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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Labrador MP Philip Earle is disappointed with how his own party is dividing the Total Allowable Catch for Northern cod + Assistant archaeology professor Catherine Losier is cluing up a season of field work on Turpin's Island in Little St. Lawrence.

Oceana marine scientist Jack Daly says the quota increase for Northern cod is too much, too soon + Marilyn Kinden of Kinden's Treats from the Sea in Lewisporte says there's a waitlist to buy cooked lobster bodies + Gordon MacArthur, master of the training vessel 'State of Maine,' says the ship is also equipped for disaster relief.

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announces significant increase in Northern cod Total Allowable Catch + FFAW president Dwan Street reacts to news that the offshore fishery is getting a higher share of Northern cod + Dwight Russell, president of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Co, is disappointed the company is not getting the share of cod they were lobbying for

Wayne Ledwell says the humpback that washed ashore in Spaniard's Bay likely got tangled in crab fishing gear + Bruce Leamon, a former co-chair with COSEWIC, says fish farming and fishing has lead to significant salmon decline on the south coast (west of the Burin Peninsula)

Despite lobbying and letter writing, Carl Slaney says nobody is taking responsibility to clean up dump site near Fortune Head Ecological Reserve + From shipwrecks to early crab processing, Marlayne Hardy says a new self-guided audio tour will help preserve Hant's Harbour's history.

Former DFO manager Wayne King says Labrador fishermen deserve more access to their adjacent cod resource + Colleen Higgins shows us more of the Marine Interpretation Centre on Fogo Island.

Firefighters, townspeople and students scour the beaches, trails and roadside on Change Islands with an Ocean Week cleanup + A demonstration in Corner Brook opposing the expansion of Atlantic salmon farming.

Meet Edward Heath who drives a tour bus on Fogo Island + We'll look back to May of 2000 which was a tumultuous time for the Fogo Island Co-op + What Shorefast founder Zita Cobb has to say about prosperity.

Seldom fisherman Sheldon Dawe on what the increase in lobster means for this area + Town of Fogo Island mayor Andrew Shea on some of the challenges facing the island + Colleen Higgins shows us part of the former Fishermen's Union Trading Co premises.

Paul Torraville, Barry Payne and Paul Dennis are all managers with the Fogo Island Co-op, they discuss the potential in cod and the challenges in attracting plant workers + Gabbie Ledesma, Olivia Best and Liz Newton were taking part in a roadside cleanup as part of World Oceans Week activities.

We visit boat builder Hardy Penney's shed in Little Seldom + The Shorefast Foundation is not afraid to take risks in order to help the community, says chief operating officer Susan Cull.

Meet some tourists who've had The Fogo Island Inn on their bucket list + St. John's photographer Paddy Barry was drawn to Fogo Island 15 years ago + Pete Decker explains Trap Berth Day.

University of Manitoba's Davoren Lab wants to learn more about jellyfish populations in NL waters + Oceana Canada's Isabelle Jubinveille on what they saw while examining what's on the Southern Newfoundland Slope.

As tensions rise over access to Northern cod, Boyd Lavers, chair of the 4R Mobile Gear Fleet, makes his case + FFAW president Dwan Street reacts to a petition circulating among Labrador harvesters to de-certify from the union

Chad Strugnell says harvesters in Labrador feel their needs are not being represented by the FFAW + Biologist Chris Hearn has had a lifelong fascination with American eels.

Dwight Russell, CEO of Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company, says they need more access to cod to keep operations afloat + Cod leather and more: Artist Kelly Jane Bruton is involved with the Women's Fishing and Cultural Cooperative, which has plans to turn fish waste into pet food.

Christopher Mitchelmore, CEO of SABRI, on why the shrimp fishery is still at the core of this social enterprise + Artist Kelly Jane Bruton on how to make cod leather, and what it can be used for

On the International Day for Biological Diversity, Barbara Barter of Burgeo talks about the importance of protecting the ocean ecosystem in that part of Nfld + DFO biologist Blair Thorne on what people should keep in mind when they're starting projects near any waterway

Scholar and filmmaker Cyrus Sundar Singh and his daughter Saskia Laufer have produced a live documentary called "In the Wake of Another Time: when local fishermen rescued 155 Tamil Sri Lankan refugees"

Jerome Canning of the Wooden Boat Museum was invited to an international maritime festival in the Basque region of Spain + Research scientist Dave Drolet on what is luring lobster to the shores of Quebec