Episode 3: The Gentleman of Fish

In this episode, we discuss the life and work of Seth Green, and how he pioneered the modern practice of fish farming in the Genesee valley. He was the first to make a living not through his success fishing in the Genesee but through his experiments alongside it, honing its resources for the production of knowledge. His research remains deeply influential worldwide, with aquaculture now outnumbering all other methods of fish production.

Transcript

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Kayla Chavers & Charlie Morse

Producer

Kayla Chavers

Sound Engineer

Charlie Morse

Lead Researcher

Works Cited:

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Cooney, Patrick. “American Shad: Invading the West.” The Fisheries Blog, 14 June 2017, thefisheriesblog.com/2013/06/16/american-shad-invading-the-west/.

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