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The Broadcast from CBC Radio

English, News, 1 season, 235 episodes, 3 days, 12 hours, 35 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 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 49 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 52 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 10 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."
1/1/119 minutes, 24 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 9 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 54 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
1/1/122 minutes, 23 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.
1/1/124 minutes, 20 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
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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."
1/1/117 minutes, 25 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 46 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
1/1/118 minutes, 28 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 35 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 31 seconds
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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.
1/1/122 minutes, 44 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
1/1/122 minutes, 39 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
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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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.
1/1/120 minutes, 56 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.'
1/1/122 minutes, 1 second
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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.
1/1/123 minutes, 2 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 58 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 42 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 20 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."
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 31 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
1/1/119 minutes, 23 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 32 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 22 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 10 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
1/1/122 minutes, 19 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
1/1/122 minutes, 1 second
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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.
1/1/117 minutes, 29 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 13 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 44 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'
1/1/121 minutes, 29 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 9 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 46 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 41 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.
1/1/120 minutes
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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.
1/1/121 minutes, 25 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.
1/1/121 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 37 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 9 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 39 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"
1/1/121 minutes, 28 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 1 second
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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.
1/1/123 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 33 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 3 seconds
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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.
1/1/121 minutes, 34 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 22 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
1/1/123 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 30 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 16 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
1/1/123 minutes, 21 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 54 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
1/1/122 minutes, 44 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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 21 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 33 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 32 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 57 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 27 seconds
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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.'
1/1/121 minutes, 28 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?
1/1/122 minutes, 25 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
1/1/123 minutes, 14 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 24 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."
1/1/118 minutes
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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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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
1/1/125 minutes, 7 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 23 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
1/1/125 minutes, 9 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
1/1/125 minutes, 5 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 17 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 22 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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 37 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 50 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 43 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 36 seconds
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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
1/1/124 minutes, 41 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 10 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 50 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 13 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 17 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 26 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'
1/1/121 minutes, 11 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 53 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 9 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 48 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 17 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.
1/1/120 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.
1/1/117 minutes, 42 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 7 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 59 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.
1/1/125 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 24 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.
1/1/124 minutes, 49 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 53 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
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 28 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.
1/1/123 minutes, 23 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?
1/1/118 minutes, 4 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 15 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 32 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 46 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 Thorlacius 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.
1/1/121 minutes, 35 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)
1/1/122 minutes, 1 second
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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.
1/1/121 minutes, 41 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.
1/1/119 minutes, 36 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.
1/1/118 minutes, 51 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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 15 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 57 seconds
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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.
1/1/119 minutes, 20 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 26 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.
1/1/122 minutes, 16 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
1/1/119 minutes, 41 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."
1/1/117 minutes, 30 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.
1/1/120 minutes, 39 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?
1/1/123 minutes, 10 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.
1/1/116 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.
1/1/125 minutes, 8 seconds
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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 waters 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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