The Broadcast from CBC Radio Podcast
1) Warm and dry weather this past summer was not good for wild Atlantic salmon, according to latest stock assessment + Harvester on Northern Peninsula has concerns about how the halibut fishery is managed
Atlantic salmon is in the critical zone in most rivers across NL, according to DFO stock assessment biologist Nick Kelly + FFAW inspire council representative Conway Caines sa...Show More
2) Should quotas be dropped for cod and other groundfish? + Author of 'Adventures of a Lightkeeper' was interviewed by Russian media + Rum Ragged on recording 'Santa's From the Bight' for new holiday album
In light of new research on seals, fisheries policy analysts Barry Darby and Helen Forsey say DFO should consider dropping quotas for most fish stocks + Barry Porter was surprised a reporter in M...Show More
3) Harbour buoys returning to Petty Harbour after fish harvester concern + Why can't people in Flat Bay get more access to American eels? + A new way to see the lights of Port de Grave this Christmas
Harbour authority president Reg Best says buoys will be returning to Petty Harbour as fishing activity is still ongoing + DFO resource management director Julie Diamond says there could be change...Show More
4) They make fibreglass and aluminum boats, we'll meet some of the people behind Green Bay Fibre Products in King's Point + Proceeds from a stained glass panel that was auctioned will help to rebuild two stages in Quidi Vidi destroyed by fire
Meet Brad Burt, owner of Green Bay Fibre Products; employee Rondell Canonigo; and boat buyer Reg Baker + She says this is a gift with a lot of meaning, Nicole Parker of Alberta was the highest bi...Show More
5) Why the FFAW wants to map all fishing areas on Nfld's south coast + Alex Hickey chats about his latest book, 'Evening Star: The Final Voyage of the Schooner Hesperia'
FFAW secretary-treasurer Jamie Baker on why the union is looking for input to map fishing areas from the Burin Peninsula to Port aux Basques + Author Alex Hickey talks about writing "Misfort...Show More
6) The MV Captain Earl W. Winsor is going to be scrapped, and none too soon says a resident of Springdale + Q and A on seals and the recreational food fishery at a House of Commons committee meeting + Captain Wilf Barlett's letter on the food fishery
Kevin Quinlan in Springdale is happy the federal government is taking action to get rid of an aging ferry tied up since 2019 + Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson takes questions on the seal and recrea...Show More
7) A fisherman in Petty Harbour was surprised and concerned by the removal of navigational buoys + The Canadian Coast Guard says nobody told them the removal of the buoys was an issue + Celebrating the "golden cod" in Labrador
Fisherman Jerry Hearn says people's safety is at stake now that navigational buoys in the harbour have been removed + Gary Ivany with the Canadian Coast Guard says they were unaware anyone had issues ...Show More
8) A safety concern as the Canadian Coast Guard is removing harbour buoys as the fall fishing season continues + With ocean storms becoming more powerful, the town of Ferryland is preparing to face the future
Fish harvesters say the Canadian Coast Guard is making their lives unsafe by removing harbour buoys before the fishing season ends + People in the town of Ferryland are taking a detailed look at areas...Show More
9) What Fogo Island is doing to combat the spread of green crab + Meet a first grade class on Bell Island who won a World Fisheries Day story contest
Fisheries biologist Kiley Best says lack of sea ice is contributing to the spread of invasive green crab in places such as Fogo Island + Lisa Sullivan's Grade 1 class at St. Augustine's...Show More
10) The FFAW promises a fresh look at the sea urchin fishery + Liberal MP questions Parks Canada on the proposed South Coast Fjords conservation area + The town of Ferryland hopes to be more prepared for the effects of climate change
FFAW president Dwan Street says they'll take a fresh look at the sea urchin fishery in light of concerns coming from a processing plant in Stoneville + At a fisheries committee in Ottawa, Li...Show More