The Broadcast
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The Broadcast on Fogo Island: What the increase in lobster means for fishermen here + The mayor of Fogo Island says population growth is a priority + Tour the former Fishermen's Union Trading Co. building
The Broadcast on Fogo Island: Take a drive around the island to hear what really keeps this place going + A look back at a tumultuous time in the history of the fisheries Co-op + What does prosperity mean for the founder of Shorefast?
The Broadcast on Fogo Island: What does the increase in Northern cod mean for the Fogo Island Co-op? + A group picks up litter on Fogo Island as part of World Oceans Week
The Broadcast on Fogo Island: We'll meet a boat builder who does things the old fashioned way + The Shorefast Foundation is involved in many things here, including helping people eat healthier
The Broadcast on Fogo Island: Tourists come for the seafood and the experience + A photographer chats about how the island changes people + Trap Berth Day celebrations in Joe Batt's Arm
You can help; Manitoba scientists want to know more about jellyfish in our waters + An expedition to check out sea pens and corals on the Southern Newfoundland Slope
A Gulf fisherman makes a case for fishing Northern cod north of the Northern Peninsula + What would happen if Labrador fishermen walked away from the FFAW?
A Labrador fishermen says harvesters there want to leave the FFAW + The mysterious American Eel
A Labrador processing company continues to push for more access to Northern cod + Hear more from an artist who sees a lot of potential in fish waste
Shrimp is still at the core of St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc + Meet an artist who sees a lot of potential in cod leather
The National Marine Conservation Area plan was cancelled, but what does ocean conservation look like today in Burgeo? + As the weather improves and people work on projects near water, DFO says they need to be aware of potential damage to fish habitat
It was NL fishermen who saved them: Forty years after 155 Tamil refugees were found drifting in lifeboats off St. Shott's, we'll hear what this rescue means to a new generation
A Newfoundland boat builder had a lot to take in at a maritime festival in Spain, including the replica of the San Juan + A lobster boom happening in Quebec?
People on the west and south coasts of the island will not see a major difference in the upcoming food fishery + fisheries officers impacts + a group that's been lobbying the minister to expand the fishery
A 'Wharf to Table' program has started in Port de Grave + An innovative way to store carbon dioxide using the ocean + An interesting question about the capelin fishery
How a feisty whale off Happy Adventure got freed from fishing net + The old fish sauce plant in St. Mary's is finally getting cleaned up + Why shrimp shells from NL could end up in space
Labrador Shrimp Company wants bigger portion of Northern cod quota + Young girl in Northwest River harvests her first seal
Small Craft Harbours is getting a lot of new funding, we'll hear reaction from fishermen in Petty Harbour + As part of our series on 'ocean innovators' we'll meet the team behind Atlantic Echo
A funding boost for Small Craft Harbours means Ship Cove in Port de Grave will finally get redeveloped + NL holds a special place in her heart, a woman who's husband and son died in the Titan submersible tragedy has written a book about the ordeal
'Outport Woman: Life on the Ocean's Edge' is a tribute to Minnie Blake + A fisheries executive who helped grow the industry along Labrador's south coast has retired
Oceana Canada sounds the alarm about forage fish + Fishermen in Spirity Cove finally have access to fishing grounds + Unanimous support for expanded food fishery in House of Assembly, but a Liberal MHA says there's a lot to consider to make it equitable
After five decades in fisheries management, Ray Andrews gets a Lifetime Achievement Award + In terms of Atlantic mackerel, should Canada follow what the USA is doing?
A salvage company has started work to remove the wrecked Baltic III container ship from Cedar Cove + Now that the budget is tabled, what's on the agenda for NL's Fisheries Minister? + An MHA is supporting an expanded Food Fishery
Close to a billion dollars in funding will help Small Craft Harbours + Hear about an incredible rescue after boy falls into the ocean on Northern Peninsula
Seals on the coast are luring polar bears onto land + Why tracing seafood from the boat to the plate is becoming vital + Fisheries advocate tells House of Commons committee about input-based fisheries management
According to the new budget, the value of NL's fishing sector is at an all-time high + Checking in on the harp seal herd + Paying tribute to a pioneering female fish harvester
A fisherman in Rocky Harbour would like greater access to Gulf cod + Ocean Choice International is looking for a significant increase in the amount of Northern cod to be caught
A fish plant in Southern Harbour is shutting down + A look back at Iceland's fish auction
An island off Ferryland is rapidly eroding, we'll hear about what could be lost on Bois Island + A fish harvester and fisheries scientist make the case for a mackerel fishery before MP's in Ottawa
The provincial government is pushing for changes to the Food Fishery + The Seafarer's Requiem + Is seaweed a solution to displace single-use plastics in research labs?
