The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

J.K. Simmons

Narrator

Thomas Lindsey Haskin

Director

Stephen H. LaHaie

Self - Managing Partner, Shaw's Crab House

Bill Mattes

Self - Great Lakes Section Leader

Marc Gaden

Self

Jennifer Read

Self - Director, University of Michigan Water Center

Paul Sullivan

Self - Division Manager

Director & Crew

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