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The Broadcast from CBC Radio

English, News, 1 season, 506 episodes, 13 hours, 49 minutes
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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.
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The fisheries union responds to controversy over fish grading + FFAW says Employment Insurance rules are hurting some plant workers + Underwater robots can be very useful

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
1/1/120 minutes, 8 seconds
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Another fish harvester says he's been punished for complaining about 'fish grading' + Why seaweed farming could be a growing industry in NL

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
1/1/121 minutes, 15 seconds
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A long-liner catches fire, hear how a fisherman gets rescued + The Coast Guard on how search and rescues in NL on the water are coordinated

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
1/1/123 minutes
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A sad day in Fleur de Lys as community mourns death of fishermen + Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans is in NL to talk about seals

Former premier Tom Rideout and FFAW president Greg Pretty talk about the tragedy unfolding in Fleur de Lys + Fabian Manning, Chair of Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, is taking steps to revitalize seal fishery
1/1/118 minutes, 50 seconds
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Mayor of Fleur de Lys on how town is dealing with fishing tragedy + Atlantic Salmon Federation wants Mowi to do full environmental assessment before expanding salmon operation + Seal plant operator speaks to Senate committee

Robert Traverse says it will take a long time for Fleur de Lys and Coachman's Cove to heal from fishing tragedy + Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation says Mowi should do full environmental assessment before proceeding with expansion in NL + Dion Dakins of Carino Processing speaks to Senate committee looking into effect of seals on wild fisheries
1/1/121 minutes, 20 seconds
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Voices from the Fridays for Future climate protest on September 15

Hundreds attended a climate demonstration in St. John's on Friday, we'll hear from the organizers, some passionate protesters and NL's minister of environment and climate change
1/1/118 minutes, 31 seconds
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Seabird droppings still a messy problem at Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, NS

Leo Abbass says cormorant poop at Marine Atlantic's terminal in North Sydney is a nuisance and a hazard for travellers + Marine Atlantic's Corporate Communications Manager Darrell Mercer says past cormorant deterrents have failed, so the corporation is working on new ways to deter the birds from nesting in the terminal parking lot
1/1/119 minutes, 21 seconds
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Senators meet in St. John's to talk about seals and fisheries + A Senate committee visits the province to examine and report on Canada's seal populations and their effect on Canada's fisheries

Canadian senators meet in St. John's to hear about the effects seals are having on fisheries + Canadian Senators hear testimony about obstacles facing the seal fishery and what might happen if those obstacles are removed
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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A True's beaked whale beaches itself in Rantem Harbour + Fishermen are laid to rest following the tragedy near Fleur de Lys

A mangled jaw, the Whale Release and Strandings Group examines a True's beaked whale + Church services today for two of the fishermen who died in a fishing accident near Fleur de Lys
1/1/117 minutes, 24 seconds
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A new crab plant in St. Mary's is paying off + The FFAW on recovering ghost gear, post-tropical storm Fiona

Mayor Steve Ryan tells us about the economic benefits of a new crab plant + FFAW's Jason Spingle on ghost gear recovery following post-tropical storm Fiona
1/1/116 minutes, 8 seconds
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Research vessel Amundsen reaches "The Last Ice Area" + What's going on with the commercial scallop fishery?

Marine Institute research scientist Maxim Geoffroy is part of a team studying "The Last Ice Area" of the Arctic + FFAW's Jason Spingle says the commercial scallop fishery is having an impact on some lobster grounds.
1/1/118 minutes, 22 seconds
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The mayor of Blanc-Sablon, QC on a fishing tragedy that took the lives of three residents + Why so many puffin chicks are dying in Witless Bay + The beauty of sea caves in Aguathuna

Blanc-Sablon mayor Andrew Etheridge on a tragedy that took the lives of three fishermen + The problems are stacking up against Atlantic puffins in Witless Bay + Scott Osmond, author of Hidden Newfoundland, on the sea caves in Aguathuna in Port au Port Bay.
1/1/123 minutes, 6 seconds
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Seal products banned from American e-commerce site + Crab dumping way up this year + Model schooner donation a success

NL Craft Council and Canadian senators question the ban of seal products on Etsy + A look at how much snow crab was dumped this season + NB's Doug Johnson on the donation of his grandfather's model schooner to Little Catalina.
1/1/122 minutes, 56 seconds
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Fisheries union launches seal sighting survey + Update on Etsy's ban on selling seal products + Catching big tuna can mean big bucks

FFAW fisheries scientist Erin Carruthers says a new survey will document seal sightings + Not all Etsy affiliates obey the e-commerce company's ban on seal products + Jason Tompkins owner of TNT Tuna in PEI on why some fish are worth so much money
1/1/122 minutes, 9 seconds
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An NL seaweed farm will be monitored from space + Marine Institute master's student advancing a whale-safe fishing gear project

Michael Teasdale on why the HoldFastNL seaweed farm in St. Mary's Bay will be monitored by satellites and artificial intelligence + MI master's student Genevieve Peck updates us on a project to develop whale-safe crab and lobster gear.
1/1/122 minutes, 12 seconds
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Captain Bob Bartlett's heroism has inspired a new album from musician Greg Madill

Polar explorer Bob Bartlett's role in saving crew members of The Karluk in 1914, inspired B.C. musician Greg Madill to write the album, 'Blue Ice Blue.'
1/1/119 minutes, 49 seconds
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Life's a beach, especially in Newfoundland + Eight-year-old accordion player following in his poppy's footsteps

A walk on Torbay Beach with Carla Smith Krachun, author of 'Beaches of Newfoundland' + Jasper Johnson loves 'make and break' engines and playing the accordion just like his grandfather, Ray Johnson.
1/1/122 minutes, 28 seconds
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How much of the ocean off the Avalon Peninsula should be protected? We bring you to a public meeting held at the Cape St. Mary's Interpretive Centre

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Canadian Wildlife Service want to hear from the public about how much of the coastline along the Southeast Avalon should become protected areas.
1/1/121 minutes, 43 seconds
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An unprecedented marine heat wave + Making beer from ocean yeast + Beaches contest

A marine heat wave left waters of parts of Newfoundland and Labrador much warmer than normal + Western Newfoundland Brewing Company is making beer from ocean yeast + Beach contest.
1/1/122 minutes, 16 seconds
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Former Broadcast host Jim Wellman talks about NL's fishery: 'The Good, the Not-so-Good, and the Bad'

Jim Wellman, who hosted The Broadcast from 1982 to 1997, says during that time there were some major upheavals in our fishing industry.
1/1/118 minutes, 51 seconds
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The FFAW wants World Energy GH2 to meet with fish harvesters + A new campaign is underway to raise awareness about seals and seal products

The FFAW says fish harvesters should be able to meet with World Energy GH2 on a proposed hydrogen processing facility + The Fur Institute of Canada outlines a new campaign to sell the benefits of seal products.
1/1/118 minutes, 5 seconds
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Diving into the capelin fishery + Gander retiree on a quest to visit every community in NL

Processor Jason Russell on how the capelin fishery operates + Geoff Tucker on his mission to see every community in Newfoundland and Labrador.
1/1/124 minutes, 54 seconds
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Fish harvesters rally against wind farm mega project + More on the challenges of marketing seal products to Canadians

Port au Port fish harvester Sheila Hinks on the concerns about World Energy GH2's proposed wind and hydrogen project + Romy Vaugeois of the Seals and Sealing Network on the target markets for seal products.
1/1/120 minutes, 56 seconds
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A look back at NL's capelin fishery in 1988

"Conception Bay Capelin for Japan" - A Land and Sea archival episode.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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Big news for Ragged Beach in Witless Bay, the area will remain "dark"

Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi and Witless Bay deputy mayor Lorna Yard react to news about Ragged Beach from the provincial government.
1/1/122 minutes, 43 seconds
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Will NL's offshore become a hub for carbon capture utilization and storage? + From parasitic jaegers to a Stellers's sea eagle, lots of interesting creatures spotted off Bonavista Peninsula in the fall

NL government launches initiative for capturing and storing carbon offshore + Shauna Prince of Sea of Whales Adventures says there's lots of seabirds and marine mammals to see in October.
1/1/120 minutes, 37 seconds
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Storm petrels getting stranded in St. John's + Meet some of the high tech experts at Lotek who help track marine life

Wildlife biologist Sabina Wilhelm on what to do if you find a stranded storm petrel + From tuna to turtles, we'll meet some of workers at Lotek who build devices to track marine life around the globe.
1/1/122 minutes, 54 seconds
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Younger harvester learning to 'make fish' the traditional way + An update on a Ukrainian fisherman who was looking for work in NL's fishery + Jane Adey talks about new season of Land and Sea

Lil Saul of Roots and Wings Fish Co in Twillingate making salt cod the traditional way + An update on Аркадий Скоробогатов and his hopes to find work in the NL fishery + Jane Adey chats about the new season of Land and Sea.
1/1/119 minutes, 54 seconds
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Huge pile of ghost gear retrieved from Connaigre Peninsula not going to a landfill + We'll meet the recycler who will turn this rope into products + 'Geese' from the Chronicles of Uncle Mose

Billy Lee on the effort to fill a shipping container with ghost gear retrieved from the Hermitage area + Trevor Bessette turns plastic fishing rope into usable products + Ted Russell with a recitation called "Geese."
1/1/122 minutes, 52 seconds
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A little good news for North Atlantic right whales + Should lumpfish be considered a species at risk?

Oceana's Kim Elmslie says there's some positive news for critically endangered right whales, but a lot more needs to be done to save them + Shawna Powell says DFO is considering listing lumpfish under the Species at Risk Act.
1/1/119 minutes, 2 seconds
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Seabird biologist Holly Hogan's look at the business of carbon capture and storage + Tracking Atlantic salmon in Greenland

Biologist Holly Hagan, who's written about pollution in the ocean, gives us her take on carbon capture and storage + DFO research scientist Martha Robertson tells us about a five-year Atlantic salmon tracking project.
1/1/124 minutes, 50 seconds
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DFO explains why Northern cod has moved from the critical zone to the cautious zone

Additional data has prompted DFO to move Northern cod from the critical zone to the cautious zone, we'll hear why.
1/1/121 minutes, 21 seconds
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Mowi has to do an Environmental Impact Statement before salmon farm expansion + Duane Andrews talks about the White Fleet Suite

Salmon federation responds to news about Mowi expansion + New show called White Fleet Suite is about the musical and fishing connections to Portugal.
1/1/120 minutes, 29 seconds
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Sneaker collector finds rare Nike washed up on a beach + Meet some new graduates aiming for ocean careers

"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.
1/1/123 minutes, 32 seconds
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Protest against World Energy GH2's wind project moves to Confederation Building + He's from the time of wooden ships and iron men - hear from one of the last living dorymen

Hear from protesters worried about how World Energy GH2's massive wind project will affect their livelihoods, land and the ocean around them + Maurice Kearley fished in a wooden schooner on the Grand Banks.
1/1/122 minutes, 30 seconds
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Placentia lift bridge causing problems for fishery + ASL Energy plans to recycle products used in fish farming + a spooky premonition about an ill-fated vessel

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 43 seconds
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Hear about what will be inside Canada's largest fishing vessel + Some female whales go through menopause + A tinker is a seabird, but how did it get that name?

