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The ocean is a part of daily life in Newfoundland and Labrador. Whether it’s fishing, tourism, shipping, research or culture, there are thousands of people whose lives have some connection to the sea. The Broadcast casts a wide net to explore the stories of people in coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador and around the world.
Premier Furey pays tribute to David Tiller and crew of Elite Navigator at the House of Assembly + Fisherman Keith Bowen is skeptical about plans for ocean conservation around a large part of the Avalon Peninsula + NL Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne's thoughts on Unit 1 redfish.
NAIA board member Steve Crewe says if south coast national marine conservation area doesn't change its boundary it will hurt fish farming industry and the area's economy + Yannis Cleymans of Belgium discovers whale that washed ashore on Baie Verte Peninsula using Google maps and a lot of help from the public.
Fred Mills was a merchant seaman from Carbonear who was memorialized as "lost at sea," but lived to tell the tale.
Sigrid Kuehnemund of Parks Canada says the study boundary of the South Coast Fjords marine conservation area can be redrawn to allow aquaculture + DFO's Barbara Neves describes the coral garden found off the north coast of Labrador.
Chemistry professor Chris Kozak has done more analysis on the white blobs, and has a hypothesis of where this pollution could be coming from + Dalhousie oceanography grad student Adam Stoer on how underwater robots are helping to better measure phytoplankton in the water column.
A statement from the Groundfish Council on what they are calling 'misinformation' from the FFAW
about 3PS cod + Nordic Hunters Alliance and others in the EU have hope that the trade ban on seal products will change.
Darlene Sampson, a superintendent with the Coast Guard, on what's happening with a loud buoy that went adrift in Placentia Bay + Todd Russell, president of the Nunatukavut Community Council, speaks to the House of Commons Committee on Fisheries + Cod stock in 3PS is still in the critical zone says DFO's Laura Wheeland.
Chemistry professor Chris Kozak and earth science professor Hilary Corlett have figured out what the white blobs that washed ashore along Placentia Bay are made of + Incoming FFAW president Dwan Street says redfish regulations are strangling the fishery.
Jim Payne and Fergus O'Byrne are here to launch 'Wooden Boats,' which features songs about women at sea, seal hunting and our changing fishery.
Canadian Coast Guards says annoying buoy adrift in Placentia Bay will be removed soon + Robert Hiscock tells us the story of "The Restless Corpse of La Poile" + Listener Wilfred Bartlett says Ottawa should take the politics out of managing fisheries.
Brandon Carrnel says a noisy DFO buoy that has drifted near Southern Harbour got people drove + Director/producer Barbara Doran and playwright Robert Chafe talk about the climate change film, "Taking on Water"
It was supposed to be in St. John's by now, but Baffin Fisheries CEO Chris Flanagan says "Inukshuk II" is returning to shipyard in Turkey for repairs + Man in New Zealand has some thoughts on mystery white blobs + Environment and Climate Change Canada's Mary Alliston Byrne says they're still gauging the public about ocean protection around the Avalon Peninsula.
Journalist Leila Beaudoin tells us about the "Seasplainer" investigation into NL commercial fishing fatalities + Yulin Hu, an assistant professor of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI, tells us about a project that will remove lithium from seawater and in the process make the water drinkable.
FFAW president-elect Dwan Street explains union's role in crab surveys, after a fisherman was denied the right + Twillingate is home now for Lil Saul but we caught up with her selling salt fish in Mount Pearl + Executive director Keith Moore on the expansion plans for Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium which include immersive virtual reality.
Memorial earth scientist Hilary Corlett has some informed thoughts on what the mystery white blobs could be + Conservative MP Clifford Small had questions about northern cod for Adam Burns, an assistant deputy minister with Fisheries and Oceans + We meet some of the international students at The Launch in Holyrood who are here to study ocean observation.
Fisherman Conway Caines is worried about his future after DFO said he was not allowed to do a crab survey this year + Former Broadcast host Jamie Baker is going back to work at the FFAW, as a member representative for fishing area 3PS.
New England Aquarium senior scientist Philip Hamilton says the 2023 population count shows increase in right whale population + MUN PhD candidate Sydney Collins is giving a lecture at Mistaken Point about the largest and smallest seabirds in the area.
David Vardy gave a presentation to the House of Commons Committee on Fisheries and Oceans + Helen Scales talks about the future of the world's ocean in her latest book, "What the Wild Sea Can Be."
Carey Bonnell of OCI is pleased federal court denied injunction to stop northern cod fishery + Norway's Benta Torstensen of Nofima talks about the 'social licence' of aquaculture + Environment and Climate Change Canada says mystery white blobs could be plant-based.
Dredging is required near Argentia to tow Cenovus gravity structure to oil field, Jamie Barnett says harvesters are seeking compensation as the project will affect their ability to fish + Chris Flanagan of Baffin Fisheries says their newest vessel the 'Inuksuk II' is the largest in Canada and it's heading to NL
Cod scientist George Rose tells House of Commons Committee on Fisheries and Ocean that reopening the fishery could lead to stock decline + Community support giving Jennifer Whiteway more hope about the future of the Quidi Vidi slipway + Land & Sea host Jane Adey chats about lobster, trout and a new season of the TV program.
Fisheries minister Gerry Byrne says DFO should change inshore rules for redfish fishery + Ocearch scientist John Tyminski on why great white sharks have been tracked to NL waters + Fish harvester Carl Hedderson tells us why more lobster licences should be issued for tip of Great Northern Peninsula.
Gideon Pringle, managing director of MOWI Canada East takes questions at a public meeting about a salmon hatchery expansion + Gregory Peddle was just a boy when his father, a Coast Guard officer, lost his life with two colleagues off Middle Cove beach.
Labrador MP Yvonne Jones spells out the benefits of opening Northern cod to the offshore sector + During a walk on the beach, Julie Huntington finds an old drifter buoy in a crab pot.
Fisherman Rendell Genge says DFO rules on where to fish redfish need to change + Catherine Wright and her one woman performance, :Shrouds and Stay: The Ballad of Jane Wright" + Premier Furey promotes expanding aquaculture operations on the south coast of Newfoundland.
Gerry Byrne the minister of fisheries, says allocations of redfish to the offshore sector aren't and won't be fished + Fisherman John Taylor says the payoff for his lobster license has been a long time coming and now is not the time for DFO to be issuing new licences.
Noddy Bay fisherman Carl Hedderson says it is time to issue more lobster licences + MP Clifford Small on his questions for DFO officials regarding Northern cod.
An archival episode of The Broadcast from the summer of 2022 when guest-host, chef and writer Andie Bulman goes jigging for squid stories with artist, master storyteller and Newfoundland pony breeder Clifford George.
OCI president Blaine Sullivan says union complaints about Fortune plant are unfounded; Dwan Street, president-elect of the FFAW on discussions about Northern cod at NAFO meetings.
Additive XL's Pascal Milord tells us about a 3D metal printer making parts for marine industries + Research scientist Nancy Soontiens tell us about a recovered research buoy that was launched October 3rd, 1964.
The Rock Wildlife Rescue and its work in rescuing Leach's storm petrels + Fisherman Keith Bowen on a very poor sentinel fishery in St. Mary's Bay.
Makkovic angajukKâk Barry Andersen on a changing ocean and concerns about reopening the Northern cod fishery + Andy Turnbull, CEO of Nunacor on keeping it local on the menu at Mamattuk.
Environment and Climate Change Canada still investigating mysterious doughy substance found on a Placentia Bay beach + Ship Harbour resident Stan Tobin says after remediation work, capelin seem to be returning to a local beach + Oceana scientist Rebecca Schijns says DFO's mackerel rebuilding plan is a positive step forward for the future of Atlantic fisheries.
An historic occasion as Qalipu First Nation and Membertou First Nation of NS make deal to buy Newdock + CBS councillor at large Josh Barrett and Michael Teasdale of HoldFastNL tell us about a pilot project that's using seaweed to help filter effluent that's piped into Conception Bay.
Glenn Winslow says the FFAW wants the province to retract position made last year by minister Loveless regarding northern cod + Current fisheries minister Gerry Byrne says NAFO rules force offshore to get part of cod quota + Marine Institute grad student Emmeline Broad on discovering a rare coral garden on NL's northeast coast.
Sylvie LaPointe of the Atlantic Groundfish Council on the resolution to the international dispute over Atlantic halibut + Pierre-Arnaud Desiage and Jordan Eamer are scientists with the Geological Survey of Canada doing work aboard the RRS Discovery.
Radio-Canada reporter Patrick Butler on why some scientists believe Ottawa ignored its own rules on stock management when it reopened northern cod fishery + Audience reaction to cod stock rebuilding plan in 3PS + Austin Brush of the Outlaw Ocean Project on the push for Canada to sanction China over its human rights violations on the high seas.
Sherry Glynn, FFAW rep for 3K, says lack of processing capacity is hurting a lot of fishermen + Broadcast producer Todd O'Brien brings us more insight into the decision to end the northern cod moratorium + DFO research scientist Bob Gregory says mystery fibres found along Fortune Bay had him puzzled at first.
Search and Rescue navigator, Major Jeffrey McRea says the CASSAR helps turn an aircraft into a cell tower + Toni Kearney of Moratorium Tours and Retreats says the lifting of the cod moratorium is not changing the focus of her tourism business.
Despite having a local plant, Conche fisherman Glenn Simmonds says it's been difficult to find a buyer for northern cod + Oceana Canada fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns says DFO's plans for rebuilding the cod stock in 3PS is a move in the right direction.
The second part of our interview with Deatra Walsh of MNL about regulation changes that will help stop the flow of raw sewage into the ocean + Carla Sullivan of the Bay Bulls Regional Lifestyle Centre tells us about the town's upcoming cod festival.
Tonia Grandy of Garnish says thousands of rectangular pieces of fibre have washed up on nearby beaches + It first seemed impossible, but Deatra Walsh of Municipalities NL says more communities will soon be prepared to start treating wastewater before it enters the ocean.
A Land & Sea archival episode from 1982, called "Fishing on the Labrador Strait" with host Dave Quinton.
The FFAW's Dwan Street and Icewater Seafood president Alberto Wareham were guests on CBC's The Signal talking about the end of the cod moratorium + OCI's Blaine Sullivan shows us the factory area on The Calvert
Stan Tobin waiting for test results from globby white substance washing up on some Placentia Bay beaches + Robert Hiscock on the history of the song, "Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor."
Radio-Canada reporter Patrick Butler on what an internal briefing note tells about the decision to end cod moratorium + Todd Broomfield, director of Renewable Resources for the Nunatsiavut Government, on what the re-opening of the northern cod fishery means for harvesters + Columbia film directing student Raina Yang heading to Bonavista Peninsula to make a film about a marine biologist.
Testing is underway on a white, oily substance washing ashore on beaches in Placentia Bay + Blue whale expert Richard Sears on blue whales in Newfoundland waters.
A look in at careers in the marine sector + The Model Ship Gallery and a story about the HMS Hood + Shawna Prince of Sea of Whales Adventures tells us about blue whales in Bonavista Bay.
Information on the decision to end the cod moratorium + OCI's Blaine Sullivan aboard the MV Calvert + Have camper van, will visit lighthouses says retired lighthouse keeper Barry Porter.
Senior director, Fisheries Resource Management, Todd Williams, responds to concerns about the mackerel bait fishery + Meet some of the crew of M.V. Calvert: Chief Engineer Andrew Reid and Cook Paul Janes.
Conway Caines says he has a right to fish for cod in 2J off Labrador + Dave Paddon's newest recitation is Codzilla vs Megaturr.
Michael Teasdale of HoldFast NL seaward farm is holding a public meeting in St. Mary's + Nicole Zanesco of Oceans North on why a lot more research needs to be done into deep sea mining + Adrian House's new song "Pecheur de Reves" was inspired by late fish harvester Danny Hayes.
Lindo Pitcher and his sons have been catching big tuna and selling some locally + Glen Winslow, president of the Fort Amherst Harbour Authority, tells us about the major work happening to allow a lot more fishing vessels to dock on the south side of St. John's Harbour.
Despite his criticisms of the newly opened northern cod fishery, enterprise owner Terry Ryan says fishing for cod this summer was alright + Carey Bonnell of Ocean Choice International tells us more about how the company trawls for cod + Associate professor of civil engineering Noori Saady and graduate student Hussein Abnhadi on a project to turn fish waste into a potent fertilizer.
Ernest Decker didn't harvest any mackerel in the most recent bait fishery due to poor weather + The Whale Release and Strandings group conducted a necropsy on a sperm whale that washed ashore near Portugal Cove South.
OCI's Carey Bonnell says 'The Calvert' uses state-of-the-art technology to ensure bottom trawling has a low environmental footprint + Filmmaker Alexa Jane Jerrett says 'Bedlamer' was inspired by selkie folklore.
Marine biologist and veterinarian Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark explains why some bottlenose dolphins have attacked swimmers + DFO research scientist Pierre Pepin says the ocean around NL is becoming more acidic, but it has yet to have a major impact on marine life such as shellfish.
Jason Spingle of the FFAW says mackerel are plentiful, and the union is pushing for the fishery to be expanded + Broadcast listeners comment on fisheries joint management and the reopening of the northern cod fishery + Lighthouse contest entries and winners.
Dwayne Vautier says he was not able to catch enough mackerel to use as lobster bait next season, despite DFO allowing two bait fisheries + Louie Porta, new president of Atlantic Salmon Federation, says the organization has a renewed focus on Newfoundland and Labrador.
NL fisheries minister Gerry Byrne says discussions at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers meeting in PEI broke down after "fisheries joint management" was mentioned + "A Feed of Fish - An Evening of Songs, Stories and Fish Stew" is Con O'Brien's new show.
Robin Quinlan takes media on a tour of his plant in Bay de Verde + Sheldon Peddle of ACAP Humber Arm on a new way to track the spread of green crab.
Jim Myles tells us how Capt. Bob Bartlett's 100-year-old mahogany speedboat ended up at the Marystown Model Ship Gallery + Mike Roberts of Badger Bay Boat Tours in Triton says more could be done to promote tourism in the Green Bay area + From 2021, DFO research scientist Krista Baker on the life cycle of squid.
Gerry Byrne is in PEI to meet with other fisheries ministers and is demanding that Ottawa change course on its decision to reopen northern cod fishery + Ian Urbina of the Outlaw Ocean Project says reporting on crime and abuse in China's seafood industry is having a positive impact.
Jason Spingle of the FFAW says it's frustrating that Royal Greenland is not telling harvesters why the company hasn't been buying cod for part of this summer + David Tiller, a member of the Elite Navigator crew who was rescued last month, is appreciative of all the gifts the crew has received including backstage access at a Nickelback concert.
DFO's Adwaite Tiwary says the message to the EU is that the Canadian seal hunt is ethical and sustainable + Matthew Robbins of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters says it's hard to say if the regulated hunt of cormorants is having a significant impact on their population
Tonia Grandy of Garnish on discovering a sperm whale in Brown's Harbour + Media question MP Gudie Hutchings on the EU seal ban review and the reopening of the northern cod fishery + Stock assessment biologist Jordan Ouellette-Plante on the state of Northern Gulf cod.
Kimberly Orren of 'Fishing for Success' on why NLers should be eating more seal meat + Jim Winter of the 'The Coastal People Resource Protection Group' made a submission to the European Commission in hopes that the ban on Canadian seal products will be lifted.
FFAW says winning arbitration case over crab size tolerance a significant victory + Seafood Watch has NL farmed salmon on its 'avoid' list + Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association says Seafood Watch is using old data.
Sheldon Peddle of ACAP Humber Arm says the group is trying to prevent old fishing gear from becoming ghost gear + Dag Haugse of SalmoTrace on how artificial DNA can track the movement of farmed salmon + Author and former lightkeeper Barry Porter tells us about rescuing a swimmer in trouble.
Reporters ask questions during a news conference held to discuss charges made against Quinlan's in Bay de Verde + Betty Barnes and Jerome Canning of the Wooden Boat Museum talk about the upcoming 'Wooden Boats and Musical Notes' event and the unveiling of the Baccalieu Island Fishery Project.
Another entangled right whale, Oceana Canada says ropeless fishing gear is needed in certain zones + 15-year-old Alex Taylor is in studio to talk music and play a tune about salmon + We hear from fishers netting salmon in Lake Melville
Robin Quinlan of Quinlan Brothers Ltd says evidence in crab case should not have been buried in the ground + Fisheries minister Gerry Byrne says province will bring in experts to provide better information on seafood safety
MP Clifford Small says the Conservatives will consider joint management of the fishery + Fisherman, snorkeler, DJ and roadside aquarium operator, Brendon Gould + Retired lighthouse keeper Barry Porter takes part in airlifting a colleague to safety.
Scientist Virginia Brake on discovering ice beneath the Beaufort Sea + The head of the School of Ocean Technology on research happening at The Launch in Holyrood.
Fish harvester Jason Sullivan on his plans to transform the FFAW + Diver Chris Power talks about his book, "World War Two Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures"
Dwan Street on her priorities as the incoming president of the FFAW + A visit to Ship Cove Pond where you can visit Vern Petten and Captain a Shalloway.
The new provincial fisheries minister talks fish, processing and priorities + Former lighthouse keeper Barry Porter on his career.
Barry Darby on alternative ways to fish cod and other species + A call to the Fishline quoting from the late John Crosbie's book, "No Holds Barred: My Life in Politics" + A Swedish marine biologist thinks a seal hunt is necessary to save fish stocks.
Escape from a burning boat, the crew of the Elite Navigator on their survival at sea + The NL Fish Harvesters Safety Association on safety at sea and personal locator beacons.
An intense search is underway for seven crew aboard the Elite Navigator + Akari Photo Tours brings people to exotic destinations like Mongolia, Paris and Newfoundland.
Fisherman Terry Ryan sounds off on who should have access to fish off of Labrador + Kate Ortenzi dove deep to study the plants and animals at the bottom of the sea in Nunatsiavut + Pheilm Martin with his children's book "Songs in the Sea."
Enthusiastic crowd line up for free cod from fishermen protesting reopened commercial Northern cod fishery + Fisherman Chad Strugnell on how they'll fish for an increased cod quota and why it is deserved.
Inshore fisheries advocate Ryan Cleary on the lifting of the cod moratorium and how it'll be fished + Fish harvester Ernest Decker on the short season that was off Rocky Harbour.
A crab fisherman in New-Wes-Valley is worried about damage being done to his crab grounds by boats trawling for shrimp + In the United States, scientists see Gulf of Maine cod stocks at dangerously-low levels, while harvesters see a dramatic recovery.
Deputy head of mission for Japan's embassy in Ottawa, Tokuro Furuya, is here to learn about potential business opportunities from capelin to hydrogen + Michael Teasdale of HoldFastNL says first seaweed harvest a success + Amanda MacCarthy of Ocean Wise says their immersive undersea experience has been travelling across Newfoundland.
An update on the FFAW's petition on northern cod + 'State of Maine' docks in St. John's, we'll meet some of the crew + PhD student Meaghan Collins on the history of sailors' valentines.
St. Vincent's mayor Verna Hayward is worried that whale watchers are ignoring signs about the water hazards in the town + Cassie Stymiest of Educational Passages says after 69 days on the Atlantic, the Raven KASTER miniboat has made landfall in Southern Europe.
Former deputy fisheries minister for NL David Vardy calling on Ottawa to reverse decision on northern cod + Texan Scott Rudolph has been coming to NL for the fishing.
Parks Canada's Eileen Rumbolt tells us about the 'Seal for all Seasons' program at the national historic site in Port au Choix + Marine scientist Daniel Boyce is studying impacts of climate change on fisheries.
We chat with Kim Ploughman, Susan White, Bev Plowman and others as the granite cod is revealed and the first cod festival kicks off + Port au Choix folk artist Ben Ploughman tells us about his 30 years of work, and his upcoming exhibit at Rocky Harbour's Storytelling Festival in October.
Harbour authority Kieran O'Keefe on why the town's main port is so busy + Martin Atkins has seen a lot of changes in the fishery over the years + Angela Decker and Eileen Rumbolt of Parks Canada's National Historic site in Port au Choix tell us about the remarkable early history of the area.
Harvester Larry Plowman takes us lobster fishing and chats about the fishing industry in the Gulf + Lizeta Gould tells us about the history of Port au Choix and its French connections.
Chad Strugnell of St. Lewis says Northern cod quota should be increased + Ward 2 councillor Ophelia Ravencroft says Quidi Vidi slipway needs to be removed, and replacing it is important for the community + Heather Tuff, coordinator of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum, talks about the laying of a communications cable at Middle Cove in 1953.
OCI's Blaine Sullivan says cod moratorium ending is reason to celebrate + Atlantic Groundfish Council defends offshore industry's ties to northern cod + Fisheries scientist George Rose says northern cod stock not robust enough to sustain more fishing.
Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods reacts to cod announcement + Harvester Terry Ryan frustrated by DFO's new northern cod management approach + The FFAW's Jason Spingle says the union is concerned that some of this cod quota going to Canada's offshore fleet.
Capt. Chris Hearn and Morgane Sheppard of the Port Welfare Committee are working on reestablishing seafarer wellness centres in the province + Heart's Content town councillors Clarence Brown and Tolson Rendell just returned from Valentia, Ireland.
Graham Wood says recreational ground fishery rules are too restrictive + Jennifer Whiteway worried about future of Quidi Vidi's slipway and access to fishing + Jason Sparrow is curious about an old telecommunications cable that is sometimes exposed on Middle Cove Beach.
Brent Schnuup is helping to document humpbacks off St. Vincent's + Spanish dignitaries, families of the victims, and Spanish media attend memorial event in St. John's for victims of the 'Villa de Pitanxo' sinking.
The FFAW held a news conference to make a case for a higher capelin price + Salmon farms on BC's coast have more time to transition out of the ocean, we'll hear voices from a news conference explaining the change.
Jeff Irvine of the Lobster Council of Canada says lobster fishery this year a little unusual + Andrea O'Brien of Heritage NL on the history of the Surgeon Cove Head Light Station on Exploits Island.
Clean Harbours Initiative group struggles with funding and blowback but keeps on cleaning + A caller tells us who they're supporting in upcoming FFAW election.
Harvesters in Carbonear told that heavy rain in harbour affected salinity of water and the lobsters stored there + Rebecca Wiseman, Noah Careen and Sydney Collins are studying Cape St. Mary's gannets through the Montevecchi Lab at Memorial University.
Ontario is doing it, but biologist Bill Montevecchi says a cull on cormorants may not be wise + Environmental lawyer Mike Kofahl says Canada needs to strengthen laws governing ocean noise to better protect marine life.
Coastal and marine areas along the Avalon Peninsula are being considered as a marine National Wildlife Area + John Geiger, the man who led the search for Shackleton's last ship, the Quest.
Explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Quest is located off southern Labrador + New Age Seafood's owner Tonia Grandy on the ongoing lobster season.
Dave Callahan, Abe Solberg and Dwan Street with their views on the union and why they want to be president of the FFAW-Unifor.
Iceland's Gisli Palsson is the author of "The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction" + Wayne Morgan on releasing his tenth album, "Captain Morgan is Finally Home."
Catches are good but how about sales? We'll check in with the FFAW on the lobster fishery + Edgewise Environmental is using drones and artificial intelligence to locate and protect marine animals.
Minister Andrew Parsons gives an update on the province's carbon storage and capture plans + Glow in the dark crab pots and research on how to best fish redfish.
Steve Emberly of OilCo and Fred Schneider of Beicip-Franlab on what's happening with NL's plans for carbon storage in our offshore +DFO stock assessment scientist Daniel Ricard says in terms of Atlantic cod, the situation is dire.
Rendell Genge is worried that fishing for redfish will not make economic sense for Gulf shrimp harvesters + Shrimp harvester Terry Ryan is not happy to be waiting around for fishery openings.
Bruce Chapman of the Atlantic Halibut Council says France taking more than a fair share of halibut quota + FFAW's Jason Spingle says the union is worried that harvesters could lose some of their halibut quota
Counting and tagging salmon smolt with the help of a smolt wheel on the Terra Nova River + A look at what's ahead with Ocean Week Canada.
The mayor of St. Mary's on the ups and downs of this year's crab season + M2Ocean with a display of devices that map ocean, lake and river bottoms.
Marine Institute students show off their final projects of various vessels + A look at Rising Tide Theatre's continuing connection to the ocean and fishery in Trinity.
Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps says they're looking to buy crab and other species + Alex Saunders is a longtime fisherman in Nunatsiavut and has concerns about the northern shrimp quota allocation.
Fisheries scientist George Rose co-authored study called "Northern cod re-establish historical migration patterns linked to capelin: insights from pop-up satellite archival tags."
Fisheries minister Elvis Loveless announces a loan program for fish harvesters + Greg Pretty says he won't be running for union president in upcoming FFAW election + PEI senator Brian Francis talks about new report to promote the seal hunt.
Senator Fabian Manning, chair of Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, says new report is a call to action to increase seal harvest and promote seal products globally + DFO scientist Hugues Benoit on how the warming ocean is affecting Atlantic herring.
One ship will fish nearly half of Nunatsiavut's communal shrimp quota, a deputy minister explains why + Fishing for crab and lobster in the Bay St. George area, we'll hear from Chalsie Kook-Marche about the season.
Susan Farquharson of Atlantic Canada's Fish Farmers Association disagrees with DFO report on main cause of wild salmon decline in the Conne River + Chris Chafe says Tall Ship Expeditions Canada is headed to NL.
Hear what Liberal candidate Owen Burt and PC candidate Lin Paddock have to say about the fishing industry as their district heads into a byelection.
St. Mary's mayor Steve Ryan says local plant has the capacity to process a lot more crab + Darryl Flowers concerned about his future after being denied access to shrimp fishing by Nunatsiavut Government + Hermitage mayor Steve Crewe says the town's busy wharf area may not be the best place to be storing lobster in the water.
Lisa Blandford says some Nunatsiavut fish harvesters were denied the ability to fish for shrimp + Nunatsiavut's Jim Goudie says no rules were broken in giving a former minister a significant portion of the northern shrimp allocation as part of the "commercial communal fishery."
An aquaculture support vessel in Hermitage spills bilge water into the harbour, spoiling 8000 pounds of lobster AND Oceana Canada releases videos advocating for a pause in the commercial capelin fishery.
FFAW representative Joey Warford on fish plant negotiations AND Sazied Hassen, CEO of CORSphere on using AI to reduce ship carbon emissions.
Carbon capture and the Labrador Sea, oceanographer Brian Ward explains the research ahead AND Phd candidate Sydney Collins on nesting gulls in St. John's.
Shauna Prince of Sea of Whales Adventures on what happened to a humpback near Summerville + Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and Miawpukek First Nation Chief Brad Benoit react to new DFO report on salmon decline in Conne River.
The Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Eamonn McKee, shares his perspectives on Irish famine emigration and the impact of Irish settlement in NL.
MUN engineering professor Lesley James on NL's potential to be an offshore hub for CO2 storage + Reaction from listeners on stories about Atlantic salmon decline and the book 'Death on the Ice.'
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Elvis Loveless answers questions about new report on Atlantic salmon decline in the Conne River + English instructor Nancy Earle on the staying power of Cassie Brown's "Death on the Ice."
Jim Edwards of Change Islands explains why crab boats are still tied to the wharf + Meet some of people at this year's MATE ROV Competition.
Jason Russell, who has a new crab processing licence, takes us inside his plant + A look at how much fish companies contributed to NL's political parties in 2023 + Shawn Bath has concerns about how ghost gear removal projects are funded.
Fabian Manning says Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has report coming out soon to help combat anti-sealing messages + Cassie Stymiest of Educational Passages says the Raven KASTOR was launched again this week off coast Ireland
Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings says humpback was entangled in herring gear + Bill Montevecchi says NL should look to BC for how to get salmon aquaculture out of the ocean + Clay Smith is the author of 'A Seal of Salvage.'
Travis Van Leeuwen, one of the authors of new study on Conne River salmon decrease, says the magnitude of the decline is extremely concerning + Listener Patsy Ploughman was 'gobsmacked' by anti-seal hunt ad on Facebook + Remembering fish harvesters Trevor Childs and Nicholas Skinner.
Time to reopen the commercial fishery for northern cod? Icewater Seafoods CEO says, yes + The mayor of Conception Bay South on how the town is shoring up infrastructure in the time of climate change.
Protests he led shook the fishing industry, we check in with John Efford on how the crab fishery is going + Richard Martin talks about the repercussions of living with a broken hip following a demonstration at the Confederation Building.
The FFAW's Jason Spingle remembers two fish harvesters who died setting lobster pots + Richard Martin tells us his story after his hip was broken during a protest at the Confederation Building.
Fish harvester Sam Anderson was on the water Sunday morning when he realized some harvesters needed help, but tragically two fishermen didn't survive + Lloyd Nash of Uncharted Seafood is another new crab buyer in NL.
Fisherman Edgar Hunt of New-Wes-Valley talks about crab and the season ahead + A feed of flippers from Taylor's on the St. John's Waterfront + Why a life-altering accident hasn't changed Pat Ryan's love of crab fishing.
Tonia Grandy of New Age Seafoods can now buy and sell crab, plus other species + Dion Dakins of Carino Processing says there are new seal harvesters this year and some positive signs for the future of the industry.
New Progressive Conservative MHA Jim McKenna says fishery concerns were front and centre on the campaign trail + MUN student Allison Manning of 'Project R3D' is using ghost gear to make filament for 3D printers.
As boats get ready to head to the crab grounds, we get reaction on this new deal from harvesters, the FFAW and the Association of Seafood Producers.
Jeff Loder of the Association Seafood Producers speaks to media about ASP's position in the crab dispute + Doug Chiasson of the Fur Institute of Canada chats about the seal hunt and latest efforts to get seal products into more markets.
FFAW president Greg Pretty, bargaining committee member Glen Winslow and harvester John Efford speak at a news conference about the crab dispute.
A little update on the crab dispute + Archival documentary features two men who survived the sealing disaster of 1914 + Mark van Heukelum, an ecologist in Utrecht, on how a live stream camera and virtual doorbell help fish migrate through the city
PC opposition critic for fisheries Craig Pardy says the department shouldn't be shared with forestry and agriculture + Todd Hickey of HSF Ocean Products has concerns about why his company didn't get a a snow crab license
Ryan Cleary of the Fisheries Protective Co-op says the province could make a regulatory change to help solve dispute over crab + Trevor Bessetter of Recycle on the Rock has acquired a large plastic shredder to help him recycle ghost gear
Analyst John Sackton says damage would be done by prolonged crab dispute, but sees positives in using a crab price formula + Painter Craig Goudie creating huge mural of ocean life for DFO offices in St. John's
Jeff Loder of the Association of Seafood Producers says they're worried about having a repeat of last year, but says crab price that was selected could go up + Historian Louise Abbott on the history of the cod trap
April 1 was a day of good news and bad news for crab harvesters, according to fisherman John Efford + Mark Prevost of Bait Masters explains new bait made from steelhead rainbow trout
David Morin, DFO's Director General of Ocean and Regulatory Science, says new report finds that salmon escapes on parts of Nfld's south coast pose high risk to salmon abundance and genetics + Doreen Taylor of the Seafood Shop in Churchill Square on Good Friday fish traditions
Rolf-Ørjan Høgset of "In the Same Boat" on new vessel designed for getting plastic out of Arctic waters + DFO research scientist Nicholas Le Corre gives the latest stock assessment for northern shrimp.
Paul Regular, DFO's lead stock assessor for northern cod, says the stock is steady but expected to decline + Oceana Canada's Jack Daly says he'll continue to work with a capelin advisory committee despite his group being called "An extremist organization."
The Association of Seafood Producers and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers explain what a new agreement in the fishing industry will mean for them.
FFAW's Jason Spingle on the need for a meeting with the premier to end the latest fishing dispute + Local FFAW representative at the Beothuk plant in Valleyfield says members feel they are being thrown under the bus by the union.
Continuing the fight for "free enterprise," hundreds of fish harvesters protest government fishery policy outside the Confederation Building.
Premier Andrew Furey talks to reporters about the "expression of interest" for outside buyers + Kris Vascotto, executive director of Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance, says buying unprocessed seafood from NL needs to make economic sense + Kelly Taylor is featured in Land & Sea's 'An Appeal for Seal' episodes.
A listener comments on protests for 'free enterprise' + Charlie Mather of MUN and Gerald Singh of UVic publish global study on increase of mass mortality events at salmon farms + From Land & Sea, Heidi Taylor talks about seal meat traditions.
Wanda Cuff-Young of Work Global Canada says hiring temporary foreign workers (and finding local people) for fish processing jobs is a challenge + George Karaganis, senior meteorologist Canadian Ice Service, says sea ice is on its way.
Harvester John Efford pleased that fisheries union is supporting push to lift restrictions on outside buyers + PC leader Tony Wakeham says closing House of Assembly shows disrespect for protesting fish harvesters + Caroline Senay is the redfish stock assessor for DFO.
Edgar Hunt of New-Wes-Valley on his boat's contribution to the local economy + Premier Furey and opposition leader Tony Wakeham on the fisheries dispute + Capelin stock assessment with DFO research scientist, Hannah Murphy.
Fish harvesters explain why the way the fishing industry works/doesn't work for them + Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless wades into a hostile crowd.
DFO regulations on the catch and release of Atlantic salmon and a DFO study on the effects of water temperature on salmon released by anglers + Crab fishery takes centre stage at the House of Assembly.
Rex Holwell with SmartICE on sea ice conditions off Labrador + Student Meghan Power on coastal sand dunes that help protect the land against climate change.
Ocean climate expert Frédéric Cyr says changes in our climate is changing the timing of phytoplankton blooms + Artistic Fraud is relaunching 'Between Breaths' about 'Whale Man' Jon Lien.
For the third day harvesters demonstrate at House of Assembly, demanding changes to fishing legislation + Bob Sheppard says catching and releasing salmon ends up killing too many fish.
Fisherman John Efford on why harvesters packed the public gallery at House of Assembly on Tuesday + DFO's Nick Kelly gives us the latest wild salmon stock assessment.
Andrew Careen says harvesters are fed-up with many aspects of the fishing industry + Journalist Ian Urbina of the Outlaw Ocean Project says North Koreans working in Chinese fish plants are kept like prisoners, and often abused at the hands of their managers.
Michelle Sylliboy and Aaron Prosper tell us the story of a Mi'kmaw canoe that is being stored in a Vienna museum + From September 2023, James Sulikowski of Oregon State University tells us about the challenges of tracking pregnant sharks.
What happened to an entangled humpback found off the Burin Peninsula? + We head out to an experimental seaweed farm in St. Mary's Bay.
Susanna Fuller of Oceans North explains the AMOC and why we should worry about its collapse + Conservative MP Clifford Small has a lot of questions for DFO about redfish allocations.
DFO biologist Julia Pantin explains latest snow crab stock assessment for NL + Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne finding ways to challenge Federal Fisheries Minister's decision on Gulf redfish allocation.
Holding a strike went against the rules, FFAW president Greg Pretty responds to arbitrator's decision on tie-up grievance + Wilfred Bartlett has his say about extending recreational fishery.
OCI president Martin Sullivan on why the company is getting out of the scallop fishery + Bob LeMessurier started work at the Marine Institute in 1965, one year after it opened as the "College of Fisheries, Navigation, Marine Engineering and Electronics."
The Coast Guard's Blain Trainor on the challenges to refloat the trawler Cape Cordell + Ferryland mayor Aiden Costello on the challenges of keeping the ocean at bay + Listener Everett Fancy weighs in on the recreational fishery debate.
Town officials in Trepassey say breakwater is crucial to protect town infrastructure + A look back at a recreational shark fishing charter in Hare Bay.
Jeff Loder of the ASP says FFAW broke the rules by shutting down crab fishery last year + NAIA responds to Newfound Sushi's decision to not sell farmed Atlantic salmon + Jason Spingle of the FFAW speaks at redfish protest in Quebec.
Newfound Sushi owner Kevin Vincent says until the industry becomes more sustainable, ocean-farmed Atlantic salmon is off the menu + Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation says they're not invasive, but striped bass continue to make their way into NL waters.
Provincial archivist Greg Walsh says the Rooms already has a lot of Ocean Ranger artifacts + Marine Biologist Boris Worm on shark populations in NL waters + We continue to get reaction about a petition to increase NL's recreational groundfish fishery dates.
Many artifacts from the Ocean Ranger have been in Ottawa for decades, we'll hear from the collection's curator Sharon Babaian and Noreen O'Neill, whose husband was lost in the tragedy + The Marine Institute's Kris Drodge talks about the deep connection the school has to the Ocean Ranger.
The Coast Guard's Mark Gould on why it's so difficult to tow the Cape Cordell to safety + The idea of expanding the recreational fishery has struck a chord with listeners + NL Senator Mohamed Ravalia has questions for the Federal Fisheries minister about fishery rules and regulations.
Minister Diane LeBouthillier tells Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans about her dedication and plans for the seal industry + More reaction to a petition calling for increases to the recreational fishery + DFO biologist Kyle Gillespie on the abundance of swordfish on Grand Banks and Flemish Cap.
Fish harvester Tony Doyle has worries about the possible expansion of the recreational fishery + Kris Vascotto of the Nova Scotia Fisheries Alliance for Energy Engagement has concerns about future offshore wind development.
New England Aquarium senior researcher Jessica Redfern has advice for NL when it comes to offshore wind development + Marine biologist Boris Worm on how endangered shark can end up on your plate + The 65th anniversary of the loss of the Grand Bank trawler, "Blue Wave."
Redfish protestor Guy Gallant says he had a lot of hope for this fishery + Qalipu First Nation interim chief Jenny Brake is very disappointed with redfish allocation + Journalist and author Monica Kidd researching NL navigational rhymes such as "Wadham's Song."
Disinformation about the seal hunt is growing on social media according to communication experts speaking to Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans + Jason Sharpe of Sharpie's Signs is a self-taught boat artist.
Provincial archaeologist Jamie Brake says wreck in Cape Ray not historically significant + Researcher Laurenne Schiller on what makes some commercial fisheries succeed more than others
Minister Diane Diane Lebouthiller says redfish allocations won't change, but the quota could + Harvester Ken Green says he's still paying the price for speaking out last year
Shawn Bath of Clean Harbours Initiative is helping in the effort to secure and identify mystery wreck near Cape Ray + Springdale resident Karen Huxter has been observing all the Coast Guard efforts to stabilize the Capt. Earl W. Windsor
The MHA for Corner Brook, Gerry Byrne, says DFO is getting it wrong when it comes to redfish quota allocation + We hear reaction about a petition to add more dates to recreational groundfish fishery.
Bay Bulls Fisherman Jason Sullivan wonders if a new formula-based pricing model for crab will work this year + Graham Wood has a petition for DFO to increase the dates allowed for the recreational groundfish fishery + A blast from the past: a look at the myths surround the whistle at Newdock from 2008.
Atlantic Groundfish Council president Sylvie Lapointe on the potential in redfish + A large marine conservation area off northern Labrador is closer to reality says the Nunatsiavut Government's Jim Goudie + You may be surprised about how many lightkeepers work in NL.
Rendell Genge of Anchor Point says redfish quota announcement is disappointing + MHA Andrew Parsons and provincial archaeologist Jamie Brake on what will be done to investigate a mystery shipwreck in Cape Ray.
The FFAW says a small increase in redfish allocations for this province will lead to bankruptcy for some harvesters + Statistics Canada's Census of Environment focuses on the ocean and coastal communities.
Rick Young talks about designing what might be the largest and most expensive inshore fishing vessel ever built in Atlantic Canada + DFO is trying to find out why the mortality rate for Atlantic salmon in the Bay of Fundy is so high.
Pieces of a shipwreck, possibly from the 19th century, washes ashore at Cape Ray + The family of Dwight Petten talk about their father and the Petten's Legacy, a fishing boat he would have loved to have seen to completion.
Lobster harvester Ernest Decker weighs in on new lobster size regulations in the US + Courtney Howell of 7 Fathoms Skin Care says they're working on new ways to utilize seaweed.
FFAW's Sherry Glynn says union is looking into how changes to US lobster market will affect harvesters in NL + Jeff Whalen says it was so windy in Trout River a fish blew out of the ocean + Jim Winter pays tribute to fellow sealing advocate Mark Small.
Geoff Irvine of Canada's Lobster Council on why the American market will be demanding larger lobsters + Geoff Meeker is behind a very popular Facebook group about the best fish and chips around the world.
Federal fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier meets with Qalipu interim chief Jenny Brake and Always in Vogue owner Darren Halloran + Envrio Watch NL's Leo White says it's important to have a public forum about aquaculture expansion on Newfoundland's south coast.
OCI's Carey Bonnell on why the company was scrutinized for infringements in 2022 + Genoa senior designer Natasha George explains the new "All Aboard Shipbuilding Exposure Program."
Ryan Cleary says it's not just foreign ships being cited for illegal fishing + Federal fisheries minister Diane Lebouthiller in NL to announce contract for a Coast Guard ship conversion and refit.
Ocean chemist Doug Wallace says oxygen created from World Energy GH2's proposed wind-to-hydrogen project could be used to improve the health of the Gulf of St. Lawrence + Cassidy Downey says CPAWS is looking for more harbours to clean in NL.
From the Land & Sea archives, Dave Quinton's documentary on Sir William Coaker, which first aired in 1979.
HoldFastNL and the Marine Institute are working to develop seaweed aquaculture + Seal hunter Jouni Heinikoski of Finland hopes the European Commission lifts the seal trade ban.
Coast Guard superintendent Phil Walker on the status of The Northern Osprey III + FFAW's Jason Spingle says union will look into buddy-up request for lobster in Fortune Bay/south coast area + Remembering Miller Ayre's 'Cod Peace' movement.
Seafood analyst John Sackton tells us the latest on market price for crab + Sofia Karabatsos of CPAWS-NL on looking for marine ecosystem observations from Burin Peninsula to Bay d'Espoir + Listener email about the HMS Hood.
There are gaps in regulation, but ways to mitigate fatigue for marine workers says Desai Shan + The Marine Institute's Jonathan Fisher on using baited cameras off the Funk Islands.
Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary on what's in store for 2024 + Our chat with maritime historian Julia Stryker (part 2) + A woman who never met her father made a connection to him via a model of the HMS Hood at the Marystown Model Ship Gallery.
FFAW president Greg Pretty at what's in store for 2024 + Part 1 of our interview with historian Julia Stryker, recent recipient of the Ewart A. Pratt Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Memorial University.
The FFAW's Jason Spingle says Gulf shrimp harvesters need help from Ottawa to transition out of that fishery + Fortune's Jason Snook says many lobster harvesters in his area want to 'buddy-up' this year, but they're not feeling hopeful it will be permitted
Evan Andrews is co-editor of "Thinking Big about Small-Scale Fisheries in Canada" + Fish harvester Lillian Saul on the benefits of small-scale, inshore fishing.
Research scientist Ryan Stanley on a study looking into how climate change is leading to the expansion of Atlantic halibut habitat + Makkovik's AngajukKak Barry Andersen tells us about the unusually mild weather in his area.
Memorial University Engineering students and C-CORE on building a satellite that'll launch in March + Jim Myles tells a story about the HMS Lion at the Marystown Model Ship Gallery.
Lootie Toomasie, president and CEO of Arctic Fishery Alliance, on changes made since TSB report on death of a Pond Inlet fisherman + Lee Dominaux gives us a tour of George C. Harris House.
Transportation Safety Board chair Kathy Fox and investigator Jason Melvin discuss a fatality on The Suvak + Recitationist Dave Paddon with his third installment of "The Christmas Turr."
Rex Simmonds and family work together to stay together via ocean research and the fishery + Dave Penny with his recitation, "Blasty Christmas."
MP Ken McDonald talks about his committee's report on the "Ecosystem Impacts and Management of Pinniped Populations" + Harold Moulton talks about his connection to the loss of the Mina Swim in 1917 + Dave Paddon's recitation, "The Christmas Turr."
The Sierra Club Canada takes a look at COP28 and emission caps for oil and gas industries + Boat builder and history lover Jerome Canning on the connections between Winterton and the Baccalieu Island fishery.
The number of North Atlantic Harp seals is down to 4.7 million says former DFO scientist Mike Hammill + Audience emails on our coverage of seal product trade bans.
Jim Goudie, deputy minister of Natural Resources, and Inez Shiwak, arts program coordinator for Nunatsiavut, discuss how the trade bans on seal products affect Labrador Inuit + DFO explains its position on green crab in NL
Environment Minister Bernard Davis speaks to the media after returning from COP 28 in Doha + Marissa McMahan, senior director of fisheries for Manomet, says the commercial green crab fishery in Maine is not causing the invasive crab to spread.
Civil engineering professor Stephen Bruneau on some of the challenges and advantages of offshore wind development + The FFAW's Katie Power on the increased uncertainty for fisheries created by offshore wind agreement.
Provincial and federal leaders on who will benefit if NL develops offshore wind energy + Courtney Langille of the FFAW says diesel-electric engines will be better for the environment and fish harvesters + Danny Dumaresque of Labrador Gem Seafoods is supplying scallop row to some Miami restaurants.
Doug Chiasson hopes to be at the table when the EU reviews its trade ban on seals in 2024 + Alida Zedel and Kassie Drodge from "Fridays for Future" talk about NL's environmental footprint.
Shayne McDonald, chair of the Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind, says there's still time to weigh in on the development of wind farms in the ocean off NL + Ivan Lear on what's in store for this year's boat lighting festivities in Port de Grave.
Fisherman Alfred Fitzpatrick left the province and the crab fishery, we'll hear about what he did after returning to Newfoundland + Author Jenny Higgins tells us about her book "Devilfish," a colourful look at giant squid encounters in our waters.
The FFAW's Katie Power on why there's so much confusion around the anticipated development of offshore wind power + Noella King takes us on a tour of Lamaline's Heritage House.
Bill Penney, who markets Waspu seal oil for the Qalipu First Nation, says the product doesn't qualify for the EU exemption + Dalhousie masters student Anna Ryan on why hurricane winds can carry a lot of microplastic.
American Journalist Ian Urbina has been investigating China's distant water fleet + Jim Myles has the story behind a well-known German periscope.
Doug Chiasson of the Fur Institute, Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings and journalist Jim Winter talk about the EU trade ban on seal products + Sea-NL president Pamela Patten on concerns about offshore wind development.
As European Union officials meet in St. John's, MP Clifford Small says the trade ban on seal products should have been challenged + Students from Achill Island, Ireland are preparing to relaunch the Raven KASTER.
Mike Kehoe and Dion Dakins say lifting the EU ban on seal products should be a priority during the Canada-Europe Economic talks in NL + Jessika Lamarre has won several awards for her company that's making fish food out of insects for the aquaculture industry.
Voices from: A New Era of Support for Marine Conservation event in St. John's + Oceana's Jack Daly on the latest fisheries audit + Grieg Seafood and Quinlan Bro's officially open new farmed salmon processing line in Bay de Verde.
Glenn Blackwood, chair of team reviewing how seafood prices are set, says governments need to work together + Mike Brennan of Smugglers Cove in Burin shows us the Captain's Treasure escape room + Joe Byrne on how the song "Rubber Boots" made it on the album, 'Towards the Sunset.
We take you inside Grieg Seafood's salmon farming facility in Marystown + Jim Myles shows us the extensive collection of ships at the Marystown Model Ship Gallery.
Kerry Wiscombe of Burin Eco Tours takes us to some resettled communities near Burin and tells great stories from the area + an update on the cod stock in 3PS and on the findings from the fish price setting review team.
Tonia Grandy of Garnish is making it her mission to find uses for an unwanted invasive species, green crab.
Sam Imbeault of Everwind Fuels on the scope of the wind project + Marystown mayor Brian Keating on the town's future + What do people at the local Tim's feel about the proposed wind project?
It's an album about the fishery and resettlement: We celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Towards the Sunset", with musician and academic Joe Byrne.
A Land and Sea archival episode about the inshore fishermen of St. John's just after the moratorium.
Bill Bryden says people should be concerned about sea lice on farmed salmon + Oceana Canada's executive director, Josh Laughren, says audit of DFO confirms their suspicions about the lax monitoring of marine catch + Shawn Murphy talks about the upcoming North Atlantic Fish and Workboat show.
David Normand, of the Auditor General's office, says DFO not doing a good job of monitoring the fish being caught in Canada + Continuing the chat with Danita Burke about her new book on the anti-sealing movement + pods of orcas continue to sink boats.
Danita Burke on her new book, "Cultural Violence, Stigma and the Legacy of the Anti-Sealing Movement" + Labrador artist Shelley Turnbull on the challenges of selling seal products outside Canada + Wilfred Bartlett on remembering the lives lost aboard the 'Stanley Parson' lost at sea in 1932.
SEA-NL's executive director, Ryan Cleary on plans to transition from a non-profit professional association to a for-profit fisheries co-operative + Edgewise Environmental CEO Ashley Noseworthy on her company's operations in NL.
Long days and hard work, the FFAW says higher wages and better working conditions are needed in fish plants + Cutting down on plastics in the environment, Oceana Canada outlines its plan to reduce waste.
Long hours and gruelling work, we hear from a Witless Bay seafood plant worker + A chat about the first-ever documented giant squid.
Baffin Fisheries CEO Chris Flanagan on the construction of the Inuksuk II + Elizabeth Zwamborn on what happens to female orcas during menopause + Bill Montevecchi talks about tinkers.
FFAW's Dwan Street on why Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge is causing problems for fish harvesters + ASL Energy's Renita Dominaux talks about the company's big plans + Folklorist Dale Jarvis on a spooky premonition about a sealing ship.
"Sneakerhead" Caleb March on finding a vintage Air Jordan in a pile of driftwood + Meet some of the people at Econext's "Tides of Opportunity" event at The Launch in Holyrood.
Terry Billard lost his boat and he has some advice for mariners + Mark Gould, regional supervisor of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John's, on how rescues can go smoothly
FFAW president Greg Pretty responds to controversy over fish buyers and grading + Pretty also says changes to unemployment rate will mean lean times for some fishplant workers + Deep Trekker's Andrew Lawrence on how useful ROV's can be for fish farmers
Fisherman Ken Green says he's being punished for speaking out about how his cod was graded + Seaweed farmer Michael Teasdale says there's a lot of potential in growing seaweed in NL
We head back to Cold Harvest 2023 - the annual Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association's annual conference.
Fisheries minister Elvis Loveless on funding for new species for aquaculture sector + Hermitage-Sandyville mayor Steve Crewe on how fish farming is helping his region + Bonavista plant worker and local FFAW president Barry Randall on why workers are very concerned about EI right now.
Leo White from the NL Coalition for Aquaculture reform was having trouble accessing information on the health of NL farmed salmon + James Sulikowski on how technology from Lotek is helping scientists track pregnant sharks.
Musician Mark Hiscock is returning to one of his passions, being a captain of a tour boat + Doug Johnson is bringing a special model schooner back to NL
Ron and Mckenzie Curtis on the joys of bagging giant tuna, and chef Todd Perrin on why restaurants love local tuna + The Raven KASTER miniboat crew are exploring Ireland and repairing their miniboat with Eamonn McKee, the Irish Ambassador to Canada.
Today's show focuses on conservation work being done across N.L. in these times of climate change. It also asks folks if what natural area of the province they would like to protect.
Enterprise owner Sam Slade says he's being punished for a critical social media post + Jeff Loder, executive director of the Association of Seafood producers, thanks plant workers.
FFAW president Greg Pretty says a manager from Royal Greenland is behind the mistreatment of workers at a fish plant in St. Anthony + Meet some of the people from the Wild Salmon Watershed Program.
It's 1968 and we meet the resettled Pomroy family of Paradise, Placentia Bay. An archival edition of Land and Sea called, "Back to the Island."
Cases of avian flu are down this year, a wildlife biologist tells us how things are looking around the province + A marine biologist tells us about a thresher shark DFO examined on St. Vincent's beach.
Author Holly Hogan talks about her book, 'Message In a Bottle - Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird biologist'
Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi on trying to come up with a way to stop seabirds from becoming entangled in gillnets + Two Inuit women, Sophie Stefure and Meeka Steen tell us about their first whale hunt + Mickey Terriak takes a group of Hopedale elders out to look for char.
A trio of friends talk about the recreational groundfish fishery in Holyrood + Celebrating 150 years, we hear from the Society of United Fishermen.
A nice run of cod, but too much too soon? We'll hear from a processor in Arnold's Cove + A look ahead with the Canadian Hurricane Centre.
Aqua Crab Producers plant manager Kenneth Hunt on how the fishing season went + Fisherman Ernest Decker thinks the EI system needs adjustment because of the cod moratorium on the west coast.
Sebastian St. Croix tells us about a large thresher shark on the beach in St. Vincent's + Research scientist Maxime Geoffroy tells us about the significant effects of climate change and increased human activity on Arctic cod and the entire Arctic ecosystem.
Fish plants are still busy processing crab, putting many harvesters on the hook to sell their cod privately. We speak with Jeff Loder, executive director with the The Association of Seafood Producers.
Keith Watts, general manager of Torngat Fisheries Co-op, says the organization has been struggling to find plant workers + John Tyminski, senior data scientist with Ocearch, is tracking great white sharks.
Civil engineering professor Noori Saady on a project that uses mussel shells to clean contaminated well water + On its 50th anniversary, Herb Jacques looks back at the early days working in a Makkovik fish plant
FFAW's Jason Spingle says busy fish plants may not have capacity to process cod so harvesters are selling it any way they can + Frank Brown reflects on his life at sea and the current market for cod
Dalhousie researcher Sean Godwin critiques DFO's ability to provide science advice part 2 + Shayne McDonald on why it's important to hold Eel Camps on the Miawpukek First Nation
Salmon expert Cyr Couturier on why more Pacific "pink" salmon are being discovered in NL waters + Dalhousie researcher Sean Godwin critiques DFO's ability to provide science advice. part 1
The fate of Gaultois was up-in-the-air in 1990 as the town's fishplant was about to close
Neville Crabbe from the Atlantic Salmon federation on how Pacific "pink" salmon are ending up in NL waters + DFO's Jack Lawson on tagging orcas off our coast.
Oceana's Sarah Giltz on the concerns about test drilling for oil in a fishing ground + We revisit the FishSounds database with Sarah Vela + What's a herring gibber?
Jamie Baker, executive director of the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association, talks about how the industry is preparing for higher ocean temperatures + C-Core scientist Ian Turnbull talks about the different categories of icebergs and what their shapes can tell us about our changing climate.
Physicist Peter Ditlevsen on what a collapse of the AMOC will mean for NL and beyond + Taylor Hollett of Arnold's Cove finds an overturned boat at sea that has quite the backstory.
Trish McIsaac's paintings were inspired by growing up next to a lighthouse on Bell Island + The Innu Nation chartered a research vessel and gave youth the opportunity to learn about ocean science.
Biological oceanographer Paul Snelgrove on the effect of a warming North Atlantic + Jane Pitfield is founder of the Gaultois Music Festival.
Scott Tessier, CEO of CNLOPB, responds to concerns that harvesters are being pushed off a prime crab fishing ground + Reaction to the appointment of Diane Lebouthillier as minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard + Meet a sailor who likes to take new Canadians out fishing.
FFAW president Greg Pretty says exploration drilling is conflicting with harvesting in a prime crab fishing area + The ice machine is working overtime at Peerless Fish Co. in Petty Harbour.
Jeff Loder of ASP says most of this year's snow crab quota will be caught + Ice climber Will Gad with some advice for the iceberg campers.
Ocean climate scientist Frédéric Cyr talks about sea temperature change around NL + Angela Kendall on what Derby Day means for the community of St. Jones Within.
Paul Brett of the Marine Institute on how the school will help in the effort to map the entire ocean floor + Ethan Harold and Ammar Alkassm spent a night on an iceberg near Twillingate.
Rod Laing, director of environment for Nunatsiavut Government, and Veronique Rocheforte, of Amundsen Science, chat about the first leg of the Amundsen's 2023 expedition + What started as a whim in Grade 8 has turned into an epic mini-boat journey for Kaitlyn Grandy, Stephanie Evans and their former teacher Thomas Sheppard.
Keith Hutchings of CCFI and Stephen Jones of Ashored on their project to create a rope-on-command system for fixed gear fisheries + MP Ken McDonald, chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, on ways that DFO could do things differently.
Make and break expert Charles Donnelly and fellow enthusiast, musician Ray Johnson tell us why these motors can be a remedy to our fast-paced world. (Originally aired March 29th)
John Jamieson, Canada research chair in marine geology, on why the world needs to consider deep-sea mining + Dea Watson on what's in store for Little Bay's first capelin festival
Seven crew from a Sambro fishing boat rescued off Newfoundland + Resqunit is a new product that helps prevent ghost gear + Della DeMoss says town of Roddickton-Bide Arm is closer to preserving a replica of 'The Matthew.'
Journalist Laura Tretheway talks about the Titan submersible, deep sea mining, and her first book "The Deepest Map"
Journalist Laura Tretheway talks about the Titan submersible, deep sea mining, and her first book "The Deepest Map"
Parks Canada's Sigrid Kuehnemund on what's involved in creating a national marine conservation area in the south coast fjords + Grace Callahan, Liam Duggan and Calista Greening are working at Fishing for Success this summer
If you see a shark, dead or alive, DFO wants to hear from you and after a long delay Grieg Seafood is building a new land-based facility for young salmon in Marystown
Barry Fordham of Sharing the Harvest NL donates capelin to Connections for Seniors + Michael Bartz is in NL to work on a new season of his podcast, "In Over My Head"
Joe O'Brien of O'Brien's Boat Tours and Julie Huntington of Whale Release and Strandings Group team up to help a tangled whale.
Mark LeBlanc of the Canadian Hydrographic Service on how the Qalipu and Miawpukek First Nations will be mapping coastal areas + Mark Santos leading Marine Institute team to retrieve ghost gear and Hurricane Fiona debris.
A look into the different outcomes of American plaice and yellowtail flounder following stock collapses + Interesting things to know about porbeagle sharks in NL waters.
Thrown into the ocean more than 34 years ago, a message in a bottle from Newfoundland is found on a remote beach in Norway + Listener feedback.
The Association of Seafood Producers is happy with the way the snow crab season is progressing. A fish harvester gives us a financial breakdown of what it means to fish under current prices + Wayne Ledwell on the do's and don'ts of freeing a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear.
Burgeo mayor William Bowles and former mayor Barbara Barter on Ottawa's plan to protect land and coastal area adjacent to the town + Jack Daly of Oceana Canada says DFO should not allow commercial capelin fishery off NL.
Graham Wood of Mussel Bed Tours is worried about future of his business if recreational cod fishery rules don't change + We bring you to Twine Loft Day at Alderwood Estates Retirement Centre.
Students at MSB Regional Academy in Middle Arm take part in whale necropsy + Jim Goudie, deputy minister of Natural Resources and Lands for Nunatsiavut, talks about his department's marine priorities.
DFO research scientist Pierre Pepin says it's an interesting time to be an ocean scientist + Simeonie Merkuratsuk gives us more ocean-related "Words of the Week" + Renee Houlihan of Alderwood Estates gives us a sneak peek of the retirement home's "Twine Loft Day."
Juno award winning rocker JJ Wilde is in St. John's for Iceberg Alley and stopped in for a chat. Plus it was gardening day on the show. David Goodyear from The Homestead at Flatrock answered questions and talked about growing with protective covering because of bad weather.
Kevin Anderson of the Marine Institute discusses the new Fisheries Action Plan + The mayor of Marystown and co-owner of Marbase talk to the CBC's Terry Roberts.
Understanding capelin spawning behaviour with DFO research scientist Hannah Murphy + People have made the ocean a noisy place to the detriment of marine life; Ocean noise expert Lindy Weilgart has some solutions.
New research on Gulf of St. Lawrence and how the warming water is affecting marine life + Did two people actually camp on an iceberg near Twillingate?
DFO research scientist Jack Lawson's 'Tell Jack' campaign is 10 years old + MP Clifford Small has questions about foreign ownership and control of NL fisheries + Simeonie Merkuratsuk gives us some ocean-related "Words of the Week."
Faculty from the Mawego Technical Training Institute and Kisumu National Polytechnic in Kenya working on fisheries program development at the Marine Institute + Fisheries scientists make case for more research vessels.
ASP executive director Jeff Loder says despite union accusations crab harvesters being treated equitably + David Tipton of OceansAdvance hiring teens for internships in ocean sector.
FFAW's Jason Spingle says inshore crab harvesters having trouble selling catches + More on the history of Trap Berth Day in NL + Musician Jim Payne recorded new version of "The Star of Logy Bay."
Holly Hogan, author of "Message in a Bottle: Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist" + Kathleen Murphy and Emma Mouland of Youth Climate Courts talk about World Oceans Day.
Student biologists Sydney Collins and Tori Burt are studying Leach's storm petrels + Seabird biologist Holly Hogan is concerned about plastic trash.
Rick Crane designed and built lobster holding tank for his community + Dion Dakins of Carino Processing speaks to a House of Commons committee + Trevor VandenBoer and Rachel Chang are studying fog in the foggiest places on earth.
FFAW president Greg Pretty says crab harvesters and plant workers are in financial crisis so federal government should provide financial aid + Meet some people in an exchange program between a college in Grenada and the Marine Institute.
The Association of Seafood Producers with an update on how the snow crab fishery is proceeding + President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson of Iceland talks about his country and the fishery.
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson talks about Iceland's battles to preserve its fisheries + Students take part in science talks, exhibits and demonstrations at an Ocean Week Canada event.
Avian flu and a warmer ocean were contributing factors in low breeding success for gannets in NL + BP drilling for oil in the Northeast Newfoundland Slope, a marine refuge.
Early indications are that last year's avian flu outbreak has hit the gannet population in NL hard + A Nova Scotia company is proposing to use purified mine tailings to help the ocean absorb carbon.
Bait Masters' seal bait sausage runs afoul of the American Marine Mammal Protection Act + Ocean Enterprises in Harbour Grace is interested in building small Coast Guard vessels + Recipients of the Marine Industry Awards are announced.
Coast Guard ship announcement made in St. John's + DFO research scientist Corey Morris on what seismic activity does to fish + We visit the Quinlan Brothers crab plant in Bay de Verde.
Ernest Decker of Rocky Harbour on lobster prices and EI concerns + Meet Sylvia Wulf, president and CEO of AquaBounty, which produces Atlantic salmon.
As crab fishery finally gets underway we hear from a harvester, the FFAW and ASP + Inja Ma, the CEO of Seamor Marine, spoke at Canadian Women in Ocean Industries Leadership Conference.
Crab harvester and FFAW inshore council member Nancy Bowers talks about the crab fishery starting + Petty Harbour television producer Perry Chafe's first novel is called "Closer by Sea."
Jason Sullivan leads a protest of about 100 harvesters, who take their concerns to the FFAW office and the office of fisheries minister Derrick Bragg.
Talks between the FFAW and ASP have broken off again + Crab plant workers in Triton want to go to work.
Reporter Terry Roberts speaks with the mayor of La Scie and an offshore harvester about the effects of crab dispute + Marine Institute research scientist Tyler Eddy is hiring two people for new new study on harp seals.
Reporter Terry Roberts speaks with crab harvesters in La Scie who have different views on the tie-up + Patricia Loder at the Canadian Women in Ocean Industries Leadership Conference.
Fisheries union members take their protest to the offices of the Association of Seafood Producers and Ocean Choice International.
The Association of Seafood Producers and the FFAW accuse each other of not telling the truth + Market analyst John Sackton on the price of snow crab.
CBC reporter Terry Roberts talks to Jason Sullivan about his involvement in the crab dispute + Cathy Hogan-Dixon, chair of Canadian Women in Ocean Industries Leadership, at the organization's first conference.
