STEM Colloquium: Inadvertent Hatchery Rainbow Trout Discovered in Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout Habitat – A Cautionary Tale

Presented by Sam Bourret, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Fish biologist Sam Bourret has been coined “the fish detective” from his work to conserve Montana’s lake and river native fish species populations. Hailing from Connecticut, Sam worked his way west and is now pioneering research to help determine and mitigate illegally introduced fish.