Episode 7: Fishermen-scientist symbiosis with Cassie Pardee

On this episode of the WOS podcast we’re joined by Cassie Pardee, the co-founder of Poseidon Fisheries Research, based out of Hawaii. Her research lab focuses on the life-history of coral reef species determining the age, growth, and maturity of commonly targeted fish for the use in stock assessments and fishery management. Cassie joins us to discuss her paper, titled: Growth and maturation of three commercially important coral reef species from American Samoa, discussing not only the science, but about Cassie’s passion for working with local fishermen to collect data and sharing the results back with the local fishing community.