complexities associated with sturgeon aquaculture, including breeding, egg incubation, and larval rearing. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Serge Doroshov | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Serge Doroshov is interviewed by Kathleen Schmitt Kline about the founding of the World Sturgeon Conservation Society. Serge discusses sturgeon population and spawning and his work in the United States at UC-Davis. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Willard Jenkins | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Willard Jenkins is interviewed by Bill Casper about his experiences fishing sturgeon. They discuss Willard'ss first time fishing in the late 1940s, some of the more memorable people he's known, and methods of rescuing people from mishaps on the ice. |
Bill Casper | Malone, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Mike Remme | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Mike Remme describes his personal fishing history in and around Green Bay in an interview conducted by Dominic Carmona. Mike began fishing at around age 13 and tells of his biggest catch. Also tells of his father, Leroy Remme, catching the largest sturgeon one season, the death of a friend on the ice, and of the accidental destruction of a friend's shanty by fire |
Dominic Carmona | Fremont, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Frederick Binkowski, Part 2 | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Frederick Binkowski, a senior research scientist at the Water Institute, has dedicated a significant portion of his career to the study and conservation of sturgeon species. Binkowski studies sturgeon biology, including the intricacies of their feeding habits, breeding, and rearing in laboratory conditions. His work has not only advanced the scientific community's understanding of sturgeon but also contributed to practical conservation efforts, such as the rehabilitation project on the upper Fox River initiated in 2002. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents | |
Ron Epprecht | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Ron Epprecht is interviewed by Eugene Herubin about his skill at decoy carving. He discusses color, shape, and style variations for decoys, how he got involved with carving, and why he has a continued interest in carving and spearing sturgeon. |
Eugene Herubin | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Carl Jersild | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Carl Jersild, interviewed by Dick Koerner, tells of his first and only sturgeon he speared in 19 years. He also praises the DNR for the work in managing the sturgeon population. In addition, Carl also relates a story about being on shifting ice, and another about a friend who videotaped his day sturgeon fishing only to find out, while watching the videotape, that he missed a golden opportunity. |
Dick Koerner | Neenah, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Todd Schaller | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Todd Schaller, Convservation Warden Supervisor in Oshkosh, is interviewed by Kathleen Schmitt Kline regarding his involvement with the Sturgeon Guard program and public attitudes toward sturgeon due to Sturgeon for Tomorrow. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Gwen Bowe | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Gwen Bowe, a resident of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been sturgeon fishing on Lake Winnebago since 1980. Her first catch was a significant one, marking the beginning of her independent fishing endeavors. This fish she speared was eventually donated to Case Western Reserve University when Robert Kennedy, Jr. contacted Bill Casper about getting a sturgeon to display in the museum. Prior to that, she had accompanied her husband on fishing trips but had not actively fished herself. |
Bill Casper | Wabeno, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Dan Folz | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviews Dan Folz about his involvement with sturgeon through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He discusses studying and managing sturgeon and spawning site monitoring programs. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum |