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We explore the ocean through a climate change lens. We strive to make the ocean healthier by listening to those who work on it, study it, live next to and are inspired by it. We help you understand ocean science, innovation and technology, and how climate change affects our ocean and the world at l...
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Christmas tides flooding concerns in Placentia + Christmas recitations
Flooding in Placentia has residents worried it's just a matter of time before the wave wall fails + a couple more Christmas recitations from this seas...
The FFAW on the crab rebate and mackerel + Wilfred Bartlett on harp seals + A recitation by Dave Paddon
FFAW President Dwan Street on when the crab rebate payments should be announced + Retired Captain Wilfred Bartlett reacts to a study on harp seals +...
Rules around how the halibut fishery off western Newfoundland works + Can you help identify locations where artists painted scenes of the Newfoundland fishery in the 17th century?
DFO's Laurie Hawkins on how the halibut fishery in 4R works + The Room's Mark Ferguson is looking for help identifying where scenes of the Newfoundlan...
A Christmas poem about waiting for the crab rebate + An update from a harvester frustrated with the halibut fishery + New study examines how vitamins such as B12 end up in seafood
Fisherman Gerald Greenham penned a poem to reflect the frustration over the delayed crab rebate + Conway Caines with an update on the halibut situatio...
An innovative fishermen originally from Great Colinet Island has been honoured by the Atlantic Canada Marine Industries Hall of Fame + More Christmas recitations from people keeping the tradition alive
We'll hear about the life of fisherman Michael A. Dobbin who was inducted into the Atlantic Canada Marine Industries Hall of Fame + Karen Ennis and Da...
Pan Maritime Energy Services is developing underwater robotic seabed drills for future offshore wind projects + A couple of Christmas recitations to get you in the spirit
Moya Cahill, CEO of Pan Maritime Energy Services, says the company is developing robotic seabed drills to support powerful wind turbines that can floa...
From ocean conservation to the food fishery, what could be in store in 2026? A year-end conversation with the federal fisheries minister
What could the new year bring? Federal Fsheries Minister Joanne Thompson discusses issues including ocean conservation, whale-safe fishing gear, the r...
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 repres...
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...
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 dire...
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...
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...
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 Joan...
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 Coa...
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 tow...
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...
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 ...
The owner of a shellfish plant says it could be operating year round, but a DFO regulation is preventing that + The Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance is worried that an alleged black market lobster ring is tarnishing the lobster industry in Atlantic Canada
Jerry Hodder of Hodder's Shellfish says a rule that says harvesters can only collect sea urchin in their home port is hurting his business + Kris Vasc...
Oceana's 2025 Fishery Audit says DFO doesn't always listen to its own science when it comes to managing some species, including northern cod + A lifetime of building things -- meet a man who now makes tiny fishing boats and gear as Christmas ornaments
Oceana Canada released its latest Fishery Audit which is critical of DFO for its management of northern cod, says fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns ...
Storms are getting more powerful, will a new breakwater in Trepassey protect the town? + Inspired by the sound of the make and break engine, musician Ray Johnson is starting a 'Make and Break Orchestral Folk Band'
Trepassey mayor Wanda Waddleton hopes a new breakwater will be strong enough to protect the town + Ray Johnson is looking for young musicians to join...
Why this year's crab rebate is not straightforward, according to the FFAW + The American eel recreational fishery in Flat Bay is in jeopardy
FFAW president Dwan Street says crab harvesters will get most of their rebate before Christmas + Mi'kmaw elder Calvin White says due to the lack of li...
Concern about the future of independent fish harvesters brought up to Senate Committee + We'll tag along with Gilbert Bennett while he spears American eels + The Marine Institute can now custom design courses for specific needs in the marine sector
Melanie Sonnenberg, president of the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation, wants the owner-operator policy to be protected + Land & Sea hos...
Is this the process you were expecting? We'll hear from a food fishery advocate about DFO's plans to consult with the public on the recreational fishery + How significant were two earthquakes last week in the Labrador Sea?
There's a consultation process, but Barry Fordham of the Food Fishery Fighters doesn't expect that much will change in the recreational fishery rules ...
The Atlantic Groundfish Council and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union weigh in on the latest stock assessment for 3Ps
Fisherman Alfred Fitzpatrick and Vanessa Byrne with the Atlantic Groundfish Council assess DFO's stock assessment for 3Ps on the south coast of the is...
Consultations on the recreational food fishery are announced + We're at the Fish and Workboat show to talk boats and the environment
Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson explains what will happen during upcoming consultations on the recreational food fishery + We head back to...