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 35 seconds
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Seafood processing worker has serious concerns + Following the evidence of a giant squid

Long hours and gruelling work, we hear from a Witless Bay seafood plant worker + A chat about the first-ever documented giant squid.
1/1/121 minutes, 45 seconds
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The FFAW says there needs to be a better work-life balance in fish plants + Oceana Canada's roadmap to a clearer environment

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 1 second
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SEA-NL is transitioning to become a for-profit fisheries co-operative + Edgewise Environmental's work in Newfoundland and Labrador

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 1 second
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A new book about the violent legacy of the anti-sealing movement + Labrador seal skin artist talks about obstacles to selling her products + A monument to the lost crew of the 'Stanley Parsons'

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 10 seconds
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Audit reveals that DFO doing poor job of monitoring fisheries + Danita Burke on her book "Cultural Violence, Stigma and the Legacy of the Anti-Sealing Movement" part 2 + An orca army?

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 38 seconds
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An aquaculture watchdog raises the alarm on sea lice + Oceana Canada reacts to audit of DFO's catch monitoring + What's in store at the North Atlantic Fish and Workboat show

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 2 seconds
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The iconic NL album "Towards the Sunset" turns 40

It's an album about the fishery and resettlement: We celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Towards the Sunset", with musician and academic Joe Byrne.
1/1/117 minutes, 6 seconds
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Lumpfish and make n' breaks: A look back at the lives of some inshore fishermen of St. John's in 1994

A Land and Sea archival episode about the inshore fishermen of St. John's just after the moratorium.
1/1/121 minutes, 27 seconds
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The Broadcast on the Burin Peninsula: Everwind Fuels wants to put a wind megaproject on the peninsula, we'll hear what some residents think about the proposal

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?
1/1/122 minutes, 59 seconds
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The Broadcast on the Burin Peninsula: Meet the Garnish woman who wants to put green crab on your plate

Tonia Grandy of Garnish is making it her mission to find uses for an unwanted invasive species, green crab.
1/1/120 minutes, 45 seconds
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The Broadcast on the Burin Peninsula: We take a bout tour to some resettled communities in Placentia Bay + Some news about cod and on the fish price setting process

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 17 seconds
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The Broadcast on the Burin Peninsula: Inside Grieg Seafood's large operation in Marystown + Ships of all kinds at Marystown Model Ship Gallery

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 38 seconds
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Review Team: The way crab prices are set is broken + A seafaring escape room + Don't forget "Rubber Boots"

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 17 seconds
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Protecting coastal areas from Burgeo to the Galapagos + Oceana Canada's fisheries audit + Grieg Seafood and Quinlan Brothers Ltd celebrate in Bay de Verde

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 58 seconds
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The EU ban on seal products not on the agenda of an EU summit in NL, advocates are not surprised + Growing insects to feed farmed fish

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 54 seconds
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Clifford Small asks why isn't the EU trade ban on seals being challenged? + Some Irish students are getting ready to relaunch an NL-made mini-boat

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 19 seconds
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The EU summit is over and the ban on seal products remains, but have seal advocates made any progress? + Concerns about offshore wind development on the Burin Peninsula

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 30 seconds
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From overfishing squid to the mistreatment of crew, hear about an investigation into China's distant water fleet + The story of a German submarine from the Marystown Model Ship Gallery

American Journalist Ian Urbina has been investigating China's distant water fleet + Jim Myles has the story behind a well-known German periscope.
1/1/119 minutes, 24 seconds
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Are offshore wind turbines in the cards for NL? + There's a lot of history packed into the Lamaline Heritage Museum

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 53 seconds
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A look in at the fishery and life in Garnish + 'Devilfish,' a colourful new book looks at giant squid in our waters over time

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 20 seconds
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Why seal oil from NL is not sold in Europe + Why microplastics from the North Atlantic Gyre ended up on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 37 seconds
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More clarity on future plans to develop offshore wind power + The 25th anniversary of the Port de Grave boat lighting

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 17 seconds
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Will Canada be able to challenge the EU seal products trade ban next year? + Some young environmentalists on how well NL is doing in its efforts to fight climate change

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 8 seconds
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A big announcement about offshore wind power + Fisheries union starts move to electrify fishing fleet + Labrador Gem Seafoods on the menu in Miami

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 16 seconds
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An ocean engineering expert on the pros and cons of offshore wind energy + The fisheries union on concerns about future wind energy projects in NL's bays

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 23 seconds
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Fogo Island-Cape Freels district turns blue during crab dispute + Enactus Memorial group using old fishing net to make 3D printer filament

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 19 seconds
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Just back from COP 28, the environment minister talks about NL's efforts to cut emissions + We'll check-in on Maine's green crab fishery

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 8 seconds
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How are the trade bans on seal products affecting Nunatsiavut? + DFO explains why it won't allow a commercial fishery for green crab in NL

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
1/1/122 minutes, 14 seconds
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Revised number of harp seals off NL may surprise you + Audience reaction on EU seal products trade ban

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 7 seconds
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The Sierra Club Canada's take on COP28 + A deep dive into the Baccalieu Island fishery

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 23 seconds
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House of Commons report on pinnipeds + A personal connection to the loss of the Mina Swim + Dave Paddon's Christmas Turr

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."
1/1/117 minutes, 18 seconds
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A Newfoundland family carry out a combination of fishing and ocean research + Dave Penny's recitation of a 'Blasty Christmas'

Rex Simmonds and family work together to stay together via ocean research and the fishery + Dave Penny with his recitation, "Blasty Christmas."
1/1/115 minutes, 49 seconds
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Lack of sleep and lack of safety oversight were found to be causes of a fishing fatality + Dave Paddon rides again with 'Air Turrafic Control'

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."
1/1/118 minutes, 58 seconds
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Arctic Fishery Alliance on safety improvements after death of crew member + So much fishing history at the George C. Harris House in Grand Bank

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 3 seconds
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C-CORE and students from Memorial University build a satellite + Marystown Model Ship Gallery

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 40 seconds
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A warming ocean and an expanding habitat for Atlantic halibut + Warm and windy in Makkovik, Labrador

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 30 seconds
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Thinking big about a smaller, more traditional approach to fishing

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 8 seconds
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Gulf of St. Lawrence shrimp harvesters looking for economic support + Why a lot of south coast lobster fishermen want to 'buddy-up' this year

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
1/1/125 minutes, 21 seconds
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A co-op in the works; a look ahead for Sea-NL + Should there be a tall ship festival in NL? + A woman who never met her father made a connection to him via a model ship

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 5 seconds
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Crab prices, lobbying Ottawa plus a looming election, a look at the year ahead for the FFAW + Historian Julia Stryker on the roles of women seafarers over the centuries

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 20 seconds
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Why seafarer fatigue is such a hazard + How scientists are monitoring cod and other species off the Funk Islands

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 33 seconds
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A seafood analyst tells us how snow crab prices are shaping up in 2024 + CPAWS-NL looking for ocean observations from Fortune Bay to Bay d'Espoir + Remembering the HMS Hood

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 50 seconds
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Coast Guard assisting a factory freezer trawler due to valve leak + The FFAW responds to buddy-up request + Remembering the 'Cod Peace' movement

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 15 seconds
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We visit a seaweed nursery + Meet a sealer from Finland

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 15 seconds
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A look back at the life and legacy of fishermen's advocate Sir William Coaker

From the Land & Sea archives, Dave Quinton's documentary on Sir William Coaker, which first aired in 1979.
1/1/124 minutes, 35 seconds
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Can a byproduct of wind energy production improve ocean health? + With divers, an ROV and a mission, CPAWS-NL is cleaning harbours in January

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 2 seconds
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A look at illegal fishing outside the 200-mile limit + Newdock is working on the refit of the CCGS Judy LaMarsh

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.
1/1/116 minutes, 58 seconds
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Why a bycatch put Ocean Choice International under scrutiny from DFO + Genoa Design wants to inspire more people to enter the shipbuilding industry

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."
1/1/121 minutes, 35 seconds
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Federal fisheries minister providing some hope for seal industry + Can aquaculture expansion and the South Coast Fjords Park co-exist?

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 19 seconds
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Why the U.S.market will require bigger lobsters in the future + Who makes the best fish and chips in the world?

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 25 seconds
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Fisheries union says increase in minimum lobster size for US market is significant + A flying fish in Trout River? + We pay tribute to longtime sealing advocate Mark Small

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 44 seconds
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Harvester reacts to new size rules coming for lobster sales to US market + A seaweed-based business is growing

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 52 seconds
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Parts of a shipwreck from another era washes ashore at Cape Ray + The launch of the Petten's Legacy fulfils one family's dream

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 56 seconds
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Designing the 400-tonne, Petten's Legacy + A study looking at predation on Atlantic salmon in the Bay of Fundy

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 1 second
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The FFAW isn't happy with new redfish allocations + Statistics Canada includes fishing in its Census of Environment

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 36 seconds
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Harvesters not pleased about redfish quota announcement + The province is stepping in to investigate mystery shipwreck in Cape Ray

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.
1/1/122 minutes
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Groundfish council disappointed about reduction in share of redfish quota + Nunatsiavut closer to establishing NL's first national marine conservation area + How many staffed lighthouses are in NL?

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 2 seconds
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Harvester Jason Sullivan weighs in on formula-based pricing for crab + Tour boat operator lobbying for increased recreational fishery dates + The story behind the whistle at the St. John's dockyard

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 47 seconds
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MHA Gerry Byrne doesn't hold back on his criticisms of redfish allocation + Reaction to new petition for increased recreational fishery dates

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 58 seconds
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A diver gets up close to mystery shipwreck + An old ferry in Springdale that had been listing, now stabilized

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
1/1/118 minutes, 50 seconds
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Federal fisheries minister doing damage control over redfish allocations + Fish harvester Ken Green frustrated over inability to sell cod

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
1/1/121 minutes, 33 seconds
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Province says people in Cape Ray welcome to take ownership of shipwreck + What makes some fisheries healthier than others?

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
1/1/122 minutes, 15 seconds
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From Google and Instagram to celebrities such as Ryan Reynolds, disinformation about the seal hunt is growing + Jason Sharpe's artwork adorns many of this province's fishing vessels

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 38 seconds
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"This could finish us." Harvesters protest redfish allocation + Qalipu chief says preliminary talks on redfish feel like "tokenism" + On the hunt for old NL navigation songs

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."
1/1/120 minutes, 40 seconds
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What can we learn about offshore wind development from the US? + Why a lot of fish and chips sold outside of Canada contain shark meat + remembering the loss of the 'Blue Wave'

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."
1/1/124 minutes, 3 seconds
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How many cod are actually caught in the recreational groundfish fishery? + How well-regulated will offshore wind turbines be?

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 42 seconds
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Farming in Labrador

It's Canada's Agriculture Day, and host Adam Walsh spends the show talking about farming in Labrador. It's an important conversation with farmers in the Big Land about growing aspirations, challenges and food security.
1/1/152 minutes, 40 seconds
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Is the new federal fisheries minister a true champion of the seal hunt? + Should we call it the food fishery? + Lots of swordfish coming to NL waters, but why?

