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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.

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    Best of the Broadcast: 40th anniversary of the iconic NL album, 'Towards the Sunset'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 25:08


    Back in November 2023, musician Joe Byrne tells us the story of behind the making of 'Towards the Sunset.'

    As DFO cracks down on the illegal sale of food fishery cod, we hear from some recreational fishers in Quidi Vidi + Comfort Cove-Newstead has revived its annual Shellfish Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 18:50


    Lots of food fishers in Quidi Vidi, including locals, tourists and kids on the wharf + Comfort Cove-Newstead Recreation Committee members Laura Carroll and Ryan Watkins chat about their upcoming Shellfish Festival.

    A seaweed solution for sewage? Hear the results of a pilot project in CBS + Meet a high school student who's representing Canada in an international water science competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 23:20


    Almost two years after the project started, we'll head back to the site in CBS where seaweed is helping to clean wastewater + Moroti Adegboyega invented a robot that uses AI to clean water and is competing in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition.

    Does this province have a handle on the invasive green crab? + There's a new children's book about the 'Whale Man' Jon Lien

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 22:17


    DFO senior biologist Lynn Lush on how Nfld is tackling green crab since 2007 + Robert Chafe is the author of a new children's book called 'Whale Man' about whale rescuer Jon Lien.

    Paula Gale 10:59 AM (16 minutes ago) to me Northern cod is plentiful, but does NL have enough processing capacity? + NL fisheries minister addresses concerns about fish plant rebuild in St. Mary's

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 25:08


    Fisherman Carl Hedderson says cod is plentiful but it's been a challenge to get it processed this summer + Nine months after the fire, NL fisheries minister Loyola O'Driscoll addresses concerns from people in St. Mary's who are worried that the plant won't be rebuilt in the town.

    Back on Bob Bartlett's ship: In September 2025, The Broadcast went aboard the schooner 'Ernestina Morrissey' while she was docked in Bartlett's hometown of Brigus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 25:08


    Her captain used to be legendary NL explorer, Bob Bartlett; meet the crew of the 130-year-old schooner Ernestina Morrissey. This episode first aired in September, 2025

    A visit to a facility where millions of green crab get crushed + Could NL make billions from national shipbuilding? + The Food Fishery Committee says there is a way to expand the fishery on Nfld's south and west coasts without harming fish stocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 20:22


    A former fox farm in North Harbour is the last stop for millions of green crab + Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says NL could play a bigger role in building Canadian ships and subs + Food Fishers Committee chair Merv Wiseman says there are ways to expand NL's food fishery without harming cod stocks.

    Growing concern that the St. Mary's fish plant will not be rebuilt in the town + On the hunt for squid in Holyrood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 23:49


    Nine months after it was destroyed by fire, the mayor of St Mary's says it's unclear if the processing plant will be rebuilt in the town + Meet people on the hunt for squid in Holyrood.

    Another great white shark in fishing gear off the province's west coast + The Marine Institute's efforts on tackling European green crab

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 19:20


    Larry Crocker of Trout River caught a great white shark in his fishing gear + Marsha Clarke with the Marine Institute talks about green crab and restoring parts of Placentia Bay.

    Trying to protect lobster from European green crab in Long Harbour + DFO wants your photos and information on shark encounters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 17:11


    Fisherman Roy Murphy on his quest to keep green crab numbers in Long Harbour down + DFO marine biologist Carolyn Miri wants your help to document sharks in NL waters.

    A great white gets caught up in a fisherman's halibut trawl + Preliminary reports from a 10-year-study on porbeagle sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 21:34


    Jesse Gilbert and his father catch a great white shark in their halibut trawl + DFO Marine biologist Caroline Miri tells us about porbeagle sharks in NL.

    The christening of a model schooner based on the Hazel Pearl + A visit to the Champney's West aquarium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 18:32


    Remembering the Hazel Pearl at a community event in Champney's West + The role of the Champney's West aquarium in education and fun.

    A fisherman is looking for help to continue trapping green crab + A visit to the squid jiggin' ground + An Australian documentary maker focuses on a retired lighthouse keeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 19:33


    Fisherman Roy Murphy is looking for financial help in his quest to trap green crab in Long Harbour + Donald Powell of Change Islands tells us about Arthur Scammell's inspiration for the song "Squid Jiggin' Ground" + Retired lighthouse keeper Barry Porter gets a visit from an Australian filmmaker.

    The Food Fishery Committee is advocating for a 7-day-a-week food fishery for all parts of the province + People in Foxtrap Harbour are pleased with having the option of fishing all week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 19:11


    Merv Wiseman, chair of the Food Fishery Committee is citing safety as the main reason to open the food fishery 7 days a week all around the province + A check in with people in Foxtrap Harbour on how they feel about the food fishery being opened 7 days a week.

