The Broadcast
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Nineteen years after invasive green crab showed up in Nfld, DFO is looking at ways it can be monetized + Taking a chance on Salvage -- we'll hear from a young Montreal man who spent the summer running the town's Fisherman's Museum
Sep 11, 202620 min
We hear a lot about the planes, but what about ships at sea during 9/11? + Despite being very sick at sea last year, a local musician is hopping on another cruise ship as an NL ambassador
Sep 10, 202620 min
Coast to Classroom: Children in Nova Scotia can learn about jobs in the fishing and aquaculture industries while in school + How to reduce fatalities on the water
Sep 9, 202621 min
The Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation is tracking the spread of green crab along Nfld's northeast coast + What happened to the right whale calf that was spotted in Conception Bay?
Sep 8, 202619 min
Mariners beware, an endangered right whale calf is swimming around Conception Bay + A busy season on the squid jigging grounds
Sep 3, 202618 min
Another North Atlantic right whale appears to be hanging around Conception Bay North + Lots of participation, but how many infractions? A chat with a Fisheries Officer about the summer food fishery
Sep 2, 202619 min
A new artificial reef in Placentia Bay could expand fishing grounds + An ocean inspired recitation from Dave Paddon
Sep 1, 202620 min
Recreational scallop harvesters stage a protest in Harbour Breton + Belle Isle is a small island that is significant to NL's fishing and navigational history, but is anything being preserved there?
Aug 31, 202619 min
Another fisherman who didn't get home: We'll chat with a fish harvester on the FFAW executive about the Westport fatality + Why there's growing demand in Europe for NL tuna + Three women charged for protesting on a boat are feeling relieved
Aug 28, 202619 min
A tragedy in Westport: A man died while fishing on Wednesday -- we'll hear what happened, and get reaction from the community
Aug 27, 202622 min
He took home the top prize, hear from the local high school student who an international water science competition + 'Tied the wharf and losing money,' we'll check-in with a St. Lewis fisherman
Aug 26, 202618 min
From Admiral's Beach and beyond, how to get new entrants into the fishing industry + They're invasive here, but European green crab are highly sought after in Italy
Aug 25, 202622 min
Need to borrow a PFD or life jacket? The Coast Guard Auxiliary can help + Who wrote 'The Wreck of the Yale' and where did she sink?
Aug 24, 202621 min
As crab season ends and the summer northern cod fishery winds down, we check-in with the FFAW + We'll meet a MUN grad student researching the connections between the fishery and folk music
Aug 21, 202621 min
A call for the TSB to fully investigate Harbour Round fishing tragedy + Why the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium has been so busy this summer
Aug 20, 202621 min
No mass die-offs this summer, but what's happening with salmon farm expansion? + Bringing the deep water port in Botwood back to life
Aug 19, 202618 min
Should personal locator beacons and life jackets become mandatory for fish harvesters? + Local scientist is lead researcher on France's Tara Polar Station
Aug 18, 202622 min
More great white sharks around NL is a good sign, says shark researcher + Whether or not the seafood plant gets rebuilt, the town of St. Mary's is open for business says MHA
Aug 17, 202625 min
Best of the Broadcast: 40th anniversary of the iconic NL album, 'Towards the Sunset'
Aug 14, 202625 min
As DFO cracks down on the illegal sale of food fishery cod, we hear from some recreational fishers in Quidi Vidi + Comfort Cove-Newstead has revived its annual Shellfish Festival
Aug 13, 202618 min
A seaweed solution for sewage? Hear the results of a pilot project in CBS + Meet a high school student who's representing Canada in an international water science competition
Aug 12, 202623 min
Does this province have a handle on the invasive green crab? + There's a new children's book about the 'Whale Man' Jon Lien
Aug 11, 202622 min
Paula Gale 10:59 AM (16 minutes ago) to me Northern cod is plentiful, but does NL have enough processing capacity? + NL fisheries minister addresses concerns about fish plant rebuild in St. Mary's
Aug 10, 202625 min