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 47 seconds
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Trawler Cape Cordell grounded near Fortune in a winter storm + Listeners continue to weigh-in on recreational fishery issue + NL Senator Mohamed Mohamed Ravalia says fishers frustrated by red tape and regulations

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 18 seconds
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On the anniversary of the Ocean Ranger tragedy, we're asking where artifacts from the rig belong?

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 14 seconds
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The Rooms is in talks to bring Ocean Ranger artifacts to NL + How healthy are NL's shark populations? + Recreational fishing debate continues

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 34 seconds
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Corner Brook sushi restaurant no longer serving farmed salmon + Striped bass continue to make their way into NL waters

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 18 seconds
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Association of Seafood Producers wins grievance against FFAW over 2023 tie-up + Aquaculture Industry responds to sushi restaurant not selling farmed salmon + Redfish protest in Quebec

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 19 seconds
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New breakwater in Trepassey no match for mother nature + A look back at one of NL's shark fishing charters

Town officials in Trepassey say breakwater is crucial to protect town infrastructure + A look back at a recreational shark fishing charter in Hare Bay.
1/1/120 minutes, 14 seconds
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A costly and difficult operation, but the Cape Cordell has been refloated + Trying to build better breakwaters in Ferryland + Instead of "recreational," should it be called a "domestic" fishery?

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 58 seconds
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Why Ocean Choice International is getting out of the scallop business + On the 60th anniversary of the school, Bob LeMessurier tells us about his long career at the Marine Institute

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."
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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Was it worth it? FFAW president responds to ASP winning grievance over tie-up + A long-time harvester and fisheries advocate shares his thoughts on recreational fishery issue

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 19 seconds
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Snow crab stock off NL much the same as last year + MHA Gerry Byrne is continuing to fight for changes to redfish allocation

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 4 seconds
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How alarmed should we be about the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation? + MP Clifford Small asks some pointed questions in Ottawa about redfish allocations

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 55 seconds
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What happened to an entangled humpback found off the Burin Peninsula? + We head out to an experimental seaweed farm in St. Mary's Bay

What happened to an entangled humpback found off the Burin Peninsula? + We head out to an experimental seaweed farm in St. Mary's Bay.
1/1/122 minutes, 42 seconds
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Should a Mi'kmaw sea canoe that's in a museum in Austria be returned? + How technology can help track pregnant sharks

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 36 seconds
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As uncertainty mounts about crab fishery, harvesters protest at Confederation Building + The human cost of cheap seafood: Ian Urbina on his investigation into Chinese seafood processing plants that employ North Koreans

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 54 seconds
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A call for outside buyers and more competition in the fishery + Wild salmon numbers in some NL rivers way down

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 15 seconds
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Fish harvesters get evicted from public gallery at House of Assembly + Bob Sheppard says banning the catch and release of wild salmon would help the species survive

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 3 seconds
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What is the effect on ocean life of a cold, late spring? + A play about whale rescuer Jon Lien is coming back to the stage

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.
1/1/123 minutes
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A check in on how sea ice has been forming off Labrador + Should sand dunes be protected in NL?

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 32 seconds
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Catch and release regulations for Atlantic salmon and a study on water temperature and fish mortality in NL waters + Crab questions at the House of Assembly

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 17 seconds
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Fish harvesters make their demands for a new kind of fishery, giving Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless an earful

Fish harvesters explain why the way the fishing industry works/doesn't work for them + Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless wades into a hostile crowd.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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A fish harvester explains the value of his enterprise to the economy of this province + The premier and opposition leader speak about the fisheries dispute + Capelin stock assessment

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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FFAW decides to support harvesters' demands for free enterprise + PC leader says closing House of Assembly shows lack of respect for fishermen + How healthy is redfish stock in the Gulf?

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.
1/1/122 minutes
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Finding workers for fish processing is not easy + Where's the sea ice? If you don't see it... it's coming, says Canadian Ice Service

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 23 seconds
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Harvesters continue to protest for 'free enterprise' + New study looks at mass mortality events at salmon farms around the world + Heidi Taylor of Taylor's Seafood on family legacy of selling seal meat on St. John's waterfront

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 4 seconds
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The province responds to FFAW's demands for fisheries reform + The Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance says it may be too late for outside buyers to come to the table + More from Land & Sea's 'An Appeal for Seal' episodes

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.
1/1/120 minutes
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Hundreds of fish harvesters protest outside the Confederation Building. We'll hear from a variety of voices

Continuing the fight for "free enterprise," hundreds of fish harvesters protest government fishery policy outside the Confederation Building.
1/1/123 minutes, 48 seconds
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A new fish buyer in Garnish + Lots of hope on the horizon for the seal hunt

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 15 seconds
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The protest continues and the FFAW speaks about the road ahead + A plant worker in Valleyfield pleads the case for local processing

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 59 seconds
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Seafood producers and the union with their views on what an agreement in the fishing industry means

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 14 seconds
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How healthy is the northern cod stock? + Environmentalists presence at a capelin advisory meeting causes some participants to walk out

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."
1/1/119 minutes, 24 seconds
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New Norwegian vessel known as 'The Beast' made for removing plastic out of Arctic waters + Good news and bad news for northern shrimp stock

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 43 seconds
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DFO studies effect of salmon farm escapes + Seafood Shop in St. John's busy before Good Friday

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
1/1/119 minutes, 26 seconds
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Harvester John Efford says he won't be fishing crab this season unless the pricing formula changes + Bait Masters of PEI has new type of sausage bait for lobster and crab

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
1/1/120 minutes, 33 seconds
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Seafood producers worry about another tie-up over crab price formula dispute + The history of the cod trap

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 
1/1/119 minutes, 56 seconds
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Seafood analyst says a lengthy dispute would cause problems, but sees promise in crab fishery + Artist tries to represent all ocean life in new mural for DFO Headquarters

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 
1/1/121 minutes, 31 seconds
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A fisheries advocate says the province has the means to solve the dispute over crab + A great big shredder is making it easier to recycle fishing rope

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 
1/1/119 minutes, 52 seconds
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Crab harvesters remain tied up as the FFAW holds a press conference to explain the dispute and what needs to be done to solve it

FFAW president Greg Pretty, bargaining committee member Glen Winslow and harvester John Efford speak at a news conference about the crab dispute.
1/1/119 minutes, 26 seconds
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A little update on the crab dispute + Marking the 110th anniversary of a sealing disaster + A doorbell and help from the public is helping fish migrate in the Netherlands

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
1/1/121 minutes, 22 seconds
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Should NL fisheries have its own government department? + An independent fish processor is concerned about how snow crab licenses are granted

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 
1/1/120 minutes, 9 seconds
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NL seafood producers explain their position in the dispute over crab + An update on the seal hunt and the challenges getting seal products into international markets

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 6 seconds
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The tie-up over crab is over, as processors and fisheries union reach an agreement on the pricing formula for 2024

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 19 seconds
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A New-Wes-Valley fish harvester on the season ahead + Buying flippers from Taylors + Why an accident at sea hasn't changed a retired harvester's love of the crab fishery

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 26 seconds
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Tragedy on the water near the Bay of Islands + A new crab buyer says "free enterprise" is making the business very challenging right out of the gate

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 36 seconds
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Remembering two lobster fishermen from the south shore of the Bay of Islands + A man's hip is broken at a fishery protest, Richard Martin tells his story

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 47 seconds
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John Efford on how the crab season is progressing + Fish harvester Richard Martin and his broken hip, part two

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 52 seconds
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Advocating for the reopening of a commercial fishery for northern cod + CBS prepares for future storms ahead

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 5 seconds
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Drastic decline in wild Atlantic salmon in the Conne River, due mainly to aquaculture says new comprehensive DFO study + Listener has concerns about new anti-seal hunt campaign + Remembering the fishermen who died on April 21

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 33 seconds
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A humpback entanglement in Trinity Bay + Biologist says new DFO report on demise of Conne River salmon is finally 'smoking gun' needed in terms of aquaculture's effect on species + Lore about selkie's or 'seal people' in NL helped inspire new book

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.'
1/1/122 minutes, 43 seconds
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Newfoundland Conservative Senator Fabian Manning concerned about latest anti-seal hunt campaigns + The Raven KASTOR mini-boat finally sets sail again

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
1/1/119 minutes, 29 seconds
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A look inside Bay Roberts Seafoods + How much do fish companies contribute to NL political parties? + Should DFO continue to fund ghost gear retrieval projects?

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 59 seconds
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Owning an enterprise and having more 'free enterprise' making for a good season says one Twillingate harvester + Adapting to a changing fishery on New World Island + An update on NL's plans for carbon capture in the offshore

Lillian Saul celebrates becoming an enterprise owner and having more free enterprise + Tony Chaffey of Herring Neck, New World Island on how the fishery is changing + What happened to NL's plan's to jump-start carbon capture and storage?
1/1/122 minutes, 18 seconds
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NL's fisheries minister speaks to the decline of Atlantic salmon in the Conne River + What do young people gain from reading 'Death on the Ice' by Cassie Brown?

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."
1/1/120 minutes, 35 seconds
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Why fishermen on Change Islands have yet to set a crab pot + Young people take on the challenge of designing an underwater robot and then putting it to work

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 16 seconds
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Does NL's offshore have the potential to be a world leader for carbon storage? + Audience reaction on salmon decline and the staying power of 'Death on the Ice'

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.'
1/1/122 minutes, 57 seconds
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A feature interview with Ireland's ambassador to Canada on the launch of the 'Global Irish Famine Way' and the impact of Irish settlement in NL and beyond

The Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Eamonn McKee, shares his perspectives on Irish famine emigration and the impact of Irish settlement in NL.
1/1/121 minutes, 26 seconds
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Another humpback in trouble + Atlantic Salmon federation and Miawpukek First Nation respond to report on salmon decline in the Conner River

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.
1/1/121 minutes
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The research ship Celtic Explorer heads to the Labrador Sea AND Living with gulls in an urban environment

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 35 seconds
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An FFAW update on fish plant contract negotiations AND Is artificial intelligence key to reducing carbon emissions from ships?

FFAW representative Joey Warford on fish plant negotiations AND Sazied Hassen, CEO of CORSphere on using AI to reduce ship carbon emissions.
1/1/123 minutes, 8 seconds
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Bilge water spill in Hermitage occurs near 8000 pounds of lobster AND Oceana Canada's campaign to pause the commercial capelin 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 52 seconds
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Labrador harvester says the way Nunatsiavut is distributing federal allocation of northern shrimp is unjust + Deputy minister of Land and Natural Resources Jim Goudie says they followed policy in making decisions about the shrimp allocation

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."
1/1/123 minutes, 26 seconds
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Workers idle as crab leaves NL due to cap at St. Mary's plant + Darryl Flowers says being denied shrimp fishing access is "a kick in the gut" + Hermitage Mayor says OCI should reconsider storing lobsters in harbour after contamination event

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 47 seconds
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What do candidates running in the Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection have to say about fisheries issues?

