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Tom Rowland Podcast

Pharmaceuticals In BONEFISH and the State of our Oceans w/ Capt. Nick Castillo - Episode #795

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

5899 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode we have Capt. Nick Castillo, a talented angler and PHD student at FIU. He joined us on the latest season of Saltwater Experience for an episode where we surveyed Bonefish for pharmaceuticals, today we continued the conversation. This is a fascinating conversation about the state of our water systems and the effects on our underwater counterparts. Join us as we dive into this interesting conversation! Saltwater Experience Season 18 Episode: https://youtu.be/5valcql6ekE Follow him on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/nickin2fish/?hl=en Follow FIU Fisheries Lab: https://www.instagram.com/fiu_fisheries_lab/?hl=en Follow the Bonefish Tarpon Trust: https://www.instagram.com/bonefishtarpontrust/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fishing like a local isn't just about catching fish.

0:03.6

It's about connecting with the environment and the people who call it home.

0:08.0

It's about hearing the stories and traditions that have been passed down for generations and sharing unforgettable moments with the people

0:15.7

you meet along the way.

0:17.9

Fishing like a local is having an experience that stays with you forever.

0:22.2

And with Fishing Booker, you can experience it too, no matter where you are.

0:26.7

Discover your next adventure on Fishing Booker.

0:30.0

Hey everybody, welcome to the show today. We are brought to you as always by Black Rifle Coffee.

0:35.2

You can go to the Coffee Club and you can get 25% off the first month and also many other items on

0:41.2

the site by clicking the link in the description and using the code

0:46.6

blast-off 25. That is our code and you will get some fantastic coffee. Today we're going to be talking science.

0:54.8

If you are a fan of saltwater experience

0:57.1

and you watched our latest season, the 2023 season,

1:00.6

we fished with a bonefish scientist, Captain Nick Castillo. He is a very good

1:07.4

fisherman in his own right and he's also a very knowledgeable scientist. He's doing

1:12.4

a lot of work with the pharmaceutical

1:14.9

studies that you may have heard about. They're finding pharmaceuticals in

1:19.8

bonefish. What does that mean? That's what we're going to talk about today with Nick and what can we do about it?

1:27.0

What does it signal as far as what's going on and why are the fish being exposed to these drugs that we take and they're going

1:36.1

through us getting into the water and getting into the bonefish.

1:39.1

What does that mean for the population?

1:40.8

What does that mean for the fish?

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