The ocean is a part of daily life in Newfoundland and Labrador. Whether it’s fishing, tourism, shipping, research or culture, there are thousands of people whose lives have some connection to the sea. The Broadcast casts a wide net to explore the stories of people in coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador and around the world.
The son of a well-known fish processor, Spencer Lake is back in Newfoundland to invest in tourism on the south coast + Audience reaction to our look at the Sentinel Fishery.
A feature interview with Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture minister Lisa Dempster on some of the issues facing the fishing industry + Part two of our cod conversation with DFO groundfish biologist Emilie Novaczek.
With recreational fishers catching some really big cod this summer, we had questions about codfish biology for DFO groundfish expert Emilie Novaczek + Robyn Lacy and Ian Petty of Black Cat Cemetery Preservation were doing work in historic Battle Harbour, Labrador.
Joel Richardson of Cooke Aquaculture says a spike in sea temperature is one factor that lead to more salmon deaths at farm sites on Newfoundland's south coast + Dave Ring and daughter Linda Bishop on the history of their iconic fishing stage in Quidi Vidi harbour that was destroyed by fire this week.
David Taylor is a folklorist who came to study at Memorial University in 1977. He collected dozens of interviews with boat builders and his research became the catalyst for the opening of the Wooden Boat Museum in Winterton. (Repeat episode, originally aired November 15th, 2024)
Warm water and low oxygen has killed thousands of salmon at a farm site on the south coast of Newfoundland +Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr on why he launched his own weather app + A visit to a busy shed in Hopedale where people are building a flat-bottomed rowboat.
Broadcast producer Todd O'Brien heads out on the water with sentinel fisherman Keith Bowen + FFAW fisheries scientist Erin Carruthers on why the sentinel fishery continues to be important.
Biologist Jordan Oulette-Plante on the state of cod in zone 4R in the Gulf of St. Lawrence + John Doyle on the new book, "In the Sunny Long Ago" which features photos taken by his father, Gerald S. Doyle.
Kathy Hayes, chair of Local Service District for Brigus South, says a Netflix series is not the first production filmed in the community + Jim Myles of the Marystown Model Ship Gallery has compiled some new information about the Newfoundlanders who were on HMS Hood when it was sunk in 1941.
Martin Hurley, of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St John's, says a lone man on a sailboat who'd been missing was found unharmed + Julie Huntington of Whale Release and Strandings says the group was very busy in July with calls to help whales tangled in fishing gear.
Burgeo spokesperson Barbara Barter says the town, along with nearby Ramea, is reconfirming support for an ocean conservation area, in the face of opposition from people such as MP Clifford Small + Mark Hjerpe says his son caught a huge cod in Bonavista Bay recently, but he's not the only family member with a history of bagging big fish.
We meet up with Ronnie Bidgood and crew as they come into Petty Harbour with a catch of northern cod + Jenn Whiteway of Quidi Vidi says getting a new slipway will help residents access the food fishery + Ward 2 councillor Ophelia Ravencroft says the Quidi Slipway replacement will cost $750,000.
Land & Sea host Bill Kelly with the story of four brothers from Conche who couldn't get the funds for the longliner they needed, so took the matter into their own hands.
Cermaq CEO Steven Rafferty talks about acquiring Grieg's salmon farming operation in Newfoundland + Marystown mayor Brian Keating is cautiously optimistic about the sale of Grieg + Eugene Lee with some tips on how to catch a great cod in the recreational fishery
No shortage of opinions on the recreational groundfish fishery on a wharf in Petty Harbour + Anthony Merante, Senior Plastics Campaigner with Oceana Canada, says negotiating a global treaty on plastics in Switzerland next month won't be easy
Jared Clarke of Bird-The-Rock nature tours spotted a North Atlantic Right whale off St. Shott's + We catch up with fish harvester Chalsie Cook-Marche, who is also the mayor of Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
Varrick Grimes is the founder of a kelp operation on Change Islands called KalUP + Back in February, helicopter pilot Captain Matthew Cox told us about the challenges of hoisting 20 people off a grounded container ship
DFO marine mammal researcher Jack Lawson says fines for getting too close to whales can be up to half a million dollars for the first offence + The Coast Guard's Bruce English and Lark Harbour mayor Wade Park are glad that the salvage of the grounded MSC Baltic III is making significant progress
A vacation to remember, Rebecca Edwards on how she ended up catching a gigantic cod + Nicole Teasdale on the next steps for HoldFast NL Seaweed + Charlie Donnelly is giving a free 'make and break' engine workshop at the Wooden Boat Museum
A group from HoldFast NL Seaweed is harvesting their farmed kelp in St. Mary's Bay + Barry Porter, author of 'Adventures of a Lightkeeper' is delighted that his book has been turned into a comic for a 'Washington Post' series called Shifts
Marine Institute research scientist Tyler Eddy and postdoctoral fellow Pablo Vajas discuss their new study on harp seals, which shows that the seals' impact on cod has been increasing + Barry Decker is feeling encouraged by an increase in shrimp catches off Port au Choix
FFAW president Dwan Street says less crab is leaving NL for processing thanks to government attention + Lizeta Gould, town manager in Port au Choix, says the town's granite cod statue will receive a name at the 2nd annual cod festival
Well-known chef Jeremy Charles has left the downtown restaurant scene to open a food truck in Norris Point + Robert Power, a longtime maintenance worker with the Town of Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove on capelin runs present and past + Veronica Lysaght and Nigel Jollands are sailing the world aboard the vessel, Novara to promote action on climate change
The whales are chasing the capelin and the tourists are chasing the whales... we speak with the mayor of the ever-popular St. Vincents + The latest on efforts to remove oil from the cargo ship MSC Baltic III which ran aground on the west coast in mid-February.