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 21 seconds
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Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association not happy with DFO report on wild salmon decline + Tall ship excursions around NL

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 15 seconds
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An explanation as to why a factory freezer trawler will be fishing much of Nunatsiavut's shrimp quota + A shellfish harvester on how the crab and lobster season is going

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 18 seconds
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Sealing the Future: New senate report aims to promote seal hunt and seal products + How warming ocean affects Atlantic herring

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 32 seconds
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The province announces a new fisheries loan program + FFAW president Greg Pretty says he's not seeking re-election + Senator Brian Francis on why seals are so important to Indigenous people

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 39 seconds
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Some hopeful news about Northern cod, as new research shows they've returned to historical migration patterns

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."
1/1/120 minutes, 53 seconds
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Rough Water Traps is now a seafood buyer + An Inuit elder on the history of the northern shrimp fishery and the recent controversy

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 48 seconds
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Graduates from the Marine Institute's Naval Architecture and Marine Mechanical Design programs + Rising Tide Theatre's long connection to the ocean

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 32 seconds
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Will more snow crab for St. Mary's translate into more work? + Checking out hardware at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 30 seconds
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Smolt wheel on the Terra Nova River + Welcome to Ocean Week

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 43 seconds
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A battle brewing with France? Atlantic Halibut Council concerned that France taking large chunk of halibut quota + FFAW says harvesters can't afford to lose any of their halibut quota and government should take action

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
1/1/120 minutes, 3 seconds
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Fisherman says redfish fishery not living up to federal promise + LaScie harvester tired of waiting around for DFO to announce fishery openings

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
1/1/122 minutes, 22 seconds
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How realistic is the idea that NL's offshore will become a carbon storage hub? + The effect of grey seals on Gulf cod stocks

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 34 seconds
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NL carbon capture and storage plans update + Challenges in fishing redfish and glow in the dark crab pots

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 18 seconds
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Lobster glut? How is the season going in NL? + Using drones and AI to monitor marine animals

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.
1/1/120 minutes
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Lessons learned from the demise of the great auk + 'Captain Morgan is Finally Home' is the new album from The Singing Fisherman, Wayne Morgan

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."
1/1/118 minutes, 12 seconds
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Meet the candidates vying for the job of president of the FFAW-Unifor

Dave Callahan, Abe Solberg and Dwan Street with their views on the union and why they want to be president of the FFAW-Unifor.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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The successful hunt for the last ship used by explorer Ernest Shackleton + A check in on the lobster fishery on the Burin Peninsula

Explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Quest is located off southern Labrador + New Age Seafood's owner Tonia Grandy on the ongoing lobster season.
1/1/122 minutes, 3 seconds
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Looking at protecting coastal and ocean areas off the Avalon Peninsula + The leader of the expedition to find Ernest Shackleton's last ship

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 12 seconds
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They wreak havoc on fish, but should there be a cull on double-crested cormorants? + Canada's laws on ocean noise are a mish-mash, says environmental lawyer

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 26 seconds
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Is rainwater affecting the quality of lobsters stored in Carbonear harbour? + University students studying Cape St. Mary's gannets say population showing signs of recovery from avian flu outbreak in 2022

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 12 seconds
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Cleaning up the seafloor in Brigus harbour with Shawn Bath and crew + A listener weighs-in on upcoming FFAW executive election

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 38 seconds
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Catch rates up and prices down for lobster across Atlantic Canada + Surgeon Cove Head Light Station gets heritage designation

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 7 seconds
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There may not be a capelin fishery this year, if the price doesn't improve + Ottawa now delaying plans to ban open net pen salmon farms from BC coast

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 45 seconds
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American photographer beyond impressed by whale show at St. Vincent's beach + Memorial to victims of 'Villa de Pitanxo' tragedy

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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Man behind petition disappointed by recreational fishery rules + Quidi Vidi residents concerned that city will remove their slipway, and not replace it + Is there an old transatlantic cable on Middle Cove Beach?

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 25 seconds
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A seafarers' wellness centre in the works for NL + Patience and hope: Town of Heart's Content set on getting UNESCO designation

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 28 seconds
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The end of the northern cod moratorium was announced by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the reaction is mixed

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ocean Choice International gearing up for commercial cod fishery + Groundfish Council explain offshore producers' historical share of northern cod + Fisheries scientist says ending cod moratorium goes against DFO's own science

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 29 seconds
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Labrador fish harvester seeing good signs of northern cod + City councillor has some promising news about the future of Quidi Vidi slipway + The history of Middle Cove's transatlantic cable

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 59 seconds
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The Broadcast in Port au Choix: Learning about the town's French history + Lobster fishing out of Gargamelle Cove

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 53 seconds
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The Broadcast in Port au Choix: Why this town is such a busy fishing port + Retired fisherman has seen lots of changes in the industry + Understanding the early human settlement of this area

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 15 seconds
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The Broadcast in Port au Choix: Unveiling the new cod statue + Local folk artist inspired by cod and the ocean

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 7 seconds
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'Seal for all Seasons' program in Port au Choix + Scientist says climate change needs more consideration in fisheries management

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 22 seconds
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David Vardy calls Ottawa's decision to end cod moratorium as "naive and out of touch" + Meet a Texan who comes to NL to fish salmon and cod

<p>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.</p>
1/1/123 minutes, 34 seconds
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Whale watchers tread too close to dangerous waters in St. Vincent's + NL-made mini boat makes landfall again

<p>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.</p>
1/1/119 minutes, 30 seconds
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Update on FFAW's Save our Cod campaign + Meet the crew of the ship 'State of Maine' + From Barbados to NL with love + How to make a lobster roll

<p>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.</p>
1/1/121 minutes, 45 seconds
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Japanese diplomat in NL to explore opportunities in seafood + Farmed seaweed harvest in St. Mary's Bay is plentiful + Ocean Wise setting up undersea dome experience

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 50 seconds
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A crab fisherman wants to end or reduce bottom trawling + Why fisheries scientists and fish harvesters view cod stocks in dramatically different ways

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 18 seconds
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Back to the future, an inshore fisheries advocate is not impressed with plans for Northern cod + Dwindling fisheries on the west coast make for unwanted idle times

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 24 seconds
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FFAW cod giveaway to protest reopening of cod fishery + Labrador fish harvester on trawling and the importance of an increased cod quota

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 56 seconds
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Fish harvester Terry Ryan on fishing off of Labrador + Exploring beneath the Labrador Sea + A new children's book called "Songs in the Sea"

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."
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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Still waiting, family and friends of the Elite Navigator wait for news + Newfoundland is one of a company's exotic locations for photo tours

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 56 seconds
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Crew of the Elite Navigator with their harrowing tale + A look at the use of personal locator beacons at sea

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 21 seconds
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A look at alternatives to otter trawl fishing + A reading from "No Holds Barred" + A Swedish scientist says there's a growing call to lift the EU ban on seal products

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 21 seconds
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Gerry Byrne speaks to his role as the new minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture + The life of a lighthouse keeper

The new provincial fisheries minister talks fish, processing and priorities + Former lighthouse keeper Barry Porter on his career.
1/1/121 minutes, 35 seconds
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President-elect of the FFAW, Dwan Street + Renting and rowing shalloways in Port de Grave

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 37 seconds
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An outsider comes in, Jason Sullivan is elected as a vice president of the FFAW + A chat with the author of, "World War Two Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures"

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"
1/1/119 minutes, 26 seconds
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Discovering ice beneath the Beaufort Sea + Autonomous surface vessel at The Launch in Holyrood

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 57 seconds
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MP Clifford Small on joint management of the fishery + A roadside salt water aquarium in Port au Choix + A tale from lighthouse keeper Barry Porter

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 47 seconds
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Oceana Canada pushing DFO to mandate ropeless fishing gear by 2025 + A young performer whose music is all about fishing and NL tradition + Indigenous salmon fishing in Lake Melville

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
1/1/119 minutes, 30 seconds
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Bay de Verde plant owner says dead crab charges are due to NL's poor inspection methods + NL fisheries minister says he was unaware of any issues with seafood inspections

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 
1/1/123 minutes, 43 seconds
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Digging into the dead crab charges made against Quinlan Brothers Ltd + Wooden Boat Museum is looking for people connected to the Baccalieu Island fishery

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 45 seconds
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Environmental group collecting old fishing gear + tracking farmed salmon using artificial DNA + Former lighthouse keeper tells us about an off-duty rescue

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 14 seconds
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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

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 9 seconds
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Will we ever see seal meat on a school lunch menu? + "A Labyrinth of Lies" is a video submission made to the European Commission, which is reviewing the EU's ban on seal products

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 15 seconds
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Ottawa wants the rules changed to allow the EU to import Canadian seal products + They've been called a nuisance in NL, but is a cormorant hunt the solution?

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
1/1/118 minutes, 13 seconds
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A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Burin Peninsula + Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings on EU seal ban review and Northern cod + Why cod in the northern Gulf of St Lawrence is not doing well

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 32 seconds
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The FFAW says there should be consequences for Royal Greenland for not purchasing cod from harvesters + Crew of the 'Elite Navigator' get to meet Nickelback

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 56 seconds
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NL fisheries minister still pushing for Ottawa to reverse decision on northern cod + The Outlaw Ocean Project's focus on global fisheries crime is leading to some positive changes

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 10 seconds
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Captain Bob Bartlett's speed boat has found a home in Marystown + Triton tour boat operator says Green Bay area has a lot of untapped tourism potential + The life cycle of squid

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 42 seconds
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Quinlan Brothers Ltd invite media to tour crab processing operation to show 'transparency' after dead snow crab charges + A new way to track the invasive green crab

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 14 seconds
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Gerry Byrne says meetings in PEI collapse after "fisheries joint management" is brought up to federal fisheries minister + A taste of Con O'Brien's 'A Feed of Fish' show in Bay Bulls

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 2 seconds
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Fisherman says new mackerel "bait" fishery is not working for NL harvesters + No need for aquaculture expansion along NL coast says new president of Atlantic Salmon federation

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 58 seconds
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FFAW pushing for changes to mackerel bait fishery + Listeners weigh-in on fisheries joint management issue and northern cod fishery + Lighthouse contest entries

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 45 seconds
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They can be very aggressive to each other, but why have some dolphins been attacking humans? + The Atlantic is becoming more acidic, but how worried should we be?

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 40 seconds
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There's been plenty of criticism, but Ocean Choice International says their offshore trawling is sustainable + 'Bedlamer' is a new short NL film about seal people, known as selkies

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 4 seconds
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Northern Peninsula fisherman says there's a better way to conduct the mackerel bait fishery + A rare pygmy sperm whale washed ashore on the Avalon Peninsula

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 18 seconds
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LaScie fisherman on northern cod fishery + OCI's Carey Bonnell says the company is not repeating sins of the past in how they trawl for fish + A MUN grad student is working on a supercharged way to turn fish waste into fertilizer

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.
1/1/124 minutes, 5 seconds
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Fishing family in Heart's Content getting hooked on tuna fishery + St. John's Small Boat Basin about to get a lot bigger

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 4 seconds
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Seaweed farm ready to scale up + What's happening with deep sea mining? + A song inspired by a Brigus South fisherman

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 1 second
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Northern Peninsula fisherman fighting for access to northern cod + Codzilla vs Megaturr

Conway Caines says he has a right to fish for cod in 2J off Labrador + Dave Paddon's newest recitation is Codzilla vs Megaturr.
1/1/121 minutes, 39 seconds
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DFO responds to concerns about mackerel bait fishery + A peak at life aboard an offshore fishing boat

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 14 seconds
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What do you think about road safety in N.L.?