Chris Robbins of Robbins Trucking on how crab fishery dispute affecting operations + Danny Dumaresque of Labrador Gem Seafood on expansion into airport.
Harvester Keith Boland on why crab deal was rejected + Wanda Cuff-Young says workers from the Philippines are anxiously waiting to start processing crab + David Vardy's tribute to the late Gus Etchegary.
FFAW president Greg Pretty feels hopeful about crab situation + St. John's city councillor Debbie Hanlon responds to concerns raised by Ross Klein about pollution from cruise ships.
Fisheries minister Derrick Bragg explains why crab harvesters should vote on whether to fish for $2.20 a pound. Fish harvester Jason Sullivan's views on where things are with the dispute over crab prices.
NL lobster buyers not buying says FFAW's Jason Spingle + Fisheries consultant Barry Darby helps us understand the crab standoff and offers some solutions.
The Association of Seafood Producers talks to the media, but crab price not changed + The FFAW says ASP should share more of the pain of low price.
Enterprise owner Nancy Bowers on why crab harvesters won't break ranks + DFO research scientist Pierre Pepin on the importance of phytoplankton.
No crab harvesting means it's quiet in Port de Grave + Ross Klein says NL could do more to lessen environmental impact of large cruise ships.
Baffin Fisheries has opened a seafood trading company, Rick Lambe explains what it means + St. Mary's mayor Steve Ryan says people are waiting for crab fishery to start so they can go to work.
Oceana Canada surveyed people in NL about commercial capelin fishery + A check-in with Bay St. George harvester Chalsie Kook-Marche.
Longtime harvester Sam Slade on why crab harvesters still not fishing + A visit to the PSAC picket line at DFO Headquarters + Martine Blue's reaction to Gaultois relocation vote.
The Association of Seafood Producers holds media event to justify $2.20 per lb for snow crab + Reaction from the FFAW.
Demand was high, but Bait Masters is putting a hold on producing bait sausages made partly of seal. The FFAW is unhappy Grieg Seafood will be processing its farmed Atlantic salmon at a non-unionized plant.
Marine Institute student Genevieve Peck on trying to make fixed fishing gear safe for whales. Mary's Harbour mayor and fish harvester Alton Rumbolt on this year's crab dispute. Former Broadcast contributor Peter Pickersgill has died, we'll hear one of his commentaries.
Sis Boland of Sis's seafood worried about lack of crab to sell + Greig farmed salmon to be processed at Quinlan Brothers plant in Bay de Verde + Auju Peter speaks to HOC Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans about impact of European ban on importation of seal products
Premier Andrew Furey, Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg and Lumsden harvester Basil Goodyear on crab dispute + John Gillett's book, 'Newfoundland's Sealing Culture in Pictures and Stories.'
The FFAW held a demonstration in front of Confederation Building over low crab price + Crab industry consultant Les Hodges
President of the FFAW, Greg Pretty tell us about an upcoming protest over crab prices. Plant worker and union leader Barry Randell on the situation at the plant in Bonavista
After years of cleaning the ocean in Newfoundland, Shawn Bath is expanding his Clean Harbours Iniative north. 13 new fish plant workers from the Philippines are here to process crab and maybe settle in.
A rare Whooper Swan visits New-Wes Valley, we hear from local birder Shawn Fitzpatrick. Also, an interview with the DFO about monitoring North Atlantic Right Whales off the coast of NL
$2.20 a pound. A price crab harvesters aren't willing to going to sea for. We'll speak with a fisherman from Carbonear, and get the latest from the FFAW. We'll also hear from a market analyst about why crab prices have sunk so low.
Greg Pretty of FFAW says low price for crab means it's not worth fishing + Fisheries scientist Geroge Rose questions DFO on science of seals + What will future hold for Gaultois?
Eldred Woodford, president of Canadian Sealers Association is getting ready for the hunt + Ryan Cleary was a witness for Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans + Maxime Geoffroy on his talk, 'Fishes in the frigid waters of the Arctic and Labrador Sea'
Kaitlin Casey and Genevieve Peck of Student Dive NL + More questions about impact of seals on the ecosystem at Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Rocky Harbour harvester Ernest Decker has concerns about future of fishery in Gulf of St. Lawrence + Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings on why dolphins escaped a makeshift pound.
Bay Bulls harvester Jason Sullivan on crab quota increases + Karen Gosse-Brown of The Rock Wildlife Rescue on avian flu concerns.
Enterprise owner Brad Rideout on rising costs of crab fishing + Municipal affairs minister Krista Lynn Howell on resettling the community of Gaultois
Make and break expert Charles Donnelly and fellow enthusiast, musician Ray Johnson tell us why these motors can be a remedy to our fast-paced world
The show meets with financial advisor Rob Tizzard for a big chat about mortgages. We ask folks if they are about to or if they have renewed their mortgage recently and how that is affecting them. Plus we speak with local country music singer Zay Nova on a new song about his mother's gift to him... the gift of a Brave Heart.
Martine Blue wants Gaultois relocation process halted + Hear what student scientist Eugenie Jacobson is up to aboard the CCGS Amundsen
Crab harvesters in zone 3L gets some news from Ottawa + Lotek's Paddy O'Flaherty is at a sea turtle convention in Colombia
Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods says new border security rule discriminates against NL businesses + FFAW fish scientist Erin Carruthers helps us understand issue with 3L snow crab quota.
Frustrated crab harvesters from zone 3L take their protest to several locations + DFO research scientist Jack Lawson on the dangers of handling dead sea mammals.
Mark Dolomount of PFHCB on challenges to become a professional fish harvester + Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked about salmon farming while he was in Clarenville.
Harvesters not happy with DFO's precautionary approach to crab quota + Ryan Cleary calls financial roadblocks to become a commercial fisher "a crisis" in the industry.
From the Land & Sea archives: Newfoundland sealers in 1987 were struggling to keep the industry viable.
MP Ken McDonald on changes being proposed to DFO + Robin Forbes on the CCGS Amundsen searching for Greenland sharks.
DFO releases stock assessment for caplin + Ryan Everard says an outdated earnings rule is preventing him - and other harvesters - from taking over family enterprises.
Jeanette Russell has a petition asking Ottawa for improved search & rescue for Labrador + Sea ice around Avalon Peninsula drawing crowds.
Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings on the dolphin pod rescue in Hearts Delight-Islington + Meet Ukrainian fisherman Аркадий Скоробогатов.
From the Land & Sea archives 2002: The Wreck of the Florizel, featuring producer Bob Wakeham and guests Paddy 'Iron' McCarthy and Frank Galgay.
Don Morgan of the Port de Grave Harbour Authority on fishing vessel fire + Rebecca Brushett of Ecology Action Centre on a creating a marine spatial plan for Gros Morne region.
Shawn Bath says Clean Harbours Initiative may have to leave the southwest coast of Nfld + Fish harvester Lil Saul is co-owner Roots and Wings Fish Co.
DFO's Nick Kelly on Atlantic salmon stock assessment + Marine Institute scientist Tyler Eddy on working at Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galapagos Islands.
Harvester Keith Bowen concerned about mandatory ELOGS; Miawpukek First Nation's Gregory Jeddore and WWF Canada's Chelsea Boaler on mapping eelgrass for Coastal Blue Carbon Habitat project.
Katie Schleit of Oceans North and Jason Spingle of FFAW continue the debate on the state of the mackerel stock; Nancy Taylor takes us on a tour of her family-run fish business.
CBC producer Emily Vance on what's happening with Atlantic salmon farms in BC; The Whale Release and Strandings Group hosts a workshop to help others sharpen their skills.
The fisheries union in the Maritimes agrees with DFO science on mackerel; Rex Holwell of SmartICE in Nain updates us on sea ice conditions; Dave Paddon's "Wedding" recitation; Why Gander airport is getting seafood cold storage.
An explainer on why harvesters want mackerel fishery re-opened; Pamela Patten elected as president of Seaward Enterprises Association of NL.
The FFAW does not agree with DFO science on mackerel stock; DFO's Julie Pantin on stock assessment for crab; Steve Widdicombe, director of Science at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, presenting at World Ocean Summit in Portugal.
DFO's Elizabeth Van Beveren says mackerel .spawning biomass is down; Larry Brazil and Randy Crane on the chronicles of Paddy "Iron" McCarthy.
Dalhousie biologist Elizabeth Zwamborn on the first ever orca seen caring for a newborn calf of another whale species; How the BBC's shipping forecast helps people get to sleep.
Sofia Karabatsos of CPAWS NL on holding meetings in Witless Bay to gauge interest in marine conservation; Monica Solberg of the Institute of Marine Research in Norway on why so many salmon escape from aquaculture sites.
We find out how personal locator beacons work and why they're so important: Brenda Greenslade of NLFHSA, harvester Glen Winslow and Angie Cornish of the Canadian Beacon Registry.
Roddickton-Bide Arm deputy mayor Della Demoss on trying to save three wooden vessels; Kristin Rosendal, a senior researcher at the Fridjof Nansen Institute in Norway on sea lice and the aquaculture "traffic light" system.
The FFAW and Association of Seafood Producers join forces to deal with crashing crab market; Dave Paddon's recitation Rawlins Roundabout.
He lost five employees on the "Ocean Ranger", a feature interview with Max Ruelokke, former head of the CNLOPB
Spanish reporter Christina Porteiro on what lead to the sinking of "Villa de Pitanxo"; Irish teacher Karen Lavelle and NL teacher Thomas Sheppard on their shared project - a mini boat called "Raven KASTER"
DFO Senior Compliance officer Skyann Lewis on recreational fishing violations; Keith Bowan on challenges of fishing in St. Mary's Bay area.
After significant mechanical and structural failures, the Coast Guard ship Alfred Needler is decommissioned. How will this affect the DFO's scientific work?
Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary says owner of the "Santa Joana" already owes thousands for medical bills in NL and now accused of illegal fishing; Holly George on the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium's outreach program.
Bill Chislett and Mica McCurdy from the Marine Institute's international office talk about work in Grenada and beyond; Dave Paddon's recitation called "Berries"
DFO scientist emeritus Ken Lee explains two experiments to improve oil spill response; Marine Biologist and M.I. PhD student Ana-Belén Yánez Suárez on the importance of deep sea corals.
MP Clifford Small meeting with member of Japan's government to talk about crab; Reports of more dead mackerel washing ashore in NL.
The FFAW wants to halt plans to burn oil offshore; DFO's Karen Dwyer explains the sentinel fishery; More audience letters on NL's plans to expand open-net-pen aquaculture.
Neville Crabbe of Atlantic Salmon Federation worries about expansion of open-net-pen aquaculture in NL; Amy Warren of the New England Aquarium on the life of a very productive right whale called Spindle.
NL Fisheries minister Derrick Bragg on the future of the fishery and aquaculture; Some hope for northern gulf cod.
We check-in with Joe O'Brien of O'Briens boat tours about recent whale sightings; Daniel Banoub is the author of "Fishing Measures. A Critique of Desk-Bound Reason."
An explainer on why fish licences are so expensive with harvester Jason Sullivan; Dave Paddon's recitation: Dirty Job.
Danita Burke's new book is called "WWF and Arctic Environmentalism," but it also discusses the effects of the anti-sealing movement on NL society.
Katja Kochvar researching puffin bills for her thesis; Elizabeth Barnes from Wooden Boat museum on a dory course for women; DFO's Hugues Benoit on northern gulf cod.
We visit a gym and talk to people who are learning to repair and make trawls for Coast Guard scientific vessels; Chris Morrissey of Acadian Seaplants looking for former NL inshore fish harvesters who'd like to go to work harvesting seaweed.
MP Ken McDonald wants Japan to stop purchasing Russian snow crab; Sarah Vela is one of the developers of the new FishSounds database.
Melissa Abott, Area One Chief with Conservation and Protection at DFO, clarifies rules about mackerel; Simone Comenelli on mating sounds of cod; Dave Paddon's recitation called "Festival."
FFAW-Unifor president Greg Pretty on his vision for the fishery; MUN PhD candidate Simone Cominelli on how human-made sounds affect marine mammals and fish.
Paul Grant of the Association of Seafood Producers worries that snow crab producers have to rely on THE US market only; Paul Antle of Marbase talks about getting closer to opening lumpfish hatchery; FFAW president Greg Pretty reacts to Jason Sullivan's plan to launch legal challenge against election proceedings.
Shawn Bath of Clean Harbours Initiative updates us on his work on the southwest coast of Newfoundland; Bett Fitzpatrick, author of "Hard Aground: Untold stories from the Pollux and Truxton disaster."
MP Clifford Small on why Japan is buying crab from Russia; Rex Holwell of SmartICE on ice conditions in Nain; Chastity and Mike Holder on opening Salt Life Marine and Industrial Supplies.
Madonna Martin says donated artifacts from St. Vincent's Fishermen's Museum have been returned; Judith Graile and the crew of the Hakluyt are on the south coast of Newfoundland; and Dave Paddon's recitation called "Doctor."
Fish harvester Dion Rideout says DFO allowing mackerel to go to waste; Paola Vincent on updating the CCRI.
Matthew Petten talks about his late father Dwight Petten; Chris Jacobson on the inspiration for "Church Ship Hawk."
'Songs from the Sea,' musician Bob Hallett tells us about songs that speak to what it meant to fish and live in NL.
The FFAW/Unifor elects a new president, but not without some controversy; an Atlantic Voice documentary about a study into the North Atlantic's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Jason Sullivan talks about being rejected by FFAW Elections Committee; Dave Paddon on punts vs rodneys vs dories.
With Americans able to fish Atlantic mackerel and thousands washing up on NL beaches, Ryan Cleary calls for an end to the moratorium; Tonia Cianciulli has a new song about the drowning death of her young uncle.
Author Carol McDougall talks about "Jellies in the Belly," a new book about a leatherback turtle; FFAW secretary-treasurer Jason Spingle looks back at last year's fishery.
No whales, no sharks... no codfish either. Guest-host Andie Bulman speaks with chef Todd Perrin - owner of Mallard Cottage and Water West - about tiny, briny tasty fish.
Guest-host Andie Bulman chats with folklorist Dale Jarvis about the rich history of pirates in these parts.
Ashored Innovations' rope-on-command gear for crab and lobster pots explained; stories of his father from Philp Earle's new CD.
Protecting 30% of Canada's land and sea, the Sierra Club talks about the path there; stories from a new CD entitled, "Captain Guy Earle, Newfoundland's Last Folk Hero."
Julie Day talks about jobs in the Canadian Coast Guard; Wes Hyde and Judith Graile are on a mission to sail to the Arctic while promoting healthy eating.
Sea-NL's Jason Sullivan wants to run for FFAW president; Marine Institute students Jennifer Herbig and Eugenie Jacobsen have returned from an Antarctic expedition to film colossal squid.
A trip back to January 1986 as Land and Sea celebrates "A Fortune Bay Christmas" with the folk group Simani... including the iconic kitchen celebration "Any Mummers Allowed In?"
Bonita Hussey on salt fish on Christmas Eve; Angus O'Connell of M & A Fisheries has been supplying fish since 1981.
Ian Stone is leading a team with AHOI to retrieve more fishing gear off the Southwest Coast; David Boyd worried about the fishery and rural Newfoundland.
Jenn Thornhill Verma tells us about the new climate risk scorecard; Rick Crane of Cox's Cove tells us about the community's huge lobster pot Christmas tree.
Jim McIsaac chairs meeting of independent harvesters at COP 15; Eamonn McKee speaks to students about early connections between Newfoundland and Ireland.
Coast Guard's Bruce English on getting 'Atlantic Pursuit' finally ready to leave Grand Bank; Liam Gillick on the story behind Fogo Island's Red Weather Station.
Jack Burfitt talks about the 16-year saga of the Atlantic Pursuit; Paul Mitten, vice president of Compusult, on what it takes to map coastal areas using unmanned vehicles.
Conor Curtis of Sierra Club of Canada at UN conference on biodiversity in Montreal; Phil Riggs on his new book "Our Environment's Friends."
Students in Ireland and Newfoundland will work together to relaunch the Raven Kaster; arguments for raising farmed salmon in the ocean; a man living in Mainland watches as the ocean eats away at his front lawn.
