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Membership to the Sealer's Association

2013-05-23T17:08:18Z

The Canadian Sealers Asociation is looking for a few good men and women to be members. Active sealers don't seem big on forking over the 25 dollar membership fee, but you can. Anyone can become a member of the Canadian Sealers association to show their support.

Trevor Taylor on aquaculture

2013-05-22T15:13:10Z

Former Fisheries Minister Trevor Taylor has some words of advice for fisheries critic Jim Bennettt... stick to the facts. You're doing a disservice to the aquaculture industry when you throw around words like 'Frankenfish". Speaking of aquaculture... the industry's fees have gone up. Some by 400 perecent.

Junk science?

2013-05-21T14:05:08Z

A Vancouver-based journalist says the lobby against salmon farming uses too much junk science and too many questionable studies... and therefore puts forward a skewed view of what aquaculture is all about.

Escaped farmed salmon

2013-05-16T14:15:34Z

It's what people who worry about aquaculture fear most... escapes from salmon farms. Now officials from DFO have confirmed that escaped farmed salmon have turned up along side wild salmon in the Garnish River on the Burin Peninsula.

The price of cod

2013-05-15T13:11:48Z

A harvester worries about this year's cod fishery with a price that's looking like it will be below last year's - and a conversation with Danny Dumeresque about getting away from some aspects of the fishery and maybe getting closer to some aspects of politics.

Can cod and crab co-exist?

2013-05-13T13:23:47Z

We look at the relationship between cod and crab and whether they can co-exist. Also: the challenge of finding fish plant workers in this province; and a new wharf in Musgrave Harbour causes more problems than it solves.

Searching for a lost boat

2013-05-10T16:57:15Z

A St. Anthony sealers search for his lost boat, stuck in ice near the Grey islands....we'll update the Coast Guard's attempt to clean up a leaky wreck near Fogo Island, and a new fishing technology that can save you money.

Cod vs. crab

2013-05-09T14:49:36Z

The new nuisance in our waters... codfish. The new plant in Mary's Harbour Labrador is ready for the new season, and Catholic bishops want Ottawa to re-consider some of the changes to the EI system.

Liberal opposition on SAR

2013-05-08T13:26:31Z

Search and Rescue surfaces again in the legislature today, the N.D.P. fisheries critic on issues in Southern Labrador, and the pros and cons of catch-and-release.

Liberal opposition on SAR

2013-05-08T13:23:18Z

Search and Rescue surfaces again in the legislature today, the N.D.P. fisheries critic on issues in Southern Labrador, and the pros and cons of catch-and-release.

Peter MacKay on changes to SAR

2013-05-03T14:34:39Z

One of the most sensitive, controversial and critical parts of the fishery... coming to the help of people in trouble. John speaks with Peter MacKay about changes to Ottawa's Search and Rescue effort.

Too much crab - too quickly

2013-05-02T17:50:08Z

An embarrassment of riches - too much crab, too quickly. We'll hear from a frustrated fisherman waiting for his turn. The plant in Fortune - is OCI living up to its promises four months after the deal was announced? AND a big shake-up in the fisheries department today.

New Local Service District head in Black Tickle

2013-04-30T13:46:37Z

The community of Black Tickle in Labrador has just chosen a new person to head the Local Service District. And at this crucial time in the town's history, she's a force to be reckoned with. You'll hear from Livanda Keefe and her concerns about what she says is the most forgetten community in the province.

More about outside buyers

2013-04-29T13:44:34Z

There's been a lot of talk AGAIN recently about outside buyers. John asks an advocate for the issue about the recent debate, but first Cooke Aquaculture nailed in New Brunswick for using an illegal pesticide, even after the government told them not to.

Explaining the markets

2013-04-26T13:42:28Z

An experienced fish plant operator explains the glut of cod on the world market, why the bottom has dropped out of our salt-fish markets and why it makes it so tough for us. And a veteran voice on the seal hunt on where we go from here.