The school year is underway and with it the annual calls for drivers to slow down and pay extra attention out there on the roads. Today's show asks folks about road safety in the province and what, if anything, needs to change. 
1/1/155 minutes, 23 seconds
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New details on the decision to reopen the Northern cod fishery + OCI president Blaine Sullivan on quotas + Retired lightkeeper Barry Porter on visiting lighthouses around the province

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 9 seconds
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Marine Careers Expo at Harbourside Park + Remembering the HMS Hood + Blue whales in Bonavista Bay

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 41 seconds
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Something foul is washing up on beaches in Placentia Bay + A blue whale expert talks about blue whales in Newfoundland

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 55 seconds
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An internal briefing note says federal minister ignored DFO's advice and reopened the northern cod fishery + What the new cod fishery means for Nunatsiavut + Columbia University student tapping into NL's fishing culture for a new film

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 27 seconds
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Ship Cove resident still concerned about mysterious white substance in Placentia Bay + How did 'Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor' become an NL song?

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."
1/1/118 minutes, 26 seconds
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Pros and cons of re-opening the northern cod commercial fishery + A tour of the factory on a factory freezer trawler

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
1/1/117 minutes, 5 seconds
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The cod were plentiful: We'll take you fishing on the Labrador Strait back in 1981.

A Land & Sea archival episode from 1982, called "Fishing on the Labrador Strait" with host Dave Quinton.
1/1/123 minutes, 22 seconds
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Has debris from a US offshore wind farm accident washed up in Fortune Bay? + Getting a handle on wastewater treatment in NL

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 44 seconds
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Now that the regulations changed, more towns in NL will be able to start treating wastewater + A cod derby and a filleting contest are part of upcoming Cod Fest in Bay Bulls

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 51 seconds
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A Conche fisherman says making a living from the fishery is getting more difficult + What does an Oceana fisheries scientist think of DFO's plan to rebuild the southern Newfoundland cod stock?

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 58 seconds
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New technology using cell phones is helping the military rescue people lost at sea + How does the lifting of the cod moratorium affect a business called Moratorium Tours and Retreats?

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 7 seconds
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Lack of buyers frustrating harvesters in Conche, Englee area + More insight into northern cod decision using Access to Information + Thousands of rectangular pieces of fibre have washed up around Fortune Bay... has a DFO scientist solved the mystery?

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.
1/1/123 minutes, 26 seconds
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Did DFO ignore its own rules on stock management when it reopened northern cod fishery? + When it comes to southern Nfld cod, how much do seals eat? + Should Canada sanction China over human rights violations on its distant water fleet?

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 49 seconds
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There's a resolution to the dispute between Canada and France over halibut, but who actually wins? + Mapping the ocean floor and taking core samples, hear why the Geological Survey of Canada is off the coast of Nova Scotia

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 29 seconds
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Qalipu First Nation part of consortium that's purchasing the St. John's dockyard + How seaweed will help the town of CBS deal with its wastewater

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 44 seconds
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The FFAW takes aim at former NL fisheries minister Elvis Loveless over his position on the offshore allocation of northern cod + Current NL fisheries minister Gerry Byrne fires back + A large, soft coral garden discovered near Fogo Island

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 46 seconds
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Mysterious doughy substance found on a Placentia Bay beach, "doesn't pose a threat," but origin still unclear + Why capelin seem to be returning to a Ship Cove Beach + Oceana Canada is supporting DFO's mackerel rebuilding plan

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.
1/1/119 minutes, 47 seconds
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Shark, tuna and sunfish, a changing ocean along Labrador's north coast + Local seafood on the menu at Mamattuk in Happy Valley-Goose 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 4 seconds
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Rescuing Leach's storm petrels stranded on land + Empty nets during the sentinel fishery in St. Mary's Bay

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 59 seconds
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3D metal printing provides parts options for marine industries + A research buoy found 64 years after being launched

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 24 seconds
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OCI defends its management of the plant in Fortune; Northern cod on the menu at NAFO meetings in Halifax

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 14 seconds
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Repeat episode: Squid Jigging

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 16 seconds
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A plea for more lobster licences on the Great Northern Peninsula + Northern cod on the menu at a federal meeting in Ottawa

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 23 seconds
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Fisheries minister Gerry Byrne is aghast at redfish being left in the ocean + A fisherman on the Great Northern Peninsula says its too soon to be issuing new lobster licences

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 licence has been a long time coming and now is not the time for DFO to be issuing new licences.
1/1/122 minutes, 24 seconds
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Fisheries minister Gerry Byrne is aghast at redfish being left in the ocean + A fisherman on the Great Northern Peninsula says its too soon to be issuing new lobster licences

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 24 seconds
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DFO catch rules for redfish aren't working for fish harvesters + Shrouds and Stay: The Ballad of Jane Wright + Premier Andrew Furey gives a shout out to the aquaculture industry

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 8 seconds
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Labrador MP defends opening up Northern cod fishery to the Canadian offshore fleet + Another decades old drifter buoy washes ashore near a river coming out of Western Brook Pond

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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A public meeting to talk about Mowi Canada East's salmon hatchery expansion + A sombre day at Middle Cove beach where three Coast Guard personnel died 35 years ago

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.
1/1/120 minutes, 17 seconds
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Does NL's fisheries minister have a solution to the redfish conundrum? + Great white sharks in NL waters + More on the push for increased lobster licences on the tip of the Northern Peninsula

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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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Cenovus Energy will be dredging ocean floor near Argentia, harvesters looking for compensation + Baffin Fisheries says its newest vessel the 'Inuksuk II' will be a training platform for new generation of harvesters

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
1/1/121 minutes, 35 seconds
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Fisheries scientist George Rose says reopening northern cod fishery increases likelihood of stock decline + Group trying to save Quidi Vidi slipway feeling hopeful + Jane Adey on the launch of the 60th season of Land & Sea

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 21 seconds
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Economist David Vardy has some advice for Ottawa about northern cod for next year + Marine biologist and author Helen Scales talks about her book, 'What the Wild Sea Can Be'

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."
1/1/122 minutes, 2 seconds
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Ocean Choice International reacts to federal court ruling against injunction to stop northern cod fishery + Benta Torstensen on the social acceptance of aquaculture in Norway + Update on the mystery white blobs washing up in Placentia Bay

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.
1/1/121 minutes, 39 seconds
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Some good news about the endangered North Atlantic right whale + Mistaken Point is known for its ancient fossils, but it's also home for a lot of seabirds

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.
1/1/117 minutes, 23 seconds
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Fish harvester from Port Saunders frustrated that he's not permitted to do a crab survey + Jamie Baker has left the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association and has a new job with the FFAW

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.
1/1/118 minutes, 30 seconds
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Earth Scientist's theory about white mystery substance in Placentia Bay + MP Clifford Small had pointed questions on northern cod decision at House of Commons Fisheries meeting + International grad students studying ocean observation in this province

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.
1/1/122 minutes, 12 seconds
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Hear about a giant marine donut and why some invasive species are a problem for fish farming

We head back to Cold Harvest 2023 - the annual Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association's annual conference.
16 minutes, 50 seconds
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New species being added to NL's aquaculture sector + A south coast mayor says fish farming has brought prosperity to his town + Fish plant workers in Bonavista have concerns about income after changes to unemployment rate

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Concern about public access to information about the health of farmed salmon + Tracking pregnant sharks

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.
21 minutes, 42 seconds
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Musician Mark Hiscock is rockin' on water again + A model schooner is helping a NB man trace his roots to Little Catalina, NL

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
22 minutes, 23 seconds
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Father and daughter catch huge tuna in Conception Bay + the Raven KASTER miniboat crew are in Ireland

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.
23 minutes, 43 seconds
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Working flat-out: crab plant workers in Bay de Verde talk about the incredibly busy season + Some whales using NL fishing boats as their own food trucks

Quinlan Brothers owner Robin Quinlan and some plant workers on the unusual crab season + DFO research scientist Laura Joan Feyrer on a Dalhousie study about how some whales are learning to follow fishing trawlers for easy food.
22 minutes, 1 second
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A Carbonear fisherman warns harvesters about speaking out against processors + The Seafood Producers Association thanks plant workers for their hard work this season

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.
21 minutes, 34 seconds
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Archival Land and Sea, 'Back to the Island'

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."
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Fisheries union says workers being mistreated at St. Anthony Seafoods + Giving wild salmon a better chance of survival in the Terra Nova River and beyond

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.
20 minutes, 22 seconds
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A summer replay of Holly Hogan's new book on ocean plastics and climate change

Author Holly Hogan talks about her book, 'Message In a Bottle - Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird biologist'
21 minutes, 11 seconds
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A wildlife biologist talks about avian influenza cases this year + DFO examines a thresher shark in St. Vincent's

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.
21 minutes, 41 seconds
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A check in on the recreational groundfish fishery in Holyrood + The Society of United Fishermen's 150th anniversary

A trio of friends talk about the recreational groundfish fishery in Holyrood + Celebrating 150 years, we hear from the Society of United Fishermen.
20 minutes, 9 seconds
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Testing ways to prevent seabirds from drowning in gillnets + Inuit women tell us about their first whale hunt + A Hopedale elder chats about a recent char fishing trip

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.
23 minutes, 7 seconds
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Making art from the massive skull of a fin whale

A feature interview with Inuk sculptor Billy Gauthier at the Bonavista Biennale.
22 minutes, 30 seconds
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A call by processors to extend the stewardship cod fishery season + What does hurricane season have in store for us?

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.
21 minutes, 31 seconds
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We'll hear how the season went at the plant in Aquaforte + No cod fishery means tight times in Rocky Harbour

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.
22 minutes, 23 seconds
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A thresher shark washes ashore in St. Vincent's + The effects of climate change on Arctic cod

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.
21 minutes, 48 seconds
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Crab vs. Cod: We do a midsummer catchup with The Association of Seafood Producers

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.
23 minutes, 59 seconds
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Finding workers is a challenge for Torngat Fisheries Co-op + Ocearch is in our waters trying to find great white sharks

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.
19 minutes, 32 seconds
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A project that uses mussel shells to remove arsenic from well water + A Labrador fish plant celebrates 50 years in operation

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
18 minutes, 28 seconds
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Why it's easy to find inexpensive cod this summer + Longtime harvester Frank Brown on the current market for codfish

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
22 minutes, 19 seconds
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There's more to the story on why Pacific "pink" salmon are showing up in NL + A new paper looks at why DFO may not be be living up to its mandate, part 1

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
23 minutes, 14 seconds
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New paper looks at why DFO may not be be living up to its mandate, part 2 + What you can learn at an "Eel Camp"

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
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Fighting to save Gaultois in 1990: A Land & Sea archival episode

The fate of Gaultois was up-in-the-air in 1990 as the town's fishplant was about to close
23 minutes, 21 seconds
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Why are Pacific salmon from Russia showing up in NL? + For the first time DFO is tagging killer whales off NL

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.
24 minutes, 20 seconds
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The risks associated with test drilling for oil in a crab fishing ground + We revisit the FishSounds database + What's a herring gibber?

