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The FFAW and the ASP say the dispute over snow crab pricing is over + Liberal fisheries critic Elvis Loveless says it's a politician's job to help those lobster harvesters in Spirity Cove, so they can start fishing + Merv Wiseman hopes that the Food Fishery will become more flexible so people are not forced to fish in poor weather

NL Fisheries Minister Loyola O'Driscoll says the process to apply for a seafood processing licence has become less complicated + A shifting coastline in Spirity Cove is preventing lobster harvesters from fishing

Details of a lawsuit filed by the ASP against two members of the FFAW executive + Doug Chaisson of the Seals and Sealing Network is feeling optimist about this year's seal harvest and the industry

Sis Boland of Sis's Seafood says her customers are eagerly awaiting fresh snow crab + Tara Young's art installation in Norris Point is created from marine garbage + Alisha Hodder of Hodder's Shellfish says provincial government rules are hampering her business

Lorelei Roberts of the ASP says crab harvesters have the right to go fishing + Pam Patten says she and her husband have been threatened with violence over the crab dispute + R. Bruce MacDonald's new book is called 'Sound Like a Sailor'

Seafood analyst John Sackton on the price difference between Gulf snow crab and NL snow crab + Transportation Safety Board Chair Yoan Marier says the dates that fisheries open can be a factor in fishing fatalities

Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps says he's ready to ship crab to the Maritimes to be processed + Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods says there's a lot of good news in the recent stock assessment of Northern cod

The price setting panel has selected the ASP's price of 5.30 a lb for snow crab, but fisheries union president Dwan Street says no crab will be processed in the province at that price, we'll also hear from Lorelei Roberts executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers

Paul Regular, DFO research scientist and stock lead for Northern cod, says the stock is in the healthy zone and is growing + Postville fisherman Ryan Pottle talks about the challenges of fishing crab this year with a quota decrease.

Historian Sean Cadigan on how Nfld's fishing industry changed with Confederation with Canada + Chair of the Food Fisher's Committee Barry Fordham is disappointed he's not been able to secure a meeting with Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson.

Lorelei Roberts of the ASP says the FFAW can't change crab pricing legislation just because they don't like it + Some questions about crab came up during Question Period at the House of Assembly + Reporters ask Premier Tony Wakeham about the snow crab situation.

FFAW president Dwan Street on why the union wants to move away from the panel process for snow crab this season + NL Transportation minister Barry Petten on why the town of Red Bay's government wharf is not getting replaced.

Executive director Lorelei Roberts says the ASP is waiting for the fisheries union to come to table, to start negotiations for snow crab.

He's way down south -- we chat with Thomas Janes chief Scientist for the Canadian Antarctic Research Expedition + MPs question Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson about why funding was pulled for the sentinel fishery.

Retired research scientist Jerry Payne says dumping snow in St John's harbour is less harmful to the environment than the alternatives + Geoff Irvine of the Lobster Council of Canada says they're not concerned about the crackdown on boiling live lobsters in the UK + Lisa Hunt on finding a washed up dolphin in English Harbour West.

Alvan Buckley tells us about a detailed letter he sent to the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, outlining why a general hunt for double-crested cormorants is a bad idea + Icelandic stock coordinator Teresa Silva on how they assess the capelin stock + Red Bay mayor Eric Paul on why the local wharf should be repaired prior to a visit of a replica of a Basque whaling ship in 2027.

Cuno Jensen, chairman of the Nuuk Maritime Network is looking to talk with those interested in a possible new shipyard in Greenland + Sid Woolfrey on the history of and the and present-day People of the Sea Service in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.

The Random Passage site at New Bonaventure, portraying fishing life in the 1800's, is getting funding to make it a more attractive space for visitors + A petition is presented in the House of Assembly to fix a wharf in Red Bay prior to a visit by a replica of the Basque whaling ship, San Juan.

NL Premier Tony Wakeham on his trip to Boston for the Seafood Expo and a look at this year's snow crab fishery + FFAW fisheries scientist Erin Carruthers on how the post-season crab survey works + The MHA for Burin - Grand Bank tables a petition looking for action on cleaning up a dumpsite at the Fortune Head Ecological Reserve.

John Green on the historical migration and connections between Ireland and Tilting + Conservative MP Clifford Small questions DFO about the health of Atlantic mackerel stocks.

