In this episode, "Oops! All Swim Bladders", the crew gets down with bladders…but not just any bladders… swim bladders! Swim bladders are pivotal to swimming around for many fish. We cover their function, their evolution and why they can cause problems during fish disease. Surprisingly (not actually) humans have found uses for them, and even caused some species to become endangered due to overfishing. Join us as we learn together!This podcast is brought to you by the totoaba. What’s that you say? Did you just name two musical groups from the 70s, TOTO and ABBA who wrote Africa and Dancing Queen respectively? You misheard me. I was referring to the totoaba, an endangered fish living in the Gulf of Mexico. The swim bladders of whom are considered extremely valuable on the black market for use in medicines and cosmetics. Imagine being a smuggler for something so smelly. People do it only because it is so lucrative to do so. Luckily the authorities are doing their best to stop their illegal poaching. Cheers to you, totoaba. May your swim bladders stay intact for all of time.
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