NAIA executive director Jamie Baker; Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary alleges conflict of interest of outgoing FFAW president.
Lots of changes in the fishery happening on Change Islands in 1981: A Land & Sea archival episode.
Leo White of the NL Coalition for Aquaculture Reform says fish farming needs more regulation; After eight years as president, Keith Sullivan resigns from the fisheries union.
Sheldon Peddle of Humber ACAP heading back to Burgeo; meet another worker at Carino Processing; and a lot of NLers involved in the hunt for colossal squid in Antarctica.
Mayor Aidan Costello of Ferryland spent tens of thousands on storm-proofing recently. Fiona Polack and Danine Farquharson , English professors at Memorial University have a put together a new book of essays called, "Cold Water Oil: Offshore Petroleum Cultures."
Charles Pender, city councillor in Corner Brook says the price needs to come down even more before he can follow through with his plan to swap out his oil furnace for a new electric set-up. These days, people in the market to BUY a house are taking a close look at the heating system in their potential future home. It's always a topic of conversation that comes up with their real estate agent. Don Power is a realtor with Century 21 in St. John's. He's licenced for the whole province, but most of his work is in the metro region on the Avalon Peninsula.
Joyce Morgan on honouring the late Skipper Matt Petten when they light up the harbour in Port de Grave
Until a family friend suggested she apply, Maeve Collins-Tobin hadn't even considered going to Oxford University as the next Rhodes Scholar from Nfld and Labrador. Next October, she'll be packing up her bags and heading off to the City of Dreaming Spires. Maeve grew up in St. John's. She's currently completing her final semester of a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management at Carleton University.
Lil Saul and Nova Almine chat with students at Anthony Paddon Elementary; a tour of MUN's map library with Dan Duda.
The Marine Stewardship Council is suspending its certification of Maine lobster over concerns about the welfare of right whales; Oceana Canada's latest fishery audit finds much work is needed to improve the status of fish stocks in the country.
Students at Anthony Paddon Elementary learn about fishing, species in our waters and are served cod for lunch
He wants a friend's legacy to live on, Des Sullivan on why he's establishing the Cabot Martin Award for Research in Regional Policy and Development
Part 2 of conservationist Shane Mahoney at the seal summit; author Fred Dyke talks about his new book: 'Skipper Ches, As Tough As It Gets'
Conservationist Shane Mahoney at the seal summit; DFO's Brian Healey on why problems with ships mean big delays in science
The fall 2022 Newfoundland Quarterly is out and It's theme is Animal Friends.
But first a check-in with Bridges to Hope and a conversation about food insecurity.
OCI's Carey Bonnell on how much the fishery relies on DFO science; Yoanis Menge and Ruben Komangapik are co-founders of Reconseal Inuksiuti
The Grade 12 students at Burgeo Academy ask each other about the future and climate change; Derrick Mercer shows us Sandbanks Provincial Park; June Hiscock talks about the busy lobster fishery
Day two in Burgeo: Town manager Harold Bowles gives Paula a tour, speaking to the present and future; 71-year-old fish harvester Cyril Hann on making a living from the sea on the south coast
Chief Elaine Ingram and vice-chief Gary Warren from the Burgeo First Nation talk about life in Burgeo; and Barbara Barter says a large part of the coast should be federally protected.
The feds are hosting a shindig they call a "Seal Summit." I'll speak to one seal producer who hopes to give the government some marching orders, not take them. And after two decades, Derek Butler is ready to move on. The soon to be former executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers reflects of the tremendous growth of fishing. But he also thinks it can't solve every economic concern.
The plight of the plucky plover. There's only a dozen of them making Newfoundland their home, but they are at the centre of a judicial review being called for against the federal ministry of the environment. And balancing the costs of being in the fishing industry, versus the cost of getting new fishing gear that won't endanger whales. That played out in the House of Commons last month.
Back in 1984, the Land & Sea crew had more of an adventure than they bargained for on board the last schooner fishing off Labrador, the Willing Lass.
The 2022 NL Fish Harvesting Safety Association Symposium: We'll hear from MP Yvonne Jones, NL-FHS executive director Brenda Greenslade and fish harvester Trevor Childs.
Jeanette Russell calls for better search and rescue in Labrador; Grieg's Perry Power on Bays West farms; Jane Adey on the new season of Land & Sea; and Oceana responds to caplin being added to DFO 'prescribed list'
Greig's Perry Power talks about operations in Placentia Bay; R. Bruce MacDonald on his new book, "Never Say P*G: The Book of Sailors' Superstitions."
Mowi's Ian Roberts talks about new fish farming proposal on south coast; More questions about DFO science heard at Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in Ottawa.
Alyse Stuart and Mefandwy Osbourne talk about barriers to women in fishing industry; Broadcast Producer Todd O'Brien dives into report on foreign investment in the fish processing sector.
DFO research scientist Krista Baker has started a three-year squid study; Oceana chair Sam Waterston on why he's so passionate about rebuilding wild fish stocks.
Bonavista MHA Craig Pardy getting support for fisheries joint management; Morley Knight speaks before the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Seattle Times journalist Hal Bernton on why Alaska closed the snow crab fishery; and Philip Earle with a story of his father's generosity.
A look back 35 years ago as fish harvester Cec Rideout explains his role in the nascent pollock fishery. It's a Land and Sea archival episode with host Dave Quinton. To view this and other shows from the Land and Sea archives, visit the Land and Sea YouTube channel.
DFO research scientist Hannah Murphy talks caplin; Tak Ishiwata talks about the joys and challenges of running a seafood restaurant in St. John's.
Greg Janes is worried about more fish farming on the south coast; Jack Lawson talks about dolphin behaviour and why he's recording them underwater.
Minister Joyce Murray on funding for fishing gear recovery and wharf repair; Megan Webb of Heritage NL chats about the Fowler House in Brigus.
WWF's Sam Davin on the amount of waste that comes from cruise ships; Todd O'Brien looks at proposed changes to how fish prices are set.
A monumental task, Clean Harbours Initiative makes a start on cleaning up following post-tropical storm Fiona; cleaning up our shorelines and exploring beneath the surface, Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative has an active summer.
John Sackton on shellfish prices; despite its challenges Matthew Atkinson keeps fishing; and questions about mackerel fishery closure at the House of Assembly.
SEA-NL questions why data from the sentinel fishery hasn't been made public; MP Clifford Small is the new federal fisheries critic; a chat with handlers of the harp seals at the Cold Ocean Research Facility in Logy Bay.
Sea of Whales adventures in Trinity had their best year ever... and they've been tracking humpbacks from Trinity Bay all the way to Russia and the Azores. And an update on the damage that Fiona did to a busy wharf in Southern Labrador.
Checking on the cleanup from damages due to Hurricane Fiona. And, could hurricanes like that actually help us build back better and smarter to make our climate more livable? Author and broadcaster, Bob McDonald has some answers.
A group of students from the Marine Institute are Barbadian bound next week. Just how does this school of higher learning benefit from studying abroad? Plus, more memories of 30 years after the moratorium. I'll be chatting with a Cape Broyle man who recalls his days on the wharf cutting up cod tongues to take door-to-door. 10 cents a dozen. Bargain!
Bay de Verde, once a vibrant village of fishermen, today struggles to survive. We'll find out why two American film-makers wanted to show that struggle in a new documentary, screening next week. Plus, they can have thousands of people on board, and they all have natural bodily functions. How much does your average cruise ship pollute the waters?
It sounds a bit like Morse code. Sperm Whales use clicks to seek out and find kindred spirits. We'll hear from the whale biologist who cracked their code. Plus, Don Wright was one of the most accomplished and celebrated photographers from this province. A retrospective on his work is on at The Rooms right now, and next week, his grandson will be on hand to answer some questions. Ahead of that, Eliot Wright is here to answer some of my questions.
The friendly neighbourhood cow is well-known for being a methane manufacturer, but how does the fish fare in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases it creates? A new study attempts to compare apples to fish, and pork, and beef. Plus, I'll head down the Irish loop to stop in at the St. Vincent's Fisherman's Museum. Its ability to keep the doors open has become a big challenge. We'll find out why.
ClimAtlantic - an organization that helps us understand climate change - has looked ahead to the year 2100... and has guidance on how we can adapt. Also, what happens when governments neglect to hold offshore criminals accountable? "The Outlaw Ocean" is a new podcast about crime on the high seas.
FFAW's Jason Spingle on the loss to harvesters from Fiona; scientist Peter Galbraith on recording a record wave height; and Gilbert Linstead on why the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company was honoured by "Turning the Tide."
Lobster fisher Hedley King lost thousands in gear, but won't give up; and retired geography professor Norm Catto on where to rebuild.
Lobster fisherman Dwayne Vautier wonders where he'll fish next year; and the Sierra Club of Atlantic Canada's Tynette Deveaux on creating resilience in power grids.
Could an auction process be the next way that fish prices get established? One fisheries advocate sure hopes so. Plus, a check-in with the Petty Harbour Fisherman's Co-op to see how their ghost gear retrieval program is going so far.
We'll get the latest marine forecast tracking hurricane Fiona, and hear how people in Port Aux Basques are shoring up their boats to prepare for the storm. Plus, it's no secret that many of the issues facing our climate and the environment will be left for the youth of today to figure out. A group of 16 young people have gathered in St. John's to discuss projects to fix the future.
Kim Elmslie from Oceana Canada on the latest move to protect right whales; and DFO scientist Frédéric Cyr on why summers in NL are getting hotter.
Wayne Ledwell weighs in on the 'red list' issue; Ian Jones says cormorants in Long Harbour are a sign of a healthy ecosystem; and Kevin McAleese with a story on how a Yugoslavian pavilion from Expo '67 ended up on the Burin Peninsula.
FFAW's Jason Spingle says NL lobster and crab do not pose a threat to right whales; and take a boat ride with Long Harbour fisher Roy Murphy.
Dr. Beverly Dawe on dealing with avian flu carnage; Jeanette Russell on pushing for change after the Island Lady tragedy; and artist Adam Young says Fogo Island is his muse.
Shawn Fitzpatrick has concerns about avian flu after visiting a beach in Elliston; bird biologist Bill Montevecchi speaks to St. John's Rotary; and Land & Sea host Jane Adey is on a research vessel headed north.
Rolf-Ørjan Høgset and his group "In The Same Boat" found a fishing boat from this province near Vega, Norway; and we'll hear how Jason Burton lost this boat back in June 2021.
Ed Durnford of the Marine Institute talks about helping create fisheries programs for colleges in Kenya; and Everett Sacrey on increased sightings of mola mola
Trepassey mayor Rita Pennell on destruction of the breakwater; and Clear Seas Center for Responsible Marine Shipping looks at discharge from ships' scrubbers
Avian flu and warming ocean bringing unwanted carnage to Point Lance beach, and we'll get an update on the ghost gear retrieval out of Petty Harbour
Why Heritage NL wants to keep killick making alive; and what a researcher hopes to find about puffin behavior.
Why Gerald Riggs preserves cod like his ancestors did; the late Cabot Martin's role in trying to save the cod fishery; and why singer Ryan Snow will never whistle aboard a boat again.
Quidi Vidi Charters hooks them and cooks them, a day catching cod during the recreational groundfish fishery; Marine Atlantic on how it is dealing with large amounts of cormorant guano at its North Sydney terminal.
It's my (Russell Bowers) last day in the big chair, and after Labour Day, a new era begins on the Broadcast with a new host. In a minute, your new host Paula Gale will join me for a chat. Mainly today, it's the last of Andie Bulman's feature conversations on The Broadcast in the Summer. Today, we meet a couple who are cooking up a unique fusion of Mexican and Newfoundland seafood.
It's a packed show as a fisheries journalist describes a conference to discuss the politics of aquaculture. Plus a NL MP describes efforts to lift a moratorium on the mackerel fishery. And a fishery union gets a new negotiator. All that and more today on The Broadcast.
What do we really know about the fish inside the tins and packages we buy. Not everyone has access to fresh fish. Not everyone can afford it. However, what gets processed and stored in the freezers at the supermarket might have some surprising origins. The people of Fogo Island are known pioneers when it comes to the fishery. And they're making brand new waves yet again - this time... with seaweed. We hear from a group called Shorefast about that. All that and more today on The Broadcast.
The state of play on the plate: How one local fish restaurant is dealing with short supply. The FFAW is calling to lift the moratorium in the mackerel fishery. We have reaction to that. And, a tribute to a great folk musician who passed away last week. All that and more today on The Broadcast.
On the hunt for turrs... What one turr hunter says about suspending the fishery for this year. Plus, the uphill job of saving a century-old historic union hall. If you rebuild it, will they come?
No whales, no sharks... no codfish either. They're taking a backseat to tiny fish. Andie Bulman speaks with chef Todd Perrin about the value of the little guy.
How the local dump, murre hunters and industrial agriculture all play a role in spreading bird flu. What's the science behind that? We ask a biologist if day-to-day life is one of the contributing factors to the loss of seabirds this summer. And we will set the table to find out if folks are having less lobster and crab at local eateries. One of the province's premiere seafood establishments will share the ebb and flow of the cheques they hand out after dinner. All that and more on The Broadcast for a Thursday here on CBC Radio One.
165 feet of deadly stingers. Hear what a man from Branch had to say after encountering a Portuguese man o' war. One of our listeners has set a task for us to find a long lost relic of the cod moratorium... and it was all handshakes, promises and optimism in Stephenville yesterday. However, there are a lot of t's to be crossed and i's to be dotted before green energy is being produced in this province. What lies ahead, and whether we should be mindful of putting the electric cart before the hydrogen horse. All that and more on The Broadcast here on CBC Radio One.
If inflation means you aren’t splurging on fancy dining out, you aren’t alone. One of the ocean products showing up less on dinner plates is lobster. Today, a lobster exporter explains how the demand for the crimson crustacean has dropped over the summer. And we'll hear from FFAW president Keith Sullivan who's spent the day around the table with members of the Inshore Council. All that and more on The Broadcast on CBC Radio 1.
The famous standoff with John Crosbie on July 1st, 1992 - on the eve of the cod moratorium announcement - is now a work of art. Also, a chat with one of the fishermen involved in that confrontation in Bay Bulls.
Catching up with a Petty Harbour fisherman who caught an 800 pound tuna this week. Also, we speak with someone helping to clean up the Beachy Cove area of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. That's on a Wednesday edition of The Broadcast in the Summer.
A lifetime of achievement. Brian Hill is about to get the Admiral's Medal for his decades of research about icebergs and climate. Hear what he has to say about making the offshore industry safe, and how he sees the impact on climate. And, we head to the beach on The Broadcast in the Summer on CBC Radio One.
If you are captain of a longliner and you break the rules in international waters, DFO will only put up with that so far... at least six times, according to one fisheries advocate. Also, if it seems like there are fewer icebergs around the last couple of years, you're right to notice. An ice researcher will be to talk about the climate effects on sea ice. All that, and we head to the beach... on The Broadcast in the Summer.
Andie Bulman steps into the realm of the unknown as she chats with Nicole Penney, an archivist with the Memorial University Folklore Department as well as with Mirelle Eagen, Contemporary Curator at the Rooms. about the mythology of sea monsters in Newfoundland art and history.
All you ever wanted to know about capelin reproduction. A big story about a big fish, the passing of Reg Anstey and the word of the week.
We'll take you to the island of Ramea where local musician Stan McDonald reflects on the past and sings us a song he wrote for Come Home Year 2022. And they are coming home by the hundreds to Ramea. We'll call out to see how things are going.
The future of fishing may have no strings attached? Hear about an experiment in ropeless fishing. And, a prof at Memorial explains the positive effects that could come from the fires in central Newfoundland and the role climate change is playing.
Tense moments overnight for a vessel and her crew near St. John's.The Gypsy Mariner, a fishing boat out of Quebec sank about 60 nautical miles from the coast. To find out more, we spoke to Mark Gould, a supervisor with the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue in St. John's
Guest-host Andie Bulman chats with folklorist Dale Jarvis about the rich history of pirates in these parts.
How a fishing plant is reviving one woman's dream, and creating brand new ones for her employees.
Cod jumping straight out of the water, It's a tasty sight and in in Holyrood this week.
