Carbon capture and the Labrador Sea, oceanographer Brian Ward explains the research ahead AND PhD candidate Sydney Collins on nesting gulls in St. John's.

Another humpback in trouble + Atlantic Salmon Federation and Miawpukek First Nation respond to report on salmon decline in the Conner River

6 days ago 21m

Shauna Prince of Sea of Whales Adventures on what happened to a humpback near Summerville + Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and Miawpukek First Nation Chief Brad Benoit react to new DFO report on salmon decline in Conne River.

A feature interview with Ireland's ambassador to Canada on the launch of the 'Global Irish Famine Way' and the impact of Irish settlement in NL and beyond

7 days ago 21m 26s

The Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Eamonn McKee, shares his perspectives on Irish famine emigration and the impact of Irish settlement in NL.

Does NL's offshore have the potential to be a world leader for carbon storage? + Audience reaction on salmon decline and the staying power of 'Death on the Ice'

8 days ago 22m 57s

MUN engineering professor Lesley James on NL's potential to be an offshore hub for CO2 storage + Reaction from listeners on stories about Atlantic salmon decline and the book 'Death on the Ice.'

NL's fisheries minister speaks to the decline of Atlantic salmon in the Conne River + What do young people gain from reading 'Death on the Ice' by Cassie Brown?

9 days ago 20m 35s

Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Elvis Loveless answers questions about new report on Atlantic salmon decline in the Conne River + English instructor Nancy Earle on the staying power of Cassie Brown's "Death on the Ice."

Why fishermen on Change Islands have yet to set a crab pot + Young people take on the challenge of designing an underwater robot and then putting it to work

12 days ago 17m 16s

Jim Edwards of Change Islands explains why crab boats are still tied to the wharf + Meet some of people at this year's MATE ROV Competition.

A look inside Bay Roberts Seafoods + How much do fish companies contribute to NL political parties? + Should DFO continue to fund ghost gear retrieval projects?

13 days ago 21m 59s

Jason Russell, who has a new crab processing licence, takes us inside his plant + A look at how much fish companies contributed to NL's political parties in 2023 + Shawn Bath has concerns about how ghost gear removal projects are funded.

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

14 days ago 22m 18s

Lillian Saul celebrates becoming an enterprise owner and having more free enterprise + Tony Chaffey of Herring Neck, New World Island on how the fishery is changing + What happened to NL's plan's to jump-start carbon capture and storage?

Newfoundland Conservative Senator Fabian Manning concerned about latest anti-seal hunt campaigns + The Raven KASTOR mini-boat finally sets sail again

14 days ago 19m 29s

Fabian Manning says Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has report coming out soon to help combat anti-sealing messages + Cassie Stymiest of Educational Passages says the Raven KASTOR was launched again this week off coast Ireland

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

16 days ago 22m 43s

Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings says humpback was entangled in herring gear + Bill Montevecchi says NL should look to BC for how to get salmon aquaculture out of the ocean + Clay Smith is the author of 'A Seal of Salvage.'

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

19 days ago 20m 33s

Travis Van Leeuwen, one of the authors of new study on Conne River salmon decrease, says the magnitude of the decline is extremely concerning + Listener Patsy Ploughman was 'gobsmacked' by anti-seal hunt ad on Facebook + Remembering fish harves

Advocating for the reopening of a commercial fishery for northern cod + CBS prepares for future storms ahead

20 days ago 22m 5s

Time to reopen the commercial fishery for northern cod? Icewater Seafoods CEO says, yes + The mayor of Conception Bay South on how the town is shoring up infrastructure in the time of climate change.

John Efford on how the crab season is progressing + Fish harvester Richard Martin and his broken hip, part two

21 days ago 17m 52s

Protests he led shook the fishing industry, we check in with John Efford on how the crab fishery is going + Richard Martin talks about the repercussions of living with a broken hip following a demonstration at the Confederation Building.

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

22 days ago 21m 47s

The FFAW's Jason Spingle remembers two fish harvesters who died setting lobster pots + Richard Martin tells us his story after his hip was broken during a protest at the Confederation Building.

Tragedy on the water near the Bay of Islands + A new crab buyer says "free enterprise" is making the business very challenging right out of the gate

23 days ago 18m 36s

Fish harvester Sam Anderson was on the water Sunday morning when he realized some harvesters needed help, but tragically two fishermen didn't survive + Lloyd Nash of Uncharted Seafood is another new crab buyer in NL.

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

26 days ago 20m 26s

Fisherman Edgar Hunt of New-Wes-Valley talks about crab and the season ahead + A feed of flippers from Taylor's on the St. John's Waterfront + Why a life-altering accident hasn't changed Pat Ryan's love of crab fishing.

A new fish buyer in Garnish + Lots of hope on the horizon for the seal hunt

27 days ago 20m 15s

Tonia Grandy of New Age Seafoods can now buy and sell crab, plus other species + Dion Dakins of Carino Processing says there are new seal harvesters this year and some positive signs for the future of the industry.

Fogo Island-Cape Freels district turns blue during crab dispute + Enactus Memorial group using old fishing net to make 3D printer filament

28 days ago 19m 19s

New Progressive Conservative MHA Jim McKenna says fishery concerns were front and centre on the campaign trail + MUN student Allison Manning of 'Project R3D' is using ghost gear to make filament for 3D printers.

The tie-up over crab is over, as processors and fisheries union reach an agreement on the pricing formula for 2024

Apr 15th, 2024 21m 19s

As boats get ready to head to the crab grounds, we get reaction on this new deal from harvesters, the FFAW and the Association of Seafood Producers.

NL seafood producers explain their position in the dispute over crab + An update on the seal hunt and the challenges getting seal products into international markets

Apr 11th, 2024 21m 6s

Jeff Loder of the Association Seafood Producers speaks to media about ASP's position in the crab dispute + Doug Chiasson of the Fur Institute of Canada chats about the seal hunt and latest efforts to get seal products into more markets.

Crab harvesters remain tied up as the FFAW holds a press conference to explain the dispute and what needs to be done to solve it

Apr 10th, 2024 21m 18s

FFAW president Greg Pretty, bargaining committee member Glen Winslow and harvester John Efford speak at a news conference about the crab dispute.

A little update on the crab dispute + Marking the 110th anniversary of a sealing disaster + A doorbell and help from the public is helping fish migrate in the Netherlands

Apr 9th, 2024 21m 22s

A little update on the crab dispute + Archival documentary features two men who survived the sealing disaster of 1914 + Mark van Heukelum, an ecologist in Utrecht, on how a live stream camera and virtual doorbell help fish migrate through the c

Should NL fisheries have its own government department? + An independent fish processor is concerned about how snow crab licenses are granted

Apr 8th, 2024 20m 9s

PC opposition critic for fisheries Craig Pardy says the department shouldn't be shared with forestry and agriculture + Todd Hickey of HSF Ocean Products has concerns about why his company didn't get a a snow crab license

A fisheries advocate says the province has the means to solve the dispute over crab + A great big shredder is making it easier to recycle fishing rope

Apr 5th, 2024 19m 52s

Ryan Cleary of the Fisheries Protective Co-op says the province could make a regulatory change to help solve dispute over crab + Trevor Bessetter of Recycle on the Rock has acquired a large plastic shredder to help him recycle ghost gear