    A check in on one fisherman's cod fishery this summer + A popular YouTuber has high praise for NL's seafood and overall vibe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 19:15


    Fisherman Ken Green on the challenges of selling cod in Carbonear + Luke Martin's YouTube channel, Chopstick Travel makes a delicious seafood stop in Newfoundland.

    An episode from March of 2023 dedicated to the make and break engine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 25:08


    Charlie Donnelly and Ray Johnson tell us about their love of the make and break engine in an episode from 2023.

    Family and friends of the fishermen who died near Harbour Round recount fond memories of the men and vow to fight on for safer fishing rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 21:58


    The family and friends of Stanley Giles and Michael Peter Seymour tell us about the men's lives while vowing to fight for a safer fishery.

    Coming to grips with the death of two fishermen in Harbour Round + A Sharing the Harvest happy recipient of cod

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 20:45


    A mayor, fisherman and safety advocate speak to the accident that claimed two lives from Harbour Round + A recipient of cod from Sharing the Harvest is full of praise for the idea and organization.

    Is otter trawling the worst method of harvesting? + An accelerator program is in St. John's to help aquaculture startups

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 19:06


    Barry Darby - who studies the economics and sustainability of the fishing industry - gives reasons why the otter trawl shouldn't be used + Aquaculture companies, including ten start ups, are sharpening their skills in St. John's this week as part of the Aquaculture Innovation Studio.

    DFO tells us about Goldfish, the right whale spotted in Bay de Verde + A Twillingate fisherman on concerns about the future of the community wharf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 21:23


    DFO's Brett Gilchrist on why Goldfish, the right whale, is in Newfoundland waters + Lillian Saul fishes out of Twillingate...she's says the community wharf in danger of being destroyed by the ocean and needs protection.

    A right whale is spotted next to the fish plant in Bay de Verde + Tagging northern gannets at Cape St. Mary's in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 25:09


    Manager Kristinn Skulason was very surprised to see what turned out to be a right whale next to the plant in Bay de Verde + A look back on a day tagging northern gannets at Cape St. Mary's with seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi.

    Con O'Brien of the Irish Descendants talks about the cod fishery and their tribute album to Stan Rogers + This weekend the push is on for donations of cod for those who can use the food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 17:53


    The Irish Descendants' new album is a tribute to Stan Rogers, a man who helped inspire Con O'Brien to believe Newfoundland stories were worth singing + Barry Fordham with Sharing the Harvest is appealing for donations of filleted, frozen cod to share with those who would welcome it.

    The beginning of a five month scientific expedition to waters off Labrador and beyond + A guided tour of Innu Nation's research boat, Polar Athena

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 21:13


    Barbara Neves, chief scientist aboard the CCGS Amundsen, explains the mission underway + Gioia Montevecchi and Michael Hannaford, co-leads on Innu Nation's Uinipek expedition, take us on a guided tour of their research vessel.

    Lobbying for a reopening of the commercial mackerel fishery + Centuries of history being swallowed by the sea in Ferryland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 22:27


    FFAW President Dwan Street makes a case for re-opening the commercial mackerel fishery + Archaeologist Barry Gaulton on the race to document a section of the site in Ferryland before it is washed away or under water.

    The NunatuKavut Community Council on how this years self-regulated salmon fishery is going + The passing of seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 21:45


    NunatuKavut President Todd Russell on how this year's salmon fishery - deemed illegal by DFO - is going + Passionate about the welfare and lives of seabirds; an interview with the late Bill Montevecchi on light pollution and Leach's storm petrels off Baccalieu Island.

    We head to Port au Choix's inaugural Cod Festival in 2024 in this encore episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 25:09


    We spend the day at Port au Choix's inaugeral Cod Festival and the unveiling of a cod statue in this episode from 2024.

    We'll head to Cape Race for a reading of the book, 'Race to the Cape'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 21:33


    Author Theresa O'Leary reads from her book "Race to the Cape" in Cape Race + Kevin Hennessey sings Terry Boyle's shanty based on the story detailed in the book + Gertie Molloy, chair of Mistaken Point Cape Race Heritage Inc.

    Reaction to seeing the wreck Quest on the bottom of the Labrador Sea + Digging into the numbers on how the collapse of cod stocks affected NL + A fishing net workshop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 23:27


    Antoine Normandin, research director with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, reacts to seeing the wreck Quest + Research scientist Tyler Eddy looks at the changes in fishing communities following the collapse of cod stocks + Rigolet's Winston Blake gives a workshop on how to make fishing nets.

    The Transportation Safety Board's report on commercial fishing + The F.U. Trading Company premises is taking visitors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 18:25


    Chair of the Transportation Safety Board, Yoan Marier, outlines safety issues in the fisheries + Coordinator Colleen Higgins gives a tour at the F.U. Trading Company premises in Seldom, Fogo Island.

