The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Released: January 31, 2025Runtime: 91 min
In the early twentieth century, a mysterious ecological crisis nearly wiped out the fish that most people cared about in the largest freshwater ecosystem on earth—the Great Lakes. The impact reverberated across the region, ruining local industries, damaging small town economies and indigenous communities, and destroying the livelihoods of people in the United States and Canada. With little reason for hope, a dedicated group of scientists, policymakers, and conservationists tackled the mystery.
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- Stephen H Lahaieas Self - Managing Partner, Shaw's Crab House
- J K Simmonsas Self - Narrated by
- Kent Lacombeas Self - Great Lakes Environmental Historian, Illinois State University
- Bill Mattesas Self - Great Lakes Section Leader, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Frank Ettawageshikas Self - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan
- Marc Gadenas Self - Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
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Stephen H Lahaie
as Self - Managing Partner, Shaw's Crab House
J K Simmons
as Self - Narrated by
Kent Lacombe
as Self - Great Lakes Environmental Historian, Illinois State University
Bill Mattes
as Self - Great Lakes Section Leader, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Frank Ettawageshik
as Self - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan
Marc Gaden
as Self - Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Cory O Brant
as Self - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Water Center
Jennifer Read
as Self - Director, University of Michigan Water Center
Henry Regier
as Self - Great Lakes Networker
Jack Bails
as Self - Former Assistant Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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