A mayor is excited for the whale watchers coming through her town. But she'll join me to offer some advice on heading to her beach for the humpback show.
Would you go to court against... the ocean? Some are making the argument that the natural world should be entitled to legal rights. And 8 days at sea, with the Titanic in the briny deep below. I'll chat with two Mi'kmaw artists given an opportunity to be inspired by the people who visit the world's most famous shipwreck.
Avian flu and the tour boats. I'll speak with one operator who's been having to explain the sudden appearance of dead birds to tourists Meanwhile, what's it like to entertain folks at sea. Some are finding their sea legs, and some are hearing music from this province for the first time. I'll speak with musicians Arthur O'Brien and Larry Foley about that. All that and more on The Broadcast in the Summer.
Beverly McClenaghan, a senior ecologist with eDNAtec recounts her work at the Titanic wreck; a professor at Tokai University, Yinji Li on her participation at the 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress; retired Petty Harbour fisherman Mike Hearn looking back at the calling of the cod moratorium
PhD student Antoine Morel on living amongst puffins on Great Island; Barry Darby on a different way of managing the fisheries
A look at the health of the bird colony on Great Island off Bauline East; Dr. Beverly Dawe on the province's response to an avian flu outbreak; a young scientist talks about attending the ICES PICES conference.
Are capelin attracted to salt beef brine? An experiment is being carried out by a biology professor; a bird scientist says there's no scientific evidence to support shooting double-crested cormorants.
Preliminary testing indicates avian flu as cause of death for thousands of seabirds; an elusive Steller's sea eagle is in the Trinity area to the delight of tourists.
We visit Lance Cove and Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve to hear about dead and dying seabirds; a review is underway of the collective bargaining model in the fishing industry.
Francis Littlejohn and Eugene Kane talk about Folk of the Sea, a choir formed by fish harvesters and plant workers; Clayton Burke explains how newly-developed fishing gear is designed to avoid entanglements.
Seabird monitor Stan Tobin and seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi on a seabird die-off; FFAW's Jason Spingle with an update on a shrimp fishing dispute.
An entangled humpback whale in White Bay is cut loose and gets to swim away; research is under way into developing a way to forecast fog.
Low prices and a lack of work at the shrimp plant, workers and fish harvesters stage a demonstration in Port au Choix; the Fourth ICES PICES Early Career Scientist Conference set to get underway in St. John's.
Residents are rattled after encountering scores of dead and dying seabirds on the Burin Peninsula; having spent a career researching various aspects of the fishery, a retired research professor's observations, 30 years on since the cod moratorium was announced.
The Canadian Coast Guard ship John Cabot is officially dedicated, we head dockside; former plant worker Wayne Cave of Trepassey on life before, and after the cod moratorium.
Shawn Bath tells us about new boats and challenges ahead for Clean Harbour Initiatives; on the 30th anniversary of the cod moratorium, Kimberly Orren speaks to the value of children fishing and spending time on the ocean.
Toni Kearny, the operator of Moratorium Children, on the reverberations from the cod moratorium; the World Wildlife Fund Canada's Thiviya Kanagasabesan on ghost gear and entanglement projects.
Gus Etchegary began as a fish plant manager in Burin in 1947. He looks at where the fishery was and is today.
Bay de Verde fisherman Tony Doyle reflects on fishing crab and one's reliance on it; his father bought a boat in 1992, Lee Tremblett in Bonavista ended up staying in the fishery.
From cod to crab, is the fishing industry relying too heavily on one species?; Tamworth Distilling is using green crab as an ingredient in their new bourbon; readings from the new book, 'Bygone Days of Witless Bay'
30 years on, we'll hear from some of the people whose lives were upended with the announcement of the cod moratorium; SEA-NL's Ryan Cleary says some seafood processors may be pressuring harvesters to accept a lower price for crab.
The federal fisheries minister, the president of the FFAW and a fish harvester in Rocky Harbour talk about the closure of the the Northern Gulf cod fishery.
As we near the 30th anniversary of the cod moratorium, we head back to the Delta Hotel where SEA-NL organized a number of people to speak to the event.
David Fagan on the loss of the historic cold storage building in St. Mary's; the president of the fisheries union Keith Sullivan looks back at the beginning of the cod moratorium and where we are today.
The Association of Seafood Producers and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers positions on the price of summer shrimp; DFO's Melissa Abbott on the upcoming recreational groundfish fishery.
Research scientist Tyler Eddy is swimming with capelin in Middle Cove; MP Ken McDonald on a new federal rule allowing fishing boats to go from 39'11" to 49'11" in length.
The Broderick brothers and other fish harvesters tell us their stories in a Land and Sea archival epidose from 1984.
Michael Graham tells us about projects they carried out at the Wave Energy Research Centre in Lord's Cove; tourists and locals hit the beach in Middle Cove as the capelin roll in.
The Transportation Safety Board's findings following an investigation into the sinking of the Island Lady; Dwight Russell, father of one of the lost fish harvesters, responds to the report.
The Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation hosted a delegation from Norway in support of expanding aquaculture production; the mummichog is listed as 'vulnerable' under the provincial Endangered Species Act.
A fish harvester in La Scie sells shrimp in Nova Scotia after failing to find buyers in this province; the mayor of Lord's Cove laments the closure of the "Wave Energy Research Centre;" Oceana Canada explains what a Canadian ban on some single-use plastics will look like.
In 1929 a one-day voyage turned into 48 days adrift. We'll hear that story as told by Captain Job Barbour of Newtown, Bonavista Bay
MP Clifford Small's bill to control seal populations is defeated, MP Gudie Hutchings says the bill was poorly crafted; the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition is looking for people to share their stories of connection with the ocean, and how it may be changing.
The FFAW says processors are continuing to buy snow crab despite concerns over markets; chef Todd Perrin and staff are experimenting with seal meat and liking the results.
Will harvesters have to leave crab in the water? Seafood analyst John Sackton says crab markets are in bad shape; Kelly Earle tells us about her book, "Rig Wife."
Jason Sullivan, president of SEA-NL says some processors aren't buying crab and that harvesters should be allowed to truck it out of province for sale; organizer Evan Andrews explains what'll be happening at the 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress.
A Land and Sea archival edition featuring Reg Petten aboard the Scobe-J, and a look inside the Quinlan crab plant in Bay de Verde.
Ár n-oileán Resources is one step closer to opening a seal oil plant in Tors Cove; the Canadian Coast Guard is removing the wreck, Hamilton Banker from the ocean at Colliers.
In defence of the double-crested cormorant, we hear from seabird biologist Ian Jones; opening the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium for a new season.
A look at the recipients of Turning the Tide Marine Industry Awards; retired lighthouse keeper, Barry Porter on his book, "Adventures of a Lightkeeper"
Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development on the department's role in promoting the sealing industry; the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation on using artificial intelligence to help assess shrimp populations; Dave Paddon's recitation of "Not a Word of a Lie."
Oceana Canada is disappointed with the latest capelin quota, saying its not being fished sustainably; MP Clifford Small's private Members' bill to manage pinnipeds is facing opposition.
Doug Howlett on how his fishing season is going; the province is issuing permits to kill cormorant populations interfering with things like fish habitat, water supplies, or aquaculture operations.
Mario Rice tells us how his crab fishing season is going; Terry Ryan is planning a protest shrimp fishery, hoping it'll prompt someone to buy his shrimp; the Summer Marine Education Project involving the seals in Logy Bay gets underway today.
The FFAW responds to a pledge by processors to slow down or stop the buying of snow crab; a plant owner in Bay Roberts meets with the fisheries minister for an explanation as to why a crab licence wasn't granted; former students at Frank Roberts Junior High talk about a mini boat project and meeting the Irish ambassador.
Feeling the pinch? Seafood processors are looking to limit production due to market conditions; the owner of HSF Ocean Products says a decision by the fisheries minister to deny a snow crab licence is without merit.
Jason Russell, operator of Bay Roberts Seafoods, with a scathing rebuke of fishery minister Derrick Bragg's reasons for not granting new crab licences; Carino's Dion Dakins on international research on seal oil.
Fisheries minister Derrick Bragg defends his decision not to follow advice to grant new snow crab licences; fisherman Terry Ryan wants to know why it takes so long for the northern shrimp fishery to open.
Reg Anstey, chair of the Fish Processing Licensing Board explains why certain fish plants deserved a snow crab licence; a fish harvester and former plant owner on the granting of a licence in St. Mary's.
St. Mary's gets a new snow crab licence, the mayor and the FFAW react; a processor in Bay Roberts had its application rejected by the fisheries minister and says it isn't fair
Bob Rangely with Oceana Canada explains why they think the capelin fishery needs to end; FFAW's Keith Sullivan on a meeting with DFO leadership to discuss the relationship between the department and the union.
Fisheries minister Derrick Bragg announces a new Greig Seafood aquaculture project; Icewater CEO, Alberto Wareham with an update on Northern Cod Fishery Improvement Project.
Consultant Bob Hardy's presentation to Rotary Club of St. John's advocating for an expanded seal hunt; two fishermen in Twillingate say it's time for them to make the leap into the processing side of the business.
The FFAW says cuts to the shrimp fishery on the west coast are too deep; herring fisherman Sam Andersen is waiting impatiently for the fishery to begin; consultant Bob Hardy makes a presentation to Rotary on the impact of seals on the fishery.
Dan Meade explains the process of setting up a plant to process crab in Argentia; Karla Courtney talks about her book, 'Poppy's House' and how coming to Newfoundland to visit transformed her life.
Heidi Taylor and a trio of customers on the first seal flippers for sale this season at the St. John's harbourfront; Rebecca Bruschett on AHOI's new relationship with Plastic Oceans Canada.
DFO research scientist Garry Stenson on the latest grey seal survey; chef Andie Bulman on cooking with cold water shrimp.
A demonstration in Arnold's Cove, the FFAW and Icewater Seafoods explain their take on when holiday pay should be paid out; FFAW president Keith Sullivan on how lobster prices are determined.
Owners of the P.E.I. company Bait Masters tell us about their alternative blend of bait being used in the lobster and crab fisheries; mackerel and other fishery issues raised at the House of Assembly.
Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi on the life of turrs off Newfoundland in April; research scientist Elisabeth Van Beveren explains the stock assessment process for Atlantic mackerel.
Dead turrs are washing up in Twillingate and other areas, we'll hear about results from necropsies on the birds; how will the plant in Makkovik deal with cuts to the crab quota?
DFO research scientist Garry Stenson on a survey and the life cycle of harbour seals; Malim Enstrom photographs longliners in harbours in Newfoundland
Leaders with Nunatsivut and NunatuKut say they need a greater share of crab and shrimp resources; the Canadian Coast Guard has some boating safety tips
Garry Stenson, a research scientist with DFO talks about the latest survey of harp seals and the animal's life cycle
The Association of Seafood Producers say they are ready to take on an increase in snow crab landings; hundreds of dead turrs in Hampden, we'll hear what one man saw and hear about an investigation underway.
Snow crab quotas increase in all zones except off Labrador, reaction from harvesters and the union on the 32% increase.
The FFAW and Oceana Canada react to DFO's closure of the Atlantic mackerel fishery and the southern Gulf spring herring fishery; Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg takes questions from harvesters on the fishery.
FFAW plant worker and representative Doretta Strickland says we need to work together for a fair price on crab; Mike Kehoe, who worked in government and the fishing industry, talks about solutions for the ailing sealing industry; DFO research scientist Frederick Cyr on the upcoming iceberg season.
Upset over the way the fishery is being regulated, the FFAW protest at the Confederation Building. Fisheries minister, Derrick Bragg faces a barrage of criticism.
2.26 million young salmon to be euthanized at a hatchery in Stephenville, a critic of aquaculture says it's a familiar story; no advice to give, a DFO capelin scientist says they weren't able to collect enough data this year to update the status of the stock
Rebecca Brushett, founder of the Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative on her group's focus on the health of our oceans; searing the perfect local scallop part two with chef Andie Bulman
CEO Steve Barrett of eDNAtec on a project to measure environmental dna at the site of the Titanic; Sayara Thurston, a fishery fraud campaigner with Oceana Canada on pressuring Ottawa to move on a boat-to-plate traceability program
Seafood consultant John Sackton on events and conditions that'll help determine this year's crab prices; chef Andie Bulman with her recipe for scallops ceviche
DFO biologist Nick Kelly with a stock assessment of wild Atlantic salmon; research scientist Arnault Le Bris with results from the Placentia Bay coastal restoration project
Stocks of northern cod and capelin won't be assessed this year because of issues with an ageing research vessel, DFO and the FFAW respond
While the commercial seal hunt has languished for years following a ban of seal products in the European Union, we ask fisheries minister Derek Bragg if he has the political will today to fight for a revival of the industry.
Ray Andrew's book, Something Fishy looks at a life connected to the fishery on a number of levels; Tim Stone with Innovasea on their environmental monitoring of salmon sea cages in Placentia Bay
Shane Mahoney is a conservationist, seal hunt advocate and proud Newfoundlander. He wants more people in this province to get behind the Fish Food and Allied Union's push more greater ocean science. He says the seal industry needs more local support.
Katchi Technology CEO, Marc d'Entremont on designing a more efficient trawl system; Sharon Jones of Bundoran, Ireland tells us about a piece of crab gear that made its way across the Atlantic from Newfoundland.
Jason Sullivan, the president of SEA-NL on what he heard at DFO meetings to discuss vessel length; Mattais Cape, a biological oceanographer with Scoot Science on forecasting ocean conditions
Greig Seafood CEO Andreas Kvame on company operations in NL & BC; Derek Butler with the Association of Seafood Producers talks about reforming the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel.
Ice conditions off Newfoundland and Labrador are 'normal' this year; a new chair for the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel is not a welcome change for the FFAW.
The CEO of Icewater Seafoods explains why he isn't buying Russian cod; Julia Pantin, DFO's lead on snow crab explains the results of this year's assessment; the FFAW with their view of the assessment.
Katie Schleit with Oceans North says much more needs to be done by DFO and others to protect the Greenland shark; Icelandic scientist Guðmundur Óskarsson on a bumper capelin fishery.
DFO shrimp biologist Katherine Skanes assesses the Northern shrimp stock; Terry Strauss' dad was aboard the USS Pollux when it ran aground near St. Lawrence, she tells us about her documentary "As If They Were Angels."
Fisheries minister Derek Bragg meets with his federal counterpart to talk about some controversial remarks; the Peruvian consul general in Montreal on repatriating the bodies of four sailors; White Glacier talks about their survival suit.
President Jason Sullivan on the path ahead for SEA-NL; MP Clifford Small discusses his new bill that would promote the harvesting of seals.
The FFAW launches what it is calling an awareness campaign on seal overpopulation. The union says DFO is understating the damage being done to fish stocks.
Former provincial fisheries minister Gerry Byrne responds to remarks from federal fisheries minister Joyce Murray about the wild fishery and climate change; A program to get personal locator beacons on fish harvesters.
The USS Truxton and USS Pollux ran aground in heavy seas near St. Lawrence... the last living eyewitness, Gus Etchegary remembers.
Reporter Cristina Porteiro relays reaction in Galacia, Spain following the sinking of the Villa de Pitanxo; Keith Sullivan, president of the FFAW raises concerns over signals from the federal fisheries minister; a musical tribute to 102-year-old Nora Normore on her birthday.
Lieutenant Commander Brian Owens on the search for survivors of the Villa de Pitanxo; Larry Crann, the deputy superintendent of the coast guard's environmental response on an oil spill off the south coast; former FFAW president Earle McCurdy defends his appointment to the Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel.
Melissa Maurice remembers her father Michael, who died after the Ocean Ranger semi-submersible toppled in the Atlantic Ocean in 1982; the Association of Seafood Producers comes out swinging, vehemently opposed to the appointment of former FFAW president Earle McCurdy to the Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel.
Archival edition: What do you get when you combine the lived experience of a fisherman and the know-how of research scientists? During the summer of 2021, it lead to the discovery of a biodiversity hot spot deep in the ocean off the coast of Makkovik, Labrador.
Chef Andie Bulman talks about eating invasive species like green crab; James Cook's ship Endeavour rests off Rhode Island, we'll hear about the ship and Cooke's time in NL.