    The Nunatsiavut Government has concerns about NunatuKavut's new fisheries plan + Piping plovers are back in Cape Freels + NL university students win a remotely operated vehicle world championship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 25:08


    The Nunatsiavut Government takes issue with NunatuKavut Community Council's fish harvesting plan + People in the Cape Freels area are keeping an eye on a pair of endangered piping plovers + Students from Memorial University / Marine Institute celebrate a big win at the 2026 Marine Advanced Technology Education Remotely Operated Vehicle Competition.

    DFO says the NunatuKavut fishery is an illegal one + Canadian Coast Guard defends its response to a vessel in distress off Labrador + A mission to map in 3-D two famous ships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 22:17


    DFO's Julie Diamond says NunatuKavut's current fishery is illegal + Harvey Vardy with the Canadian Coast Guard on its response to a fishing boat in distress + CBC's Peter Cowan on the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's mission to map in 3-D two famous shipwrecks.

    The NunatuKavut Community Council explains its new fisheries management plan + A little talk, a little money: The slipway in St. John's harbour is now open for recreational boaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 22:45


    President Todd Russell of the NunatuKavut Community Council on their new fisheries management plan, a plan DFO says is not authourized + Avid fisherman Peter Emberely on the deal struck to have the slipway in St. John's harbour open to recreational boaters.

    The do's and don't of this year's food fishery + A look into how much fish was discarded during the St. Pierre and Miquelon fishery between 1950 to 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 22:37


    DFO fisheries officer Albert Grandy on food fishery rules + Master's student Anna Luna Rossi researched the St. Pierre and Miquelon fishery over a 72-year-period concentrating on the amount of fish that was discarded.

    She's seen whales her whole life but it never gets old, a chat with the mayor of St. Vincent's + He's fulfilling his dream of becoming a 16th century boat builder and sailor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 22:49


    Verna Hayward, mayor of St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peters River, talks about what the town is doing for tourists who come to see whales from shore + We hear more from Xabier Agote who's leading the construction of the replica 16th century Basque whaling galleon, San Juan.

    Meet researchers aboard the "Louis" who are helping to support the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea + An update on the construction of the replica Basque galleon 'San Juan'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 21:59


    Kai Boggild of Natural Resources Canada and Dave Sinnott of DFO are heading to the Arctic aboard CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent + Xabier Agote is fulfilling his dream of recreating the original 16th century whaling ship, the San Juan.

    CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is in port in St. John's but soon heading north on a variety of missions + A union representing some DFO workers warns of long term consequences of jobs cuts in NL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 22:42


    Meet some of the crew and scientists aboard Canada's largest icebreaker, soon heading to the North Pole + Sean O'Reilly, president of PIPSC, says job cuts at DFO in NL are very concerning.

    Producing 'sea lettuce' on Change Islands + Meet the other student from Change Islands' graduating class of two + More stories from the Punt Premises in Joe Batt's Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 22:00


    Varrick Grimes gives us an update on the seaweed enterprise Kalup + Danika Hoffe is one of two students graduating from A.R. Scammel Academy + We revisit Trap Berth Day in Joe Batt's Arm.

    Why there's such a need to get more people involved in the inshore fishery + Keeping an eye on the European's Commission's review of the ban on seal products

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 23:17


    FFAW president Dwan Street on the fishing industry "new entrants initiative" + Conservationist Shane Mahoney says people in NL should pay attention to the European Commission's "fitness check" of its seal products ban.

    A new area to fish Northern shrimp off Newfoundland + A quiet but fulfilling life on Change Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 21:31


    DFO's Todd Williams explains who gets what with the reopening of a Northern shrimp fishing zone + Mayor Paula Flood of Change Islands on why she moved there and some of the challenges the area faces.

    A crab boat gets caught between a whale and the gear the whale was towing + The FFAW says it has been advocating for harvesters in 4R + The NunatuKavut Community Council on the principles it advocates for in accessing Northern cod

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 24:07


    The Whale Release and Strandings group tells us about a crab boat getting caught up with gear a whale was towing just outside the Narrows + President Dwan Street says the FFAW has been strongly advocating to have west coast harvesters regain access to Northern cod + President Todd Russel with the NunatuKavut Community Council says Labrador's share of Northern cod should increase based on adjacency, reconciliation and economic need.

    A former fisheries minister says it's time harvesters on the west coast of the island regain access to Northern cod + One of two students graduating from A.R. Scammell Academy talks about a future that includes Change Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 22:31


    Former fisheries minister Gerry Byrne has taken up the fight, advocating for west coast fish harvesters and their fight for access to Northern cod + Kendrick Diamond on his life and aspirations following graduation from a small school on Change Islands.

    Why the Fort Amherst Harbour Authority not allowing recreational fishers to use boat launch this summer + Nunatsiavut Government says DFO's Northern cod decision goes against their land claims agreement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 22:09


    Glen Winslow, president of Fort Amherst Harbour Authority, says due to safety concerns with increased fishing there will be no slipway access for food fishers this summer + Nunatsiavut Natural Resources Minister Tom Evans says DFO should be giving Labrador Inuit a greater share of Northern cod.

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