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announces 4.1 million dollars for construction of a new wharf in Torbay + Genevieve Faille, a biologist with Fisheries and Oceans tells us about the latest scientific mission in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announces 4.1 million dollars for construction of a new wharf in Torbay + Genevieve Faille, a biologist with Fisheries and Oceans tells us about the latest scientific mission in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Katie Schleit, fisheries director with Oceans North says now is not the time to increase fishing pressure on Northern cod + Dalhousie biology professor Aaron MacNeil says protecting areas where marine life is perceived as beautiful can be beneficial on different levels.
Ernest Decker wonders what will become of the now paused cod fishery on the west coast + Fisherman Terry Heard on Labrador's share of the Northern cod fishery + DFO biologist Marjolaine Blais on her studies of deoxygenation and plankton in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Rebecca Brushett has concerns about NAIA's "Save our Jobs" campaign + Tony Hiscock, VP and CFO of the Gander Airport Authority, gives an update on the construction of the new cold storage facility.
Keith Sullivan, executive director of NAIA, says people in fish farming communities have not had enough say about the proposed marine conservation area for the south coast + Raymond Collins of PF Collins and Darrell Roche of Whitecap International, talk about the first planeload of lobster that landed in Spain last week.
Filmmakers Emily and Josh Murphy talk about making 'Rock Plastic Salmon', which was co-produced by the Atlantic Salmon Federation + Keith Sullivan executive director of NAIA says the Atlantic Salmon Federation has been spreading disinformation about the aquaculture industry.
Graham Wood of Mussel Bed Boat Tours says new food fishery rules for tour boots is a divisive issue + Sylvie LaPointe of the Atlantic Groundfish Council says members are pleased with cod quota increase + Mina Campbell is part of a seal skin instructional series made by youth in central Labrador.
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson on why DFO is more than doubling the quota for northern cod + FFAW president Dwan Street says the union is pleased with the quota increase + Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods says the cod increase will mean more work + Rebecca Schijns of Oceana Canada says Thompson's decision is political.
Be it for shrimp or cod, Edgar Hunt concerned about the practice of dragging on cod grounds + Mike Foote, president of the Baccalieu Lions Club, on the annual Canada Day lobster draw.
Tara Saunders, wife of the fisherman who got in the water to retrieve shell, says luckily it didn't go off + Neil Burgess of the Shipwreck Preservation Society has theories about the origin of the shell.
Juliette Lee and Murial Whelan say that living next to the old Atlantic Seafood Sauce plant often meant keeping the windows closed to keep out the stench + Banting post-doc scholar Alice Zhu is studying how plastic moves through the ocean, and how it affects marine life such as turtles.
Ryan Cleary says he was banned forever from Facebook after posting a Ray Guy quote + From problems with China's distant water fleet to human rights abuses in seafood processing, Ian Urbina talks about the second season of the Outlaw Ocean podcast.
Fish harvester John Efford says the ASP is manipulating the crab market + Research scientist Frédéric Cyr on how ocean condition cycles can affect groundfish recovery.
We'll meet some workers from the Philippines who are processing crab in St. Mary's + From 2023 we'll hear some of CBC Investigates coverage of the rotting fish sauce plant in St. Mary's + MHA Sherry Gambin-Walsh on why it's taken so long to help St. Mary's with the abandoned seafood sauce plant.
MP Clifford Small has questions for minister Joanne Thompson on Northern Cod + Nancy Bowers says Maritime provinces do a lot to promote their seafood industries, why can't NL? + From our archives: The late Jack Troake of Twillingate talks about the recreational fishery and more
St. Mary's mayor Steve Ryan says crab season hitting its stride + Steve Ryan with an update on St. Mary's abandoned fish sauce plant + Greg Ferrara of the CFIA says oyster dermo is not harmful to humans.
FFAW president Dwan Street on what the union is recommending to DFO in terms of northern cod + DFO biologist Dawn Mercer on the activities planned for World Oceans Day across NL + We hear one of the last interviews Jack Troake did on The Broadcast.