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?
18 minutes, 4 seconds
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The province's aquaculture industry is preparing for warmer ocean temperatures + From 'dickie bergs' to table tops, what the shape of icebergs says about our changing climate

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.
21 minutes, 53 seconds
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Living on the Edge: A lighthouse keeper's daughter gives back to Bell Island + Innu Nation youth get inspired by ocean science

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.
21 minutes, 32 seconds
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What changes to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could mean for NL + A lost speedboat makes a long journey around Newfoundland

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.
17 minutes, 42 seconds
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Offshore petroleum board is disappointed with FFAW's accusations that test drilling is conflicting with crab fishing + reaction to appointment of a new federal fisheries minister from Quebec + A retired professor is taking Ukrainians out cod fishing

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.
21 minutes, 50 seconds
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How a warming ocean changes the kind of marine life we find in NL waters + An extra special Come Home Year celebration for Gaultois

Biological oceanographer Paul Snelgrove on the effect of a warming North Atlantic + Jane Pitfield is founder of the Gaultois Music Festival.
18 minutes, 46 seconds
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Association of Seafood Producers hopes to avoid a tie-up next year + Why camping on an iceberg might be a bad idea

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.
22 minutes, 16 seconds
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Fisheries union says oil exploration pushing harvesters off a crab ground + A lot more ice needed for this summer's fisheries

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.
21 minutes, 44 seconds
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How much is the ocean warming around NL? + Derby Day means fish and fun in St. Jones Within

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.
21 minutes, 41 seconds
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Marine Institute joins the race to map the seabed by 2030 + The iceberg campers have been found

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.
21 minutes, 13 seconds
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The 'CCGS Amundsen' stops in Nain for Science Day + The saga of the 'Raven KASTER' continues

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.
22 minutes, 16 seconds
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Fishing gear without rope? + Ken McDonald with an update on possible changes to DFO

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.
22 minutes, 57 seconds
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The make and break engine show

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
22 minutes, 1 second
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A capelin eating contest + It was a fishing season like no other for one Bay St. George harvester

Who can eat more capelin - residents of a seniors home or politicians? + We'll check in with harvester Chalsie Kook-Marche who just finished her commercial fishing season.
20 minutes, 56 seconds
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Replay: The make and break engine show

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)
22 minutes, 1 second
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Nova Scotia fishermen rescued + New product to retrieve lost fishing gear + Derelict vessel to become tourist draw in Roddickton-Bide Arm

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.'
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A look at why deep-sea mining should be considered + The capelin rolled in Little Bay just in time for their capelin festival

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
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Parks Canada on creating a conservation area on south coast of Nfld + Meet the summer students at Fishing for Success

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
19 minutes, 23 seconds
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"The Deepest Map" is a new book about the race to chart the ocean floor

Journalist Laura Tretheway tells us about her latest book, 'The Deepest Map.' She delves into a push to map the ocean floor by 2030, deep-sea mining and other pursuits.
19 minutes, 17 seconds
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"The Deepest Map" is a new book about the race to chart the ocean floor

Journalist Laura Tretheway talks about the Titan submersible, deep sea mining, and her first book "The Deepest Map"
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Ryan Cleary has growing concerns about the snow crab fishery + Fishing for Success is a living museum

Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary on some of the issues plaguing this year's snow crab fishery + Kimberly Orren takes us on a tour of Fishing for Success at Island Rooms
23 minutes, 7 seconds
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Grieg Seafood expanding in Marystown + What to do if you see a shark

Grieg Seafood's Perry Power on the new post-smolt facility + Marine Biologist Carolyn Miri on what to do if you see a shark
22 minutes, 39 seconds
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DFO wants to hear from you about sharks and Grieg Seafood in Marystown

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
22 minutes, 39 seconds
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A dramatic rescue of a humpback and her calf

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.
18 minutes, 9 seconds
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A capelin donation + An Albertan is "in over his head" about the health of the ocean

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"
21 minutes, 28 seconds
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Marine Institute team removing ghost gear from Nfld's west coast + Some Mi'kmaq communities start ocean mapping projects

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.
20 minutes, 27 seconds
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A look at why yellowtail flounder and American plaice had different outcomes following stock collapses in the 90's + The A, B,C's of porbeagle sharks

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.
21 minutes, 9 seconds
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Her message in a bottle is found 34 years later + Listener feedback

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.
19 minutes, 17 seconds
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A check in on the progress of the snow crab fishery + A humpback whale is freed near Bay Bulls

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.
24 minutes, 49 seconds
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Burgeo region closer to becoming federally protected conservation area + Oceana Canada says commercial capelin fishery should be paused

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.
23 minutes
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Tour boat operator pushing for changes in recreational groundfish fishery + A 92-year-old former fish harvester was star of the show on Twine Loft Day in Witless Bay

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.
22 minutes, 44 seconds
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A whale of a field trip + Nunatsiavut is closer to protecting parts of Labrador coastline

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.
20 minutes
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Large shark netted in Long Harbour + From sea cucumbers to sea peaches, find out what's in the Ocean Science Centre's outdoor touch tank

Harvester Roy Murphy caught a 'beastly' shark almost eight feet long + Meet the marine interpreters and some of the visitors at the outdoor Summer Marine Education Program at the Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay.
19 minutes, 20 seconds
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How much do we know about the warming ocean? + More Inuktitut 'Words of the Week' + A sneak peek at 'Twine Loft Day' in Witless Bay

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."
17 minutes, 25 seconds
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Rocker JJ Wilde and gardening 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.
51 minutes, 33 seconds
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What's up with capelin + How to make the ocean quieter

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.
19 minutes, 10 seconds
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What's in the new Fisheries Action Plan + Why the Marbase aquaculture hub in Marystown is not yet fully operational

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.
23 minutes, 46 seconds
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What's happening to fish species as Gulf of St. Lawrence breaks heat records + Camping on an iceberg?

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?
22 minutes, 25 seconds
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If you see a whale or sea turtle don't forget to tell Jack + Concern about foreign ownership of fisheries + Inuktitut 'Words of the Week'

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."
19 minutes, 24 seconds
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Seafood producers say crab harvesters treated fairly + Getting teens interested in ocean careers

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.
22 minutes, 26 seconds
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Some college faculty from Kenya learning about fisheries in NL + Making a case for more ocean research ships

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.
20 minutes, 3 seconds
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Fisheries union accusing processors of unethical behaviour + History of 'Berth Day' in NL + New life for 'The Star of Logy Bay'

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."
17 minutes, 30 seconds
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A sea of plastic + Young climate activists weigh-in on World Oceans Day

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.
22 minutes, 29 seconds
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New lobster holding facility in Cox's Cove + Seal processor has his say in Ottawa + The mysteries of fog

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.
23 minutes, 54 seconds
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How to save Leach's storm petrels + Plastic trash is everywhere

Student biologists Sydney Collins and Tori Burt are studying Leach's storm petrels + Seabird biologist Holly Hogan is concerned about plastic trash.
19 minutes, 10 seconds
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FFAW looks to Ottawa for emergency funding for crab workers + Ocean exchange program between Grenada and NL

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A check-in on how the snow crab fishery is progressing + A Q&A with the president of Iceland

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.
21 minutes, 24 seconds
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Gannet breeding success at Cape St. Mary's is way down + Drilling for oil in a marine refuge

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.
18 minutes, 39 seconds
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The president of Iceland talks about the "Cod Wars" + Ocean Week Canada kicks off at the Geo Centre

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.
21 minutes, 35 seconds
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Bait Masters' seal bait sausage gets the kibosh + A Newfoundland company is interested in building ships for the Coast Guard + The Marine Industry Awards

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.
19 minutes, 36 seconds
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The gannet population is down at Cape St. Mary's + Fighting climate change with antacid

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.
20 minutes, 32 seconds
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Our fish warrior has died: A tribute to Gus Etchegary

The Broadcast looks back at the life of Gus Etchegary.
23 minutes, 10 seconds
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Coast Guard getting dozens of new ships + Study finds seismic blasting affects groundfish behaviour + Deep inside world's largest crab plant

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.
22 minutes, 33 seconds
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What's been lost this season due to crab dispute? + Inja Ma hopes to inspire other women in ocean industries

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.
22 minutes, 17 seconds
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Lobster prices took a dive + The pros and cons of land-based salmon aquaculture

Ernest Decker of Rocky Harbour on lobster prices and EI concerns + Meet Sylvia Wulf, president and CEO of AquaBounty, which produces Atlantic salmon.
22 minutes, 13 seconds
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The crab tie-up is over + Perry Chafe's first novel is steeped in the cod fishery

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."
18 minutes
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The fisheries union and seafood producers in a deadlock + Triton plant workers ask for help

Talks between the FFAW and ASP have broken off again + Crab plant workers in Triton want to go to work.
21 minutes, 49 seconds
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Exasperated crab harvesters hold demonstrations outside FFAW office and the NL department of fisheries

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.
21 minutes, 55 seconds
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Town of La Scie becomes flashpoint in crab dispute + Patricia Loder on helping women find success in ocean industries

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.
22 minutes, 37 seconds
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The crab tie-up continues to divide people in La Scie + New study aims to thoroughly investigate harp seals impact on NL's ecosystem

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.
22 minutes, 24 seconds
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FFAW harvesters rally at the offices of seafood producers

Fisheries union members take their protest to the offices of the Association of Seafood Producers and Ocean Choice International.
21 minutes, 46 seconds
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A war of words as crab dispute escalates

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.
21 minutes, 22 seconds
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Jason Sullivan and the snow crab dispute + A conference to get more women in leadership roles in the ocean sector

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.
19 minutes, 50 seconds
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Crab dispute affecting trucking businesses + NL seafood will be sold at St. John's airport

Chris Robbins of Robbins Trucking on how crab fishery dispute affecting operations + Danny Dumaresque of Labrador Gem Seafood on expansion into airport.
20 minutes, 39 seconds
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Why FFAW members voted no to crab deal + How crab crisis affecting foreign workers + A tribute to Gus Etchegary

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.
20 minutes, 9 seconds
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Some movement on the crab dispute + City of St. John's responds to cruise industry environmental concerns

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.
19 minutes, 21 seconds
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Trouble in the lobster fishery + Analysis of crab crisis

NL lobster buyers not buying says FFAW's Jason Spingle + Fisheries consultant Barry Darby helps us understand the crab standoff and offers some solutions.
23 minutes, 28 seconds
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Snow crab takes centre stage in the House of Assembly + Fish harvester Jason Sullivan's take on the crab dispute

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.
22 minutes, 36 seconds
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Crab harvester trying to stay hopeful in Beachside + The importance of phytoplankton

Enterprise owner Nancy Bowers on why crab harvesters won't break ranks + DFO research scientist Pierre Pepin on the importance of phytoplankton.
20 minutes, 54 seconds
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Crab standoff leads to intimidation on both sides

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.
20 minutes, 52 seconds
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Crab concerns in Port de Grave + Cruise ships bring more than passengers to NL

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.
22 minutes, 15 seconds
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Expansion for Baffin Fisheries + Waiting for crab in St. Mary's

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.
17 minutes, 29 seconds
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Support for not opening capelin fishery + The challenges and rewards of being a mom and a fish harvester

Oceana Canada surveyed people in NL about commercial capelin fishery + A check-in with Bay St. George harvester Chalsie Kook-Marche.
19 minutes, 15 seconds
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Crab fishers not budging + Public sector union picket line at DFO + Relief for some Gaultois residents

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.
20 minutes, 32 seconds
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The Association of Seafood Producers breaks its silence on crab dispute

The Association of Seafood Producers holds media event to justify $2.20 per lb for snow crab + Reaction from the FFAW.
22 minutes, 20 seconds
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A company making bait sausages from seal has to put the brakes on + The FFAW isn't happy Placentia Bay farmed salmon will be processed at Quinlan Brothers

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.
18 minutes, 51 seconds
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Sis's Seafood + Farmed fish going to Quinlan's + Hardships to Inuit caused by seal ban

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
22 minutes, 44 seconds
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A project to make fishing gear marine-mammal safe + The snow crab dispute from a Mary's Harbour perspective + A commentary from former Broadcast contributor Peter Pickersgill

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.
23 minutes, 2 seconds
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The premier, fisheries minister and a harvester on crab dispute + new book on sealing culture

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.'
22 minutes, 1 second
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Voices from crab crisis rally + Analyst calls crab industry "a mess"

The FFAW held a demonstration in front of Confederation Building over low crab price + Crab industry consultant Les Hodges
24 minutes, 41 seconds
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The FFAW on why they'll protest outside the Confederation Building Monday + a Bonavista plant worker on what the crab fishery means for them

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
25 minutes, 7 seconds
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Shawn Bath is taking his Clean Harbours Initiative up north + the province welcomes new fish plant workers from the Philippines.