A case against the Quinlan plant in Bay de Verde is tossed out + The federal fisheries minister and others attend the North Atlantic Fish and Workboat show
Fish plant operator Robin Quinlan feels vindicated after a court case accusing him of processing dead crab is dismissed + Exhibitors and the federal a...
The cod stock in Zone 3PS is not as healthy as scientists had previously thought + A new book about model boats features photos and stories from NL
DFO Stock Assessment biologist Laura Wheeland says cod in 3PS remains in the critical zone + Photographer Katherine Knight says NL has a rich history...
Will Canada's crackdown on immigration affect NL's fish processing sector? + Scientists have discovered that the seafloor of a bay in northern Labrador moves up and down with the seasons
Wanda Cuff-Young of Work Global Canada says NL fish processing companies that rely on temporary foreign workers should not be affected by Ottawa's lat...
The story of a Royal Navy submarine mistakenly rammed and sunk by a Canadian minesweeper off St. Shott's + An encore airing of an interview about the 16 Newfoundlanders on the ill-fated HMS Hood
Adam Templeton, a fisheries ocean technologist, describes what he saw after deploying an ROV at the site of a submarine sunk off St. Shott's during W...
Wildfires not only ravaged homes, but destroyed plenty of fishing gear in Conception Bay North + Rough weather, high winds, we'll check in to see how the Baltic III is standing up
Local fisherman and chair of the Harbour Authority in Ochre Pit Cove, Brad Doyle, on the damage done during the wildfires + Canadian Coast Guard's sen...
460 years of history, 11 years of hard work and now a replica of a 16th century whaling ship is one major step closer for an uncoming voyage to Labrador
In 1565, the San Juan sank in Red Bay. A replica was just launched in Spain. We'll hear from Mikel Loez, who is involved in the project and Keith Pike...
The Seals and Sealing Network encouraged by new study on harp seals and fish stocks + The union that represents DFO workers concerned about proposed public service cuts in the federal budget
Doug Chiasson of the Seals and Sealing Network feels hopeful about a new study on the impacts of harp seals on fish stocks + Chris Di Liberatore of PS...
Residents of St. Mary's in shock over loss of town's fish plant + Premier Wakeham is optimistic about plans to rebuild the plant in St. Mary's + The second part of our conversation about the economics of fish farming on Nfld's south coast
Town clerk Colleen McLeod on the impact of losing the St. Mary's Bay Fisheries plant to fire + Premier Tony Wakeham told reporters he's hopeful that t...
New study confirms that seals take a bigger bite out of fish stocks than commercial fishing + Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association makes an economic case for pushing back against marine conservation
According to Marine Institute research scientist Tyler Eddy, a new study shows that harp seals have a greater impact on the health of fish stocks than...
A Trinity Bay X-File and more from 'Product of Newfoundland' creator Robert Hiscock + Land & Sea host Jane Adey goes cod fishing off Battle Harbour
Robert Hiscock is the creator of "Product of Newfoundland," a website that features lots of spooky tales from across NL + Alton Rumbolt takes Jane Ade...
Sounds in the ocean can help determine its acidity level + We'll head to Alton Rumbolt's shed in Mary's Harbour, Labrador to hear about the comeback of cod
David Barclay of Dalhousie's oceanography department talks about new research into how sound in the ocean can help determine its acidity level + Land...
More on why the FFAW is so concerned about Canada's ocean conservation targets + As promised, the new PC cabinet in NL has a separate department for fisheries and aquaculture
FFAW president Dwan Street on why the union is questioning Canada's motives for marine conservation + At his swearing-in, new premier Tony Wakeham ans...
The FFAW is pushing back against Ottawa's plans to protect the ocean around the province + A great advocate of the province's role in the fishery passed away Monday, we'll hear about the life of Max Short
FFAW President Dwan Street is giving federal plans to protect swaths of ocean a hard no + From the fishing boat to federal boardrooms, Max Short's inf...
Why a new crab buyer is in a dispute with the Association of Seafood Producers + Meet some of the people behind a new folk opera about the life of the pirate, Peter Easton
Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps on why a dispute with the ASP has ended up at the Labour Relations Board + Ron Kenny and Randy Crane discuss thei...
Burgeo may be one step closer to becoming a sanctuary for some Marineland belugas + What will change with the Coast Guard now that they're under National Defence? + A fisherman on the west coast of Nfld says harvesters need to adapt to the warming ocean
Melissa Matlow of World Animal Protection Canada has been talking to the town of Burgeo about helping the Marineland belugas + Marc Mes of the Canadia...