From collapse to abundance? Why Northern cod could soon get sustainability certification from the Marine Stewardship Council + Repurposing fishing boats into vacation rentals in Twillingate
Who's responsible for repairing a community slipway in Felix Cove? + Why it's taking so long for the wrecked MSC Baltic III to be removed from Cedar Cove + It's not fast fashion, why seal skin products endure
Are both sides equally unhappy? The FFAW on the new crab pricing agreement + Federal Fisheries Minister answers questions about the food fishery, Small Craft Harbours and Northern cod
FFAW reached an agreement with seafood producers over crab pricing + Liberal fisheries critic says politicians should help the lobster fishermen in Spirity Cove + Marine safety advocate says the current Food Fishery rules can create dangerous conditions
The province has streamlined the process to apply for seafood processing licences + Why some lobster harvesters are 'trapped' in Spirity Cove
Five fish processing companies are suing the FFAW for lost income due to crab fishery delay + Is interest in the seal harvest and fur products on the rise in Canada?
A seafood retailer hopes the snow crab fishery gets going soon + Meet the artist behind an ocean installation created entirely from beach plastic + Seafood plant owner in Stoneville is frustrated with the provincial government
The ASP wins in court, the FFAW is ordered to end the tie-up over snow crab + A Fortune Bay fish harvester says her husband was threatened because he went to NS with snow crab + How to sound like a sailor
Analyzing the price difference between Gulf and Newfoundland snow crab + Why does commercial fishing continue to be dangerous?
Seafood analyst John Sackton on the price difference between Gulf snow crab and NL snow crab + Transportation Safety Board Chair Yoan Marier says the dates that fisheries open can be a factor in fishing fatalities
As the dispute over snow crab pricing continues, an 'outside buyer' says he's just waiting for fishing to start + A seafood processor says the stars are aligning for Northern cod
Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps says he's ready to ship crab to the Maritimes to be processed + Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods says there's a lot of good news in the recent stock assessment of Northern cod
The minimum price for snow crab will be $5.30 a lb but the FFAW says no crab will be processed in NL at that price, we'll hear from the union and the Association of Seafood Producers
The price setting panel has selected the ASP's price of 5.30 a lb for snow crab, but fisheries union president Dwan Street says no crab will be processed in the province at that price, we'll also hear from Lorelei Roberts executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers
Will cod become king again? DFO says Northern Cod is in the healthy zone and trending in the right direction + Fuel is up and no price has been set, A Labrador snow crab harvester is also concerned about a quota decrease
Paul Regular, DFO research scientist and stock lead for Northern cod, says the stock is in the healthy zone and is growing + Postville fisherman Ryan Pottle talks about the challenges of fishing crab this year with a quota decrease.
On the 77th anniversary of joining Canada, what can we learn about today's fishery by looking at Confederation? + Food fishery lobby group frustrated over lack of consultation with federal fisheries minister
Historian Sean Cadigan on how Nfld's fishing industry changed with Confederation with Canada + Chair of the Food Fisher's Committee Barry Fordham is disappointed he's not been able to secure a meeting with Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson.
The Association of Seafood Producers says FFAW must use the legislated pricing panel for snow crab this year + Questions about the crab fishery during Question Period at the House of Assembly + Reporters ask the premier about the crab dispute
Lorelei Roberts of the ASP says the FFAW can't change crab pricing legislation just because they don't like it + Some questions about crab came up during Question Period at the House of Assembly + Reporters ask Premier Tony Wakeham about the snow crab situation.
Time is ticking, but the FFAW is still hoping that snow crab pricing will not be done through a panel + It needs to be replaced, but the province says that Red Bay is not getting a new government wharf
FFAW president Dwan Street on why the union wants to move away from the panel process for snow crab this season + NL Transportation minister Barry Petten on why the town of Red Bay's government wharf is not getting replaced.
As the snow crab season approaches, the Association of Seafood Producers hopes that "cooler heads will prevail" when it comes to negotiations with the FFAW
Executive director Lorelei Roberts says the ASP is waiting for the fisheries union to come to table, to start negotiations for snow crab.
A contingent of Canadian scientists are in the Antarctic to learn more about the Arctic + MPs question the federal fisheries minister about why the sentinel fishery was cancelled last month
He's way down south -- we chat with Thomas Janes chief Scientist for the Canadian Antarctic Research Expedition + MPs question Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson about why funding was pulled for the sentinel fishery.
Does dumping snow in St. John's harbour harm the ocean environment? + Lobster Council reacts to upcoming ban in England on the live boiling of lobster + dolphin found on beach in English Harbour West
Retired research scientist Jerry Payne says dumping snow in St John's harbour is less harmful to the environment than the alternatives + Geoff Irvine of the Lobster Council of Canada says they're not concerned about the crackdown on boiling live lobsters in the UK + Lisa Hunt on finding a washed up dolphin in English Harbour West.
More opposition to hunting double-crested cormorants + How Iceland counts capelin + The mayor of Red Bay makes a case for repairing the local wharf
Alvan Buckley tells us about a detailed letter he sent to the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, outlining why a general hunt for double-crested cormorants is a bad idea + Icelandic stock coordinator Teresa Silva on how they assess the capelin stock + Red Bay mayor Eric Paul on why the local wharf should be repaired prior to a visit of a replica of a Basque whaling ship in 2027.
A new shipyard for our neighbours in Greenland? + The People of the Sea Service in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Cuno Jensen, chairman of the Nuuk Maritime Network is looking to talk with those interested in a possible new shipyard in Greenland + Sid Woolfrey on the history of and the and present-day People of the Sea Service in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.