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A rare Whooper Swan visits New-Wes Valley

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
25 minutes, 9 seconds
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Crab prices

$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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A crab crisis + George Rose questions DFO on seal science + Voices from Gaultois

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?
23 minutes, 10 seconds
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A renewed call for joint fisheries management; and a former DFO director has concerns about their vessels and stock assessments

Bonavista MHA Craig Pardy getting support for fisheries joint management; Morley Knight speaks before the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
18 minutes, 52 seconds
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Derelict vessel finally leaving port of Grand Bank; Compusult leads project to map coastal areas using robots

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.
23 minutes, 42 seconds
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Should Witless Bay become a marine protected area?; Why so many farmed salmon escapes in Norway

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.
19 minutes, 58 seconds
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A fish & brewis Christmas tradition; Meet the fishmonger of Ferryland

Bonita Hussey on salt fish on Christmas Eve; Angus O'Connell of M & A Fisheries has been supplying fish since 1981.
20 minutes, 4 seconds
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Repercussions for DFO scientific work after the Canadian Coast Guard decommissions the CCGS Alfred Needler

After significant mechanical and structural failures, the Coast Guard ship Alfred Needler is decommissioned. How will this affect the DFO's scientific work?
22 minutes, 12 seconds
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Dolphin rescue + Ukrainian fisherman looking for work in NL

Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings on the dolphin pod rescue in Hearts Delight-Islington + Meet Ukrainian fisherman Аркадий Скоробогатов.
21 minutes, 25 seconds
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Fisherman not happy about electronic log books for catches; Eelgrass is good for the planet

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.
22 minutes, 20 seconds
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Dredging up fishing gear that's been on the bottom for decades; Strength and courage in the face of disaster: a new book about the Pollux and Truxton shipwrecks and rescue

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."
20 minutes, 46 seconds
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Orca abducts a newborn pilot whale?; How shipping forecasts can help insomniacs

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.
16 minutes, 34 seconds
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An overwhelming task, cleaning up after Fiona; using an ROV to peer below the waters of Bonne Bay

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.
18 minutes, 42 seconds
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Seal harvest opening at the Front + Fiery testimony on seal science + Fishes in frigid waters

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'
21 minutes, 29 seconds
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Clean Harbours Initiative denied more federal funding for Fiona cleanup + New seafood business opening on St. John's harbour

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.
22 minutes, 39 seconds
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Will Japan stop buying crab from Russia?; Another mass of mackerel coming ashore

MP Clifford Small meeting with member of Japan's government to talk about crab; Reports of more dead mackerel washing ashore in NL.
16 minutes, 19 seconds
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Boat fire in Port de Grave kept fire crews busy + Protecting Gros Morne's marine environment

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.
20 minutes, 18 seconds
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An archival special - The Willing Lass

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Say no to Russian crab; Herring communicate by farting!

MP Ken McDonald wants Japan to stop purchasing Russian snow crab; Sarah Vela is one of the developers of the new FishSounds database.
20 minutes, 29 seconds
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Chef Todd Perrin and the value of the little fish

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.
15 minutes, 24 seconds
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Voices from a fish harvesting safety symposium

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.
19 minutes, 9 seconds
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The boom and bust of squid stock; Actor Sam Waterston is a keynote speaker at an Ottawa fish science summit

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.
22 minutes
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Fisheries union reacts to gaps in DFO science; Seal processor says great news came out of seal summit

FFAW's Jason Spingle says harvesters concerned about delays in DFO stock surveys; Dion Dakins of Carino Processing says future looking bright for seal industry
25 minutes, 11 seconds
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Federal fisheries minister on money for Fiona recovery; the story behind Twine Loft Tuesday

Minister Joyce Murray on funding for fishing gear recovery and wharf repair; Megan Webb of Heritage NL chats about the Fowler House in Brigus.
18 minutes, 10 seconds
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Concerns from small scale fishers at COP 15; The Irish Ambassador to Canada on our ocean connections

Jim McIsaac chairs meeting of independent harvesters at COP 15; Eamonn McKee speaks to students about early connections between Newfoundland and Ireland.
18 minutes, 26 seconds
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Marine Institute's global connections; A "berry" fierce competition from Dave Paddon

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"
20 minutes, 57 seconds
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The relaunch of the miniboat Ravan Kaster; ocean versus land-based salmon farming; erosion on the Port au Port Peninsula

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.
20 minutes, 18 seconds
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What can we learn from the Ocean Ranger disaster?

Joan Sullivan and Mike Heffernan talk about the Ocean Ranger tragedy.
21 minutes, 54 seconds
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Crab protesters get some positive news + Tiny tech for sea turtles

Crab harvesters in zone 3L gets some news from Ottawa + Lotek's Paddy O'Flaherty is at a sea turtle convention in Colombia
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Des Sullivan on establishing the Cabot Martin Award for Research in Regional Policy and Development

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
21 minutes, 14 seconds
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Fish harvesters and seafood producers unite over crab; Dave Paddon gets us mixed up inside a roundabout

The FFAW and Association of Seafood Producers join forces to deal with crashing crab market; Dave Paddon's recitation Rawlins Roundabout.
18 minutes, 50 seconds
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Fish processors worry about Japan buying Russian snow crab; One step closer to a lumpfish hatchery in Marystown; The FFAW reacts to news of possible legal challenge against recent election

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.
20 minutes, 52 seconds
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A bittersweet victory for some crab harvesters + Seabird and wildlife rescuer has big concerns about avian flu

Bay Bulls harvester Jason Sullivan on crab quota increases + Karen Gosse-Brown of The Rock Wildlife Rescue on avian flu concerns.
23 minutes, 23 seconds
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Grieving mother calls for better search resources in Labrador; Grieg Seafood on plans for Bays West; Jane Adey on new season of Land & Sea; DFO giving caplin more attention

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'
21 minutes, 1 second
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Whale sightings in late January; a new book called "Fishing Measures. A Critique of Desk-Bound Reason"

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."
17 minutes, 33 seconds
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Crab protest heats up + Sea ice vs marine mammals

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.
22 minutes, 26 seconds
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Gulf fishers relying on lobster + the latest on trapped dolphins in Dildo

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.
21 minutes, 22 seconds
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A new book featuring Lally the leatherback turtle; FFAW's Jason Spingle on the highs and lows of last year's fishery

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.
23 minutes, 11 seconds
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Pirates!

Guest-host Andie Bulman chats with folklorist Dale Jarvis about the rich history of pirates in these parts.
19 minutes, 19 seconds
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An update on health of NL's wild salmon stocks + Swimming with hammerheads

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.
20 minutes, 45 seconds
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Greig Seafood updates us on its Placentia Bay fish farms; The origin of sailors' superstitions

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."
21 minutes
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Recommendations for change to DFO + In search of the longest living vertebrates: Greenland sharks

MP Ken McDonald on changes being proposed to DFO + Robin Forbes on the CCGS Amundsen searching for Greenland sharks.
22 minutes, 33 seconds
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A Land and Sea archival episode focusing on the ill-fated pollock fishery

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.
26 minutes, 9 seconds
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DFO clarifies rules about mackerel; The love song of the male codfish; Dave Paddon with the latest antics of the crowd from Boiler Cove

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."
20 minutes, 58 seconds
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Looking at the Alaskan snow crab crash; Memories of capt. Guy Earle

Seattle Times journalist Hal Bernton on why Alaska closed the snow crab fishery; and Philip Earle with a story of his father's generosity.
20 minutes, 19 seconds
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Concern about offshore oil spills at COP 15; Inspiring kids to pick up litter

Conor Curtis of Sierra Club of Canada at UN conference on biodiversity in Montreal; Phil Riggs on his new book "Our Environment's Friends."
22 minutes, 1 second
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All Hands on Deck, the Coast Guard is hiring; Two people and four dogs, meet the crew of the SV Hakluyt

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.
20 minutes, 34 seconds
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Certification board responds to entry challenges in fishery + Prime Minister Trudeau asked about aquaculture in NL

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.
22 minutes, 37 seconds
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A school in Musgravetown has cod on the menu, we'll hear about an endeavour by the School Lunch Association

Students at Anthony Paddon Elementary learn about fishing, species in our waters and are served cod for lunch
22 minutes, 52 seconds
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A tribute to late fish harvester Dwight Petten; Meet a history buff and musician whose ancestry has inspired a new song

Matthew Petten talks about his late father Dwight Petten; Chris Jacobson on the inspiration for "Church Ship Hawk."
19 minutes, 50 seconds
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The sinking of the "Villa de Pitanxo" one year later; A mini boat adventure continues

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"
22 minutes, 35 seconds
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More frustration with the mackerel moratorium; tragedy in the water inspires a beautiful song

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.
19 minutes, 39 seconds
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Crab by the numbers + Minister responds to Gaultois relocation concerns

Enterprise owner Brad Rideout on rising costs of crab fishing + Municipal affairs minister Krista Lynn Howell on resettling the community of Gaultois
25 minutes, 5 seconds
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Learning about the ocean by scuba diving + Questions about seal science

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A mission to save three boats in Roddickton-Bide Arm; A Norwegian aquaculture researcher on struggles with sea lice

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.
20 minutes, 44 seconds
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How personal locator beacons can make work safer at sea

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.
22 minutes, 36 seconds
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A big job to move big ship stuck in port for 16 years; An artist builds unique weather station on Fogo Island

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.
19 minutes, 48 seconds
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Mowi talks about its proposal for fish farms east of Burgeo; More concerns about DFO science presented at Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

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.
18 minutes, 47 seconds
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Why fish licences are so expensive; Dave Paddon's Dirty Job

An explainer on why fish licences are so expensive with harvester Jason Sullivan; Dave Paddon's recitation: Dirty Job.
20 minutes, 16 seconds
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The make and break engine show

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
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Why so many winter whales around NL; Dave Paddon's take on a tunnel from Nfld to Labrador

DFO scientist Jack Lawson on whales in winter; Dave Paddon's recitation called Tunnel.
18 minutes, 18 seconds
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Ways to feed a hungry planet: conservationist Shane Mahoney on seals and seal meat; DFO on why 2022 will be another year without stock surveys on the east coast