Environmental Defence is among 50 organizations urging Canada to do more to end plastic pollution; funding to help train aquaculture divers in Harbour Breton; a look at cephalopod fossils at The Rooms.
Former DFO biologist Steve Campana compares working in Canada with Iceland; shotgun shells from Newfoundland are the topic of discussion on the Irish radio program, Seascapes.
The ocean off our coast is full of delicious fish and seafood, but none of it is ending up in our schools. There are people in this province pushing to change that. We'll hear about sea to school programs in other places and the obstacles we face here.
The Association of Seafood Producers' on the fishing season ahead; a DFO biologist explains how the herring stock is assessed on the west coast.
Scoot Science's Grant Cavanaugh on forecasting sea conditions for aquaculture operations; Membertou First Nation's Hubert Nicholas on a project to revive the grey seal industry in Nova Scotia.
Fisherman Sam Anderson is carrying out an acoustic survey for herring, but says he could use more help from DFO; the Pouch Cove Clifton Fisherman's Lodge and its rich history told by historian Margot Duley.
Jeffery Hutchings has died, the Dalhousie biology professor leaves behind a storied career in fisheries science. He's being remembered by friends and family.
The scientists tell us not to blame seals for the state of our fish stocks. But the politicians in Ottawa aren't so sure. And a tribute to the longest serving ship in the Canadian Coast Guard, as it closes a storied career.
More reaction to allegations that industry and political interference threaten the integrity of fisheries science in this province. When Lauren Ash strolls the beach, she keeps her eyes peeled for a twinkle of glass.
A slap on the wrist for Equinor, as DFO finds plenty of holes the company's environmental protection plan for the Bay du Nord oil project. And there's money to be made from ocean garbage.
Foreign ownership of our fish plants: yea or nay? Or maybe that's not even the right question? And from the call of a coral reef to the many dialects of the walrus, a new podcast explores the amazing ocean soundscape.
Does this province have a dangerous culture of political interference in fisheries science? And the rich Inuit vocabulary of ice and ice conditions helps make the north safer for everyone.
Kastine Coleman loves fly fishing and moose hunting in the Newfoundland wilderness. Now she gets to do it on TV. And what keeps so many creatures, including some fish, forever young. A biologist explains.
The traditional skills of Newfoundland and Labrador won't survive without a fight. That's why some folks are fighting hard to keep the old ways alive.
Do fish plant workers need improved COVID-19 protection to keep them safe from Omicron? And how much warmer is the Gulf of St. Lawrence compared to 100 years ago, or even one year ago?
Fish plants will be full of workers a few months from now, and vulnerable to COVID outbreaks if we don't keep them safe. And cold water immersion isn't good for the hands of fish harvesters. We'll hear about the research.
From molluscs to whales to seabirds, the Provincial Natural History Collection is rich with specimens from our ocean. The manager of the collection takes us on a tour. A research team is taking a close look at the working life of a mariner, and they want to hear from anyone who has been to sea.
He was North America's youngest master mariner. The adventures and endless generosity of Captain Guy Earle written about by his son, Philip Earle.
SEA-NL's Ryan Cleary on Portuguese fishing ships misrecording catches outside the 200-mile limit; Patrick Drake in Frenchman's Cove describes numerous dead bullbirds on the beach; New Frontiers in Research Fund funding research into upping the value of fish waste.
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society wants your help to complete its Community-Based Coastal Resource Inventory; Roy Gibbons retires Friday, he was key in developing the Marine Institute's nationally recognized fishing masters program.
Kris Vascatto with the Atlantic Groundfish Council says they are participants, not lobbyists and it is correct to have questioned a new stock assessment model; Nathalie Djan-Chekar, a manager at The Rooms on plans for four dead gannets.
FFAW president, Keith Sullivan responds to criticism from PIPSC, the union representing DFO scientists.
A persistent problem for aquaculture operators, veterinarian Mark Fast on methods to control sea lice.
46 years on the water, Harvey Woodford on his life of fishing; Mark Fast, a professor at the Atlantic Veterinary College talks about the life cycle of sea lice.
Memorial University's Ocean Sciences Centre lost one of its best known residents late last year. We hear from MUN's veterinarian about Babette the Harp Seal, who spent 30 years at the centre in Logy Bay before she died just before Christmas. And, if you're hundreds of kilometres out at sea and have a heart attack, your life could be in danger. Now, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is helping reduce the risk for fish harvesters.
SEA-NL says there needs to be a better way to set fish prices, that changes need to happen with the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel; sailor Ed O'Reilly sails to resettled and remote areas to record and share images of past lives lived.
Political friends of John Efford remember the long-time politician who represented Newfoundland and Labrador provincially and federally; a walrus shows up in Grates Cove New Year's Day.
Joe Dorgan of North Atlantic Organics and the business of feeding cattle and sheep seaweed; Memorial's Danielle Nichols tells us about Babette, a harp seal who lived most of her life at the Ocean Sciences Centre.
Professor Bryan Franks published an Ocearch study on the movement and migration of great white sharks in the Western North Atlantic Ocean; Ashely Wallis of Oceana Canada with a report on plastic packaging waste produced by Amazon.
The Professional Institute of the Public Service is critical of DFO decisions it says undermines scientific independence, excellence and integrity; Nancy Pearson makes Christmas decorations out of lobster bands she finds during her walks on Black Bank Beach in St. George's.
A scallop dragger sinks near Harbour Brenton with the loss of one life; Fisheries and Oceans releases enforcement statistics on the recreational groundfish fishery; Alanna Mitchell tell us about her one-woman play called Sea Sick.
Seafood Watch recommends avoiding the purchase of farmed salmon produced in this province; Environmental groups say a new regional assessment model for exploratory oil drilling sets a disturbingly low bar.
DFO senior compliance officer Skyann Lewis with an overview on wild Atlantic salmon enforcement; Keith Sullivan, president of the FFAW on where the union sits when it comes to rules around the length of fishing boats.
Harp seals, vessel regulations, the fishery in general; Senator Fabian Manning on the things and attitudes he experiences as chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Derek Butler, executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers shares safety concerns regarding the maximum-length rules for vessels used in the inshore fishery; a DFO interview from October explaining rationale on vessel length rules.
DFO research scientist Paul Regular explains a study looking into the effects of a lack of prey on the survival of Northern cod; 60 Minutes spends time on Fogo Island looking at how the place is being reinvented.
Rick Crane has arranged a lobster pot memory tree in Cox's Cove dedicated to harvesters who have passed; Jim Dempsey, president of the Winterton Boat Museum tells us about a course to build a Marcus French rodney.
Listing badly in St. John's harbour, efforts are made to right the Executioner; the sealing rescue ship Bellaventure is sold in 1916 to Russia where it later becomes known as the 'hero ship,' A. Sibiryakov; the Atlantic Salmon Federation calls for better sea lice regulations at aquaculture sites.
Miawpukek Horizon teams up with C Robotics of Norway to vacuum up scallops and sea urchins from the sea bottom; Gilbert Lindstead, manager of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company on the fishing season that was.
Marine Harvest Atlantic Canada has been dealing with sea lice at five salmon aquaculture sites; Sandy Morris talks eels on the latest Deep Reads segment.
Notus Electronics explains how a device called the 'Echo' detects shrimp allowing harvesters to pinpoint rich fishing grounds; Port de Grave fishermen are busy stringing lights and putting up decorations on their boats.
Kelly Moret with Hampidjan Canada on new nets designs; fish harvester Ren Genge with his observations on innovations in the fishery and redfish.
Tuna researcher Alex Hanke explains what can be learned from sampling Atlantic bluefin tuna tissue and otaliths.
Former FFAW-Unifor president Earle McCurdy with his book on the history of the union, A Match to a Blasty Bough; Charlottetown resident Roxanne Weinheber on a fundraising campaign to restore Clayton's wharf, a wharf in the song Saltwater Joys.
An update with the Marine Institute's Marsha Clarke on a project to restore the ecosystem of Placentia Bay; DFO scientist Laurie Wheeland on the lives of American plaice and witch flounder.
Laurie Hawkins with DFO on rules surrounding the herring fishery; DFO scientist Laura Wheeland on the life and habits of Greenland halibut.
Processor Dan Meade has a new, rare snow crab licence and plans to build a plant in Argentia; White Glacier says their new survival suit will keep you alive for five days in the harshest of environments; Jonathan Fisher is the new chair of the Marine Institute's chair in Marine Fisheries Ecosystems Dynamics.
Harvester Sam Anderson on how to sample herring catches; Deva Murphy on monitoring seabirds and clearing salmon rivers; Sandy Morris with a Deep Read on jellyfish; Jessica Schaub, a Jellyfish ecologist at UBC.
A new study on the practice of hook and release with Atlantic salmon says there's a 96% survival rate; a look at research in the shift from salt cod to fresh frozen and the role American Clarence Birdseye played while in Labrador.
FFAW president, Keith Sullivan & Premier Andrew Furey on fishery issues; fish harvesters and producers agree, it was a good year in the fishery.
Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary on the dumping of herring at sea; Julie Huntington on the death of a beloved beluga whale; Irish artist Cliodhna is researching myths and tales related to the sea and land.
Still in the 'critical zone,' 3Ps cod stocks show slight improvement; the return of the North Atlantic Fish and Workboat Show to St. John's.
Reaction to a visit to Newfoundland and Labrador by fisheries minister, Joyce Murray; the FFAW says a new 'weak rope' gear policy to protect right whales won't work here.
Federal fisheries minister, Joyce Murray answers questions about illegal foreign fishing, green crab, aquaculture, seals and capelin; a public meeting about a proposed seal oil plant in Tors Cove is taking place online versus in person.
Coast Guard supervisor Mark Gould on ending the search and rescue effort for two missing turr hunters; Oceana Canada's science director, Robert Rangely on the 2021 Fishery Audit.
Neil Peet, Canadian Coast Guard on the search for two seabird hunters; DFO scientist Jack Lawson on critically endangered right whales spotted in our waters; scientist Philip Hamilton of the New England Aquarium on trying to identify a right whale.
An archival episode with Miller Ayre, founder of Cod Peace, a group hitting back with satirical attacks on the anti-sealing group Greenpeace.
Research fellow Danita Burke is still waiting for an apology from Greenpeace over the harm the group caused to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador during the campaign against the seal hunt.
We will hear from fish farming company MOWI on how they deal with sea lice at their sites. Julie Reimer of Memorial University is one of Canada's Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders.
Blue fin tuna facts with researcher Alex Hanke; Gus Petten of Joe Batt's Arm on a sperm whale that washed ashore.
DFO's Lloyd Slaney outlines measures to prevent illegal fishing outside the 200-mile limit; fish harvester, scientist, poet...Lil Saul on her relationship with the ocean.
The Laurentic Forum, a look at crab pot innovations; architect Robert Mellin on his love and painting of Little Fogo Island; Danny Swearinger from LU Designs on his sealskin products.
Subsea forager Tim Ball on an award and collecting seafood; the sinking of the Henry W. Stone in Lake Melville; accordion player and fisherman's friend Davey Jones is feeling better.
From the plant in Ramea to a seacan on Logy Bay Road, Labrador Gem Seafood's retail move on the Avalon; Nancy Pearson's "A Bag a Walk" beach cleaning passion project.
Faroese fishing captain Christian Mathisen says foreign trawlers are breaking the rules outside the 200-mile limit; Sarah Osbourne is a marine biologist who's been singing up a storm in Newfoundland.
Newly elected Conservative MP Clifford Small on his ocean-related priorities; Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps on building a better lobster trap.
He was a seafood industry pioneer. We'll hear about the life of Bruce Wareham. And, sustaining coastal communities around the North Atlantic. We hear about a forum that will explore ideas from here, Ireland, Iceland and Norway.
The battle over redfish quotas is on. We focus in on the biology of this coveted fish. And, the impact of climate change on aquaculture.
How is our ocean changing? We hear from an oceanographer on the impact of climate change. And, books for ocean lovers. Musician Sandy Morris starts us off on a new series: Deep Reads.
Small Craft Harbours says repairs to the wharf in Torbay will have to wait; a look at the future of fisheries and oceans in the face of climate change.
The harbour authority in Torbay wants the wharf fixed, an engineering report suggests wave action and rising sea levels are a threat to the wharf's viability; researchers ask for traditional knowledge in mapping sea ice off Labrador
Got eels? They're slithery and slimy and the department of fisheries needs them for research. Plus, a fisheries science student shares her experience on her first lenghty expedition at sea.
Swimming into the twilight zone. We take you deep into the ocean to learn about the most abundant fish in the world's oceans, the lantern fish. And, a major contract with the Canadian Coast Guard for a local company, Rutter.
The battle over who'll harvest redfish is red hot. We'll hear from the offshore sector on how they view the coming catch.
DFO still mum on using the invasive green crab. We'll give you the latest response on why a local company can't dig its claws into that abundant resource. And, Blueee, the beluga whale hanging around the Clarenville area gets entagled once again.
Raising farmed salmon on land instead of in the ocean. We'll talk to a company in British Colombia doing just that. And, we'll hear more about the ocean and climate change and how fish sequester carbon.
We get deep into the ocean ecosystem today and tackle a subject that may seem taboo... The critical importance of fish and their poo... And, innovative products from fish.
Coming up we'll take a listen to the podcast Creators at the World's Edge, and I've got a tech panel lined up to debunk some industry misconceptions.
We get deep into the ocean ecosystem today and tackle a subject that may seem taboo... The critical importance of fish and their poo... And, innovative products from fish.
A red fish fishery is on the horizon. How will that fishery roll out? The union representing inshore harvesters and plant workers has some concerns. And some harvesters are being asked to pay back COVID relief money.
A new fisheries research vessel is back from Nunavut. Those aboard have stories to tell about an abundance of sea cucumber, scallops and other species too. Questions and answers about harbour seals.
Preventing accidents in the fishing industry. We hear from the Transportation Safety Board. And a scene from days gone by... floating a house on the ocean.
Size matters. Some harvesters want more flexibility when it comes to the length of their fising boats. The DFO says the rules are in place for a reason. And, transitioning away from oil and gas in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Farmed fish have ended up outside their ocean net pens on the south coast. We hear about the effects of warming waters and oxygen loss in the North Atlantic And, the future of oil and climate change in this province.
Concern about northern bottlenose whales from the Whale Release and Strandings group. Hear about the latest dead whale to wash up on our shores. And a new marine paint that could help save on fuel bills.
What do you get when you combine the lived experience of a fisherman and the know-how of research scientists? This summer, it led to the discovery of a biodiversity hot spot deep in the ocean off the coast of Makkovik, Labrador. Get ready for an exciting deep dive.
Ocean Choice International had a vessel sink in March, but competitors came to the rescue. We tell you how. Plus, a local man in Renews talks about what he's seeing on the water this season.
Sea changes. Fisherman Joey Angnatok of Nain tells us about his ocean observations. And School to Sea: We hear from a group of students who spent to the day fishing out of Petty Harbour.
Protecting deep water ecosystems.The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization takes action. Should there be a time limit on fishing licenses? A new study examines at this controversial question.
Smoother sailing? We'll learn about the latest technology in fishing boat stability. Plus, whale researcher Jack Lawson walks us through a necropsy of a pilot whale.
Work on the water creates lots of work off the water too. We take you to the Green Bay Marine Centre, where the activity is non-stop. And, we hear about A. Harvey and Company, a business that's been around since 1865.
Joey Jenkins is one of the fishermen missing in Labrador. We hear from his family. And, fishing swordfish on the Flemish Pass. A Nova Scotia crew lands its catch in St. John's harbour.
We'll take you to Mary's Harbour; five days into a search for two missing fishermen. More details on the salmon die-off on the south coast. The company speaks and so does the provincial minister.
We'll take you to Mary's Harbour, Labrador where the search for two missing fishermen continues. An update on the farmed salmon die-off on the south coast at a site called The Gorge. And, a company is at a standstill in its efforts to utilize the invasive green crab.
The search for 2 missing fishermen from Mary's Harbour, Labrador. We hear from the family and we take you to a protest at the coast guard building where those gathered expressed their frustration.