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  • The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025)
  • 91 min | Documentary
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025)
91 min | Documentary

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.
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Jan 31, 2025 (United States)

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Stephen H. LaHaie
Self - Managing Partner, Shaw's Crab House Self - Managing Partner, Shaw's Crab House   See fewer
J.K. Simmons
Self - Narrated by (voice) Self - Narrated by (voice)   See fewer
Kent LaCombe
Self - Great Lakes Environmental Historian, Illinois State University (as Kent LaCombe PhD) Self - Great Lakes Environmental Historian, Illinois State University (as Kent LaCombe PhD)   See fewer
Bill Mattes
Self - Great Lakes Section Leader, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Self - Great Lakes Section Leader, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission   See fewer
Frank Ettawageshik
Self - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan Self - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan   See fewer
Marc Gaden
Self - Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fishery Commission (as Marc Gaden PhD) Self - Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fishery Commission (as Marc Gaden PhD)   See fewer
Cory O. Brant
Self - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Water Center (as Cory O. Brant PhD) Self - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Water Center (as Cory O. Brant PhD)   See fewer
Jennifer Read
Self - Director, University of Michigan Water Center (as Jennifer Read PhD) Self - Director, University of Michigan Water Center (as Jennifer Read PhD)   See fewer
Henry Regier
Self - Great Lakes Networker (as Henry Regier PhD) Self - Great Lakes Networker (as Henry Regier PhD)   See fewer
Jack Bails
Self - Former Assistant Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Self - Former Assistant Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources   See fewer
Michael Hansen
Self - Supervisor (retired), USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (as Michael Hansen PhD) Self - Supervisor (retired), USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (as Michael Hansen PhD)   See fewer
Mark Rude
Self - Commercial Fisherman, Duluth, MIN Self - Commercial Fisherman, Duluth, MIN   See fewer
Ralph W. Wilcox
Self - Commercial Fisherman and Restaurateur Self - Commercial Fisherman and Restaurateur   See fewer
George Purvis
Self - President and Owner, Purvis Brothers, Ltd. Self - President and Owner, Purvis Brothers, Ltd.   See fewer
Beatrice Mertz Skaggs
Self - Commercial Fisher (retired), Cheboygan, Michigan Self - Commercial Fisher (retired), Cheboygan, Michigan   See fewer
Dan Egan
Self - Author / Writer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Self - Author / Writer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   See fewer
Randy Eshenroder
Self - Science Advisor, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Self - Science Advisor, Great Lakes Fishery Commission   See fewer
Paul Sullivan
Self - Division Manager (retired), Sea Lamprey Control Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Self - Division Manager (retired), Sea Lamprey Control Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada   See fewer
Mike Steeves
Self - Program Manager, Sea Lamprey Control Program, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Self - Program Manager, Sea Lamprey Control Program, Fisheries and Oceans Canada   See fewer
Clifford Kortman
Self - Lab Technician (retired), Hammond Bay Biological Station Self - Lab Technician (retired), Hammond Bay Biological Station   See fewer
Stuart Sivertson
Self - Past President, North Shore Commercial Fishermen's Association Self - Past President, North Shore Commercial Fishermen's Association   See fewer
Everett Louis King Jr.
Self - Bioassay Laboratory Supervisor (retired), Hammond Bay Biological Station Self - Bioassay Laboratory Supervisor (retired), Hammond Bay Biological Station   See fewer
Timothy Sullivan
Self - Treatment Supervisor (retired), Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Self - Treatment Supervisor (retired), Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service   See fewer
Bob Braem
Self - Supervisor (retired), Marquette Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Self - Supervisor (retired), Marquette Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service   See fewer
Rosalie Schnick
Self - Registration Officer (retired), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (as Rosalie 'Roz' Schnick) Self - Registration Officer (retired), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (as Rosalie 'Roz' Schnick)   See fewer
Andy Buchsbaum
Self - Former Regional Executive Director, Great Lakes Regional Center, National Wildlife Federation Self - Former Regional Executive Director, Great Lakes Regional Center, National Wildlife Federation   See fewer
Howard A. Tanner
Self - Former Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (as Howard A. Tanner PhD) Self - Former Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (as Howard A. Tanner PhD)   See fewer
Andy Mikos
Self - Sport Angler, Morton Grove, Illinois Self - Sport Angler, Morton Grove, Illinois   See fewer
Wayne Westman
Self - Lampricide Treatment Supervisor (retired), Fisheries and Oceans Canada Self - Lampricide Treatment Supervisor (retired), Fisheries and Oceans Canada   See fewer
Ellie Koon
Self - Control Unit Supervisor (retired), Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Self - Control Unit Supervisor (retired), Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service   See fewer
Joel Brammeier
Self - President and CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes Self - President and CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes   See fewer
David Miller
Self - Former President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund Canada Self - Former President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund Canada   See fewer
Larry Schleen
Self - Division Manager (retired), Sea Lamprey Control Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Self - Division Manager (retired), Sea Lamprey Control Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada   See fewer
Debbie Stabenow
Self - U.S. Senator, Michigan Self - U.S. Senator, Michigan   See fewer
Don Dubin
Self - Legendary Angler, Fishing Hall of Fame Self - Legendary Angler, Fishing Hall of Fame   See fewer
Joe King
Self - Founder and President, Dirty Dozen Hunting and Fishing Club Self - Founder and President, Dirty Dozen Hunting and Fishing Club   See fewer
Vernon C. Applegate
Self - Fishery Research Biologist (archive footage) Self - Fishery Research Biologist (archive footage)   See fewer
Frederick Bradley
Self - Congressman, Michigan's 11th District (archive footage) Self - Congressman, Michigan's 11th District (archive footage)   See fewer
James W. Moffett
Self - Director, U.S. Fisheries Laboratory at Ann Arbor, Michigan (archive footage) Self - Director, U.S. Fisheries Laboratory at Ann Arbor, Michigan (archive footage)   See fewer
Philip J. Sawyer
Self - Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan (archive footage) Self - Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan (archive footage)   See fewer
John Van Oosten
Self - Director, U.S. Fisheries Laboratory at Ann Arbor, Michigan (archive footage) Self - Director, U.S. Fisheries Laboratory at Ann Arbor, Michigan (archive footage)   See fewer
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