FFAW president Dwan Street says there could be changes this year to how snow crab is priced + Listener Steve Pinksen is glad that hunting double crested cormorants is now legal.

From 1981, join Land & Sea host Herb Davis aboard The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Grenfell, as it comes to the rescue of a sinking longliner that was damaged by sea ice.

As Ottawa rolls out a whale-safe fishing gear strategy, the US considers rolling back measures to protect whales from vessel strikes says conservation biologist Sean Brilliant + DFO regional resource manager Barry Peters chats about the new 'Personal Use Seal Fishery - Educational Observer Pilot' for people 12 and over who want to learn about seal harvesting.

Stock assessment biologist Ron Lewis says the warming ocean is one reason why capelin are increasing in numbers + Bruce Rodrigues, an ecosystem management ecologist with NL's Wildlife division, says the province will closely monitor the double crested cormorant hunt.

Conway Caines says it's not fair that harvesters in Zone 4R cannot access cod off southern Labrador + Seabird biologist Ian Jones says new hunting rules for double crested cormorants could inadvertently lead to the wrong birds being killed.

A local actor is portraying Lady Sara Kirke as the the Colony of Avalon celebrates her legacy + We'll hear more from a 1975 Land & Sea episode about "The Fisherman's Broadcast."

As we celebrate 75 years on the radio, we'll hear from former hosts who understood the importance of the fishery and what the show means to listeners, with music from Jim Payne and Fergus O'Byrne.

As we celebrate 75 years on the radio, we'll hear from former hosts who understood the importance of the fishery and what the show means to listeners, with music from Jim Payne and Fergus O'Byrne.

CBC reporter Terry Roberts explains how a little known UN convention on taxing offshore oil on the high seas will affect the Bay du Nord project + "Just leave us alone": St. Brendan's mayor Bill Broderick says DFO deemed a wharf unsafe and restricted access, but Broderick insists the wharf is needed and will be used.

The Broadcast takes in a live news conference announcing details of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project in the Flemish Cap Basin, which will include a floating dry dock facility in Bull Arm.

Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Loyola O'Driscoll on department priorities + Liberal MP Tom Osbourne on why he voted against a bill to extend the recreational food fishery.

Liberal MPs from this province explain why they voted down a Conservative bill to extend the recreational food fishery + Robert Butler is keeping nautical history alive by decking out his shed with the names of boats and ships that have made Baine Harbour home.

Herb Davis became host of The Broadcast in the mid-1970s but immediately had to fight to keep the show alive + Musician Sandy Morris arranged the current Broadcast theme in 1999.

FFAW President Dwan Street says there are deficiencies with the latest snow crab assessment and changes must be made + Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson responds + Organizers of a new Mission to Seafarers' talk about what the organization does and how it will operate in NL.

Julia Pantin, lead stock assessor for snow crab, says the stock is healthy in some zones but is declining in others + Qalipu Chief Jenny Brake says she talked to the FFAW about a misleading and racist comment that was posted on social media by the vice president of the union's inshore council.

They say it's embarrassing: Carl Slaney and Shauna Brennan are concerned about an eroding dump site that is taking attention away from the Fortune Head Ecological Reserve.

We'll hear about the crab fishery and visit a new salt fish operation in this Land & Sea episode from 1987 called "Labrador Diary" hosted by Dave Quinton.

David Warner, a creative sustainability coordinator in the Orkney Islands, says retro rubbish from Canada and beyond has turned up on a beach on Sanday Island + Filmmaker Christoph Potting is hoping to find someone in NL to be featured in a documentary about the power of ocean tides.

FFAW president Dwan Street is praising the PC party's handling of the fishery in their first 108 days in office + St. Mary's Mayor Steve Ryan on plans to process crab in other towns, and on the status of the old fish sauce plant.

The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is taking over the role of reviewing applications for fish processing licences and disbanding the role of an arms-length board + Barry Kendall is upset that the FFAW cut benefits his disabled father had been receiving since he was injured in a horrific car accident in the early 1980's

There was no episode of The Broadcast today due to the live broadcast of the Canada vs Switzerland women's ice hockey semi-final at the Winter Olympics.

FFAW president Dwan Street says members are preparing to protest if the province doesn't commit to changing the price setting process + Clayton Burry, chair of The Ocean Ranger Legacy Foundation, says by next year the public will be able to see artifacts from the sunken rig on display in NL