Back on Bob Bartlett's ship: In September 2025, The Broadcast went aboard the schooner 'Ernestina Morrissey' while she was docked in Bartlett's hometown of Brigus
Aug 7, 202625 min
A visit to a facility where millions of green crab get crushed + Could NL make billions from national shipbuilding? + The Food Fishery Committee says there is a way to expand the fishery on Nfld's south and west coasts without harming fish stocks
Aug 6, 202620 min
Growing concern that the St. Mary's fish plant will not be rebuilt in the town + On the hunt for squid in Holyrood
Aug 5, 202623 min
Another great white shark in fishing gear off the province's west coast + The Marine Institute's efforts on tackling European green crab
Aug 4, 202619 min
Trying to protect lobster from European green crab in Long Harbour + DFO wants your photos and information on shark encounters
Aug 3, 202617 min
A great white gets caught up in a fisherman's halibut trawl + Preliminary reports from a 10-year-study on porbeagle sharks
Jul 31, 202621 min
The christening of a model schooner based on the Hazel Pearl + A visit to the Champney's West aquarium
Jul 30, 202618 min
A fisherman is looking for help to continue trapping green crab + A visit to the squid jiggin' ground + An Australian documentary maker focuses on a retired lighthouse keeper
Jul 29, 202619 min
The Food Fishery Committee is advocating for a 7-day-a-week food fishery for all parts of the province + People in Foxtrap Harbour are pleased with having the option of fishing all week
Jul 28, 202619 min
A check in on one fisherman's cod fishery this summer + A popular YouTuber has high praise for NL's seafood and overall vibe
Jul 27, 202619 min
An episode from March of 2023 dedicated to the make and break engine
Jul 24, 202625 min
Family and friends of the fishermen who died near Harbour Round recount fond memories of the men and vow to fight on for safer fishing rules
Jul 23, 202621 min
Coming to grips with the death of two fishermen in Harbour Round + A Sharing the Harvest happy recipient of cod
Jul 22, 202620 min
Is otter trawling the worst method of harvesting? + An accelerator program is in St. John's to help aquaculture startups
Jul 21, 202619 min
DFO tells us about Goldfish, the right whale spotted in Bay de Verde + A Twillingate fisherman on concerns about the future of the community wharf
Jul 20, 202621 min
A right whale is spotted next to the fish plant in Bay de Verde + Tagging northern gannets at Cape St. Mary's in 2024
Jul 17, 202625 min
Con O'Brien of the Irish Descendants talks about the cod fishery and their tribute album to Stan Rogers + This weekend the push is on for donations of cod for those who can use the food
Jul 16, 202617 min
The beginning of a five month scientific expedition to waters off Labrador and beyond + A guided tour of Innu Nation's research boat, Polar Athena
Jul 15, 202621 min
Lobbying for a reopening of the commercial mackerel fishery + Centuries of history being swallowed by the sea in Ferryland
Jul 14, 202622 min
The NunatuKavut Community Council on how this years self-regulated salmon fishery is going + The passing of seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi
Jul 13, 202621 min
We head to Port au Choix's inaugural Cod Festival in 2024 in this encore episode
Jul 10, 202625 min
We'll head to Cape Race for a reading of the book, 'Race to the Cape'
Jul 9, 202621 min
Reaction to seeing the wreck Quest on the bottom of the Labrador Sea + Digging into the numbers on how the collapse of cod stocks affected NL + A fishing net workshop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Jul 8, 202623 min
The Transportation Safety Board's report on commercial fishing + The F.U. Trading Company premises is taking visitors
Jul 7, 202618 min
The Nunatsiavut Government has concerns about NunatuKavut's new fisheries plan + Piping plovers are back in Cape Freels + NL university students win a remotely operated vehicle world championship
Jul 6, 202625 min
DFO says the NunatuKavut fishery is an illegal one + Canadian Coast Guard defends its response to a vessel in distress off Labrador + A mission to map in 3-D two famous ships
Jul 3, 202622 min
The NunatuKavut Community Council explains its new fisheries management plan + A little talk, a little money: The slipway in St. John's harbour is now open for recreational boaters
Jul 2, 202622 min