The Broadcast from CBC Radio

Hear how the "Strait Stream" helped rescue a scallop dragger called the "Linden's Commander" and its crew + Labrador Gem Seafoods president Danny Dumaresque talks about navigating marketing potholes and tariffs this season.

FFAW president Dwan Street says St. Pierre boats trying to offload sea cucumber in NL should turn back + CBC's Troy Turner in Harbour Breton talking to people about the mass farmed salmon die-off in Harbour Breton Bay + Memorial University oceanography professor emeritus Brad de Young says the phenomenon that recently killed farmed salmon on the south coast was caused by wind.

Premier John Hogan and wild salmon advocates react to the death of 400,000 salmon at Mowi sites on Nfld's south coast + Marine Institute research scientist on the phenomenon of 'thermocline inversion' in the ocean + FFAW president Dwan Street says Quinsea/Royal Greenland should not be landing sea cucumbers caught in St. Pierre waters.

The biggest employer in Harbour Breton is Mowi Canada East; mayor Lloyd Blake says that when thousands of farmed salmon die, it's very concerning + Michael Teasdale of HoldFastNL says a pilot project in Kelligrews that's using seaweed to help filter effluent is continuing.

Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation says Mowi Canada East needs to be more transparent about mortality events + Jim Dinn, leader of the NDP and wild salmon advocate, says the recent die-off event is disturbing news.

Fermeuse Energy Ltd CEO Swapan Kataria says the company's plans include building a natural gas pipeline and a floating liquefaction facility + We join Mark Bailey on Conception Bay after dark to jig for squid.

Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi on reducing light from fish plants and fishing boats to help save Leach's storm petrels + Stain glass artist David Pye on a new piece depicting a fishing stage that burned in Quidi Vidi harbour this summer.

OCEARCH's Nigel Hussey tells us about Baker, the great white shark who's currently on the Grand Banks + Catherine Dempsey on an upcoming visit of Bob Bartlett's schooner, the SSV Ernestina-Morrissey.

Retired DFO scientist Jerry Payne on what might happen if oil spilled from the Baltic 3 + Land and Sea host Jane Adey tells us about her trip to the fish plant and fishing grounds in the Mary's Harbour area.

Keith Sullivan of NAIA on a burgeoning industry in Norway and aquaculture practices here + Julia Hancock's video of a tuna near St. Anthony has taken off on TikTok + Fisherman James Hickey on catching tuna in NL waters.

Fisherman Jody Caines thinks a proposed conservation area on the south coast outweighs the benefits of aquaculture operations + The Marine Institute opens its doors to highlight available programs.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre's take on Hurricane Erin + A fish harvester from Salmon Cove on wildfires, the recreational fishery and not being able to fish commercially + Professor Paul Snelgrove on jellyfish blooms in NL.

Barry Snow's home, in the family since the 1700's, survived wildfires despite being surrounded by trees + Captain Marcus Seidl of the Norwegian tall ship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl tells us about their mission.

A fisherman tells us about his close encounters with unsafe boaters during the recreational food fishery + An incredible encounter with a basking shark near Twillingate goes viral.

Skipper Noah Deveau talks about the night the Atlantic Treasure sank + Crowley House owner Bob Kelland on the loss of the historic home in Ochre Pit Cove + FFAW President Dwan Street on wildfires and the mackerel fishery.

Are this summer's wildfires a dress rehearsal for what's to come? Memorial University's Angela Carter on a warming earth and transitioning off fossil fuels + Craig Pardy, MHA and shadow fisheries critic, joins fish harvesters in calling for a reopening of the Atlantic mackerel fishery.

With wildfires nearing the Bay d'Espoir Highway, the province was forced to temporarily close Route 360. We spoke with Transportation Minister Elvis Loveless + It's been standing for nearly 200 years, but a couple from Smooth Cove fear they've lost their family in the CBN wildfire.

From helicopters flying reconnaissance missions to ships on standby, Coast Guard superintendent of Atlantic Regional Operations Paul Veber says they are doing everything they can to help support NL's fire fighting effort + Sigrid Kuehnemund, manager for the establishment of Marine Conservation Areas with Parks Canada, says the South Coast Fjords proposal is still in the feasibility assessment stage.

Carbonear deputy mayor and Harbour Authority chair Sam Slade says fishermen are looking for ways to help firefighters and evacuees + Fisherman Rick Kelland had to quickly flee Ochre Pit Cove and is worried that his home has been destroyed by fire + Sigrid Kuehnemund says Parks Canada wants to discuss the proposed NMCA on Newfoundland's South Coast with local fish harvesters.

Tracy Foote and Mitchell Barrett of Old Perlican's Harbour Authority say providing showers, laundry facilities and a place to park is helping some fire evacuees + Fishermen John Efford says due to wildfire he's staying at sea as long as possible + Hermitage mayor Steve Crewe on the potential impacts of the closure of Route 360, due to wildfire smoke.

Quinlan's procurement manager Mitchell Loveless says many workers are impacted by the forest fire and community evacuations + Burgeo First Nation Chief Elaine Ingram took part in a boat rally to protest fish farm expansion + Ross and Elizabeth Flowers talk about the sealskin kayak they built which is now on display at the Canada Games.

Traditional wooden oval or wire rectangular? DFO research scientist Darrell Mullowney on an upcoming survey and meetings regarding the types of lobster pots harvesters are now using + We'll meet the captain and some of the youth on an expedition aboard the ship, Polar Prince + Gabbie Ledesma of the Shorefast Foundation on how some new youth camps will engage kids in the fishery and environmental stewardship.

FFAW president Dwan Street says members are worried that if the Virgin Rocks becomes a protected area, fishing activity could be banned + Bob Bartlett of Trinity Eco Tours is very familiar with wild orcas and their behaviour, and says they don't usually pose a threat to humans.

Skyann Lewis, a senior compliance officer with DFO, on some of the common recreational fishery infractions they've been seeing + Kylie Freeman, manager of the Champney's West Aquarium, on what the facility does for the community.

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