Conservationist Shane Mahoney at the seal summit; DFO's Brian Healey on why problems with ships mean big delays in science
20 minutes, 5 seconds
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The plight of the plucky plover and debating solutions to right whales getting caught in fishing gear (Host Russell Bowers)

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.
19 minutes, 49 seconds
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Making and repairing trawls for Coast Guard scientific vessels; Become a seaweed harvester

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.
17 minutes, 55 seconds
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Do we need open-net pen aquaculture reform?; Keith Sullivan resigns from the FFAW

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.
22 minutes, 22 seconds
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Land & Sea archival episode: A Fortune Bay Christmas

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?"
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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A look at rope-on-command fishing gear for lobster and crab pots; stories about the life of Guy Earle

Ashored Innovations' rope-on-command gear for crab and lobster pots explained; stories of his father from Philp Earle's new CD.
20 minutes, 38 seconds
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Puffin beak colour may indicate its parenting skills; Women wanted for dory workshop; Some promise for a northern gulf cod stock

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.
21 minutes, 57 seconds
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New border security rule for shipping will be costly + Unpacking the issue with contested crab quota

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.
18 minutes, 58 seconds
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Will recent data collected from the sentinel fishery be made public?; the new federal fishery critic is from NL; a visit with harp seals in Logy Bay

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.
25 minutes, 7 seconds
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Gaultois resident calls resettlement process flawed + More interesting creatures hauled up from Labrador Sea

Martine Blue wants Gaultois relocation process halted + Hear what student scientist Eugenie Jacobson is up to aboard the CCGS Amundsen
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Musician Bob Hallett with some of his favourite songs from the sea

'Songs from the Sea,' musician Bob Hallett tells us about songs that speak to what it meant to fish and live in NL.
8 minutes, 58 seconds
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Pushing for a mackerel fishery; Crab stocks look good; What to do about ocean acidification

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.
22 minutes, 30 seconds
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Concerns over training exercise to burn oil offshore; An explainer on the sentinel fishery; More audience response to aquaculture expansion plans

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.
21 minutes, 32 seconds
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Why Jason Sullivan disqualified to run for Fisheries Union president; a new series featuring the recitations of Dave Paddon

Jason Sullivan talks about being rejected by FFAW Elections Committee; Dave Paddon on punts vs rodneys vs dories.
22 minutes, 38 seconds
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The Maritime Fishermen's union on mackerel; How's the sea ice in Northern Labrador?; A Boiler Cove wedding; Gander Airport cold storage

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.
20 minutes, 19 seconds
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It's even heated with seal oil -- we take you on a tour of a seal processing plant

The Broadcast tours Carino Processing in South Dildo.
22 minutes, 10 seconds
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News on the mackerel stock; Paddy "Iron" McCarthy chronicles

DFO's Elizabeth Van Beveren says mackerel .spawning biomass is down; Larry Brazil and Randy Crane on the chronicles of Paddy "Iron" McCarthy.
19 minutes, 43 seconds
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A group is cleaning the ocean and rivers near Burgeo; more voices from the Carino seal processing plant; and the hunt for colossal squid

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.
19 minutes, 12 seconds
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Leaner time ahead for shellfish industry; what keeps Matthew Atkinson at sea; and questions about mackerel closure

John Sackton on shellfish prices; despite its challenges Matthew Atkinson keeps fishing; and questions about mackerel fishery closure at the House of Assembly.
20 minutes, 47 seconds
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Illegal fishing of cod, trout and salmon; Longtime St. Mary's Bay fisherman seeing lots of changes at sea

DFO Senior Compliance officer Skyann Lewis on recreational fishing violations; Keith Bowan on challenges of fishing in St. Mary's Bay area.
19 minutes
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Concern grows that DFO has not completed stock assessments; "Seals sustain life" - meet two men very passionate about seals and sealing

OCI's Carey Bonnell on how much the fishery relies on DFO science; Yoanis Menge and Ruben Komangapik are co-founders of Reconseal Inuksiuti
19 minutes, 29 seconds
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The far-reaching effects of the anti-sealing movement

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.
23 minutes, 38 seconds
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Improving search & rescue for Labrador + Sea ice sightseers

Jeanette Russell has a petition asking Ottawa for improved search & rescue for Labrador + Sea ice around Avalon Peninsula drawing crowds.
19 minutes, 31 seconds
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Ocean debris from Fiona being diverted from landfill; Concerns about the loss of rural fishing communities

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.
20 minutes, 6 seconds
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Why cruise ships create so much ocean pollution; and looking at proposed changes to NL's Fish Price Setting Panel

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.
22 minutes, 32 seconds
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The Broadcast in Burgeo Day Two: The town manager takes us on a tour; a fish harvester's view from Fisherman's Wharf

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
21 minutes, 40 seconds
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A harsh critic of the fisheries union wants to lead it; an update on the search for colossal squid

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.
22 minutes, 3 seconds
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Shane Mahoney on why sealing is sustainable; the story behind 'Skipper Ches: As Tough As It Gets

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'
19 minutes, 38 seconds
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Remembering the wreck of the SS Florizel

From the Land & Sea archives 2002: The Wreck of the Florizel, featuring producer Bob Wakeham and guests Paddy 'Iron' McCarthy and Frank Galgay.
21 minutes, 48 seconds
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Fisheries union has more women at the table; A report on foreign investment in fish processing gets mixed reaction

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.
21 minutes, 48 seconds
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Greg Pretty is elected as the new president of the FFAW/Unifor; a documentary on the North Atlantic's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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.
21 minutes, 13 seconds
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Frustrated crab fishermen + Financial challenges on the road to enter fishery

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.
22 minutes, 57 seconds
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How fish react to warming ocean is part of new climate risk scorecard; A lobster pot tree is how fishers in Cox's Cove honour those who have passed

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.
21 minutes, 49 seconds
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Offshore burn experiment explained; Exploring deep sea corals

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.
21 minutes, 45 seconds
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Understanding the health of caplin stocks + Why a fish harvester says he can't take over his family enterprise

DFO releases stock assessment for caplin + Ryan Everard says an outdated earnings rule is preventing him - and other harvesters - from taking over family enterprises.
18 minutes, 53 seconds
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Portuguese trawler accused of illegal fishing; Mini Aquarium on wheels

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.
17 minutes, 59 seconds
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A Land & Sea archival special - The Willing Lass

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.
25 minutes, 8 seconds
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Why harvesters don't trust DFO science on mackerel stock; Pamela Patten is the new president of SEA-NL

An explainer on why harvesters want mackerel fishery re-opened; Pamela Patten elected as president of Seaward Enterprises Association of NL.
18 minutes, 48 seconds
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Maine lobster is losing its MSC certification; Oceana Canada's latest fishery audit

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.
21 minutes, 56 seconds
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Concern over Japanese buying Russian crab; A check-in with SmartICE on ice conditions in Northern Labrador; a couple is opening a new fishing supply business in Stephenville

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.
22 minutes, 38 seconds
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Two sides of mackerel debate agree to disagree; Take a tour of Taylor's fish market

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.
21 minutes, 58 seconds
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Don't touch that fish - frustration over mackerel fishing rules; Beachcombers wanted - citizens needed for Community Coastal Resource Inventory

Fish harvester Dion Rideout says DFO allowing mackerel to go to waste; Paola Vincent on updating the CCRI.
22 minutes, 17 seconds
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Why the Fishermen's Museum in St. Vincent's had to shut down; An update on the zero-emission voyage of the SV Hakluyt; Dave Paddon's recitation on doctoring

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."
22 minutes, 30 seconds
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A fishery without quotas?; A trip back in time to set things right in NL

Barry Darby is looking for policy change within DFO; Dave Paddon's "Time Machine."
20 minutes, 47 seconds
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Derrick Bragg's vision for the fishery and aquaculture in NL

NL Fisheries minister Derrick Bragg on the future of the fishery and aquaculture; Some hope for northern gulf cod.
21 minutes, 51 seconds
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COP15 and implications for Newfoundland and Labrador; a new CD on the adventures of Captain Guy Earle

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."
21 minutes, 56 seconds
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A Mi'kmaq leader talks about reviving the seal industry; a tribute to the late Skipper Matt Penton of Port de Grave

Qalipu Western Vice Chief Jenny Brake talks seals; Joyce Morgan, organizer of the boat lighting in Port de Grave
16 minutes, 17 seconds
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The head of the fisheries union on his vision for the industry; Human-made sounds such as seismic testing have a big impact on marine life

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.
23 minutes, 30 seconds
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Archival Land & Sea episode about Change Islands in 1981

Lots of changes in the fishery happening on Change Islands in 1981: A Land & Sea archival episode.
20 minutes, 12 seconds
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How much has offshore safety improved since 1982?

He lost five employees on the "Ocean Ranger", a feature interview with Max Ruelokke, former head of the CNLOPB
19 minutes, 46 seconds
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Codfish on the menu, and discussed in the the classroom, in Musgravetown; mapping shipwrecks and where fish are located

Lil Saul and Nova Almine chat with students at Anthony Paddon Elementary; a tour of MUN's map library with Dan Duda.
21 minutes, 50 seconds
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Growing concern about proposed fish farms near Burgeo; A DFO scientist records dolphin communication

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.
25 minutes, 5 seconds
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Ferryland mayor concerned about storm damage; a new book about petro cultures

Mayor Aidan Costello on climate change concerns in Ferryland; Fiona Polack and Danine Farquharson on "Cold Water Oil: Offshore Petroleum Cultures."
22 minutes, 20 seconds
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Salmon federation concerned about aquaculture expansion; Spindle is a North Atlantic Right Whale

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.
25 minutes, 9 seconds
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Archival: The Landsmen seal hunters of White Bay from 1987

From the Land & Sea archives: Newfoundland sealers in 1987 were struggling to keep the industry viable.
21 minutes, 35 seconds
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The Broadcast in Burgeo: The Burgeo First Nation on living a traditional way of life in the face of climate change; and a former mayor talks about the 20-year push for a marine conservation area

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.
22 minutes, 45 seconds
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News from Norway's caplin symposium; Behind the scenes at Basho

DFO research scientist Hannah Murphy talks caplin; Tak Ishiwata talks about the joys and challenges of running a seafood restaurant in St. John's.
20 minutes, 58 seconds
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Tibb's Eve with musician Brad Tuck

A chat and some tunes with Hant's Harbour's own Brad Tuck.
11 minutes, 22 seconds
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Pushing BC's fish farms out of the ocean; Improving ways to disentangle whales

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.
22 minutes, 39 seconds
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Is every outport worth saving, and BC wants NL seal pelts out of their market (host Russell Bowers)

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.
32 minutes, 15 seconds
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The Broadcast in Burgeo Day Three: The Grade 12s at Burgeo Academy interview each other; We see the damage done by Fiona to the provincial park; We meet the Harbour Authority

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
24 minutes, 11 seconds
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Does aquaculture need reform? We hear from the industry; Allegation of conflict of interest for outgoing FFAW president

NAIA executive director Jamie Baker; Sea-NL's Ryan Cleary alleges conflict of interest of outgoing FFAW president.
21 minutes, 38 seconds