Fishery Dispute: Oceana

Alain Clavette takes us along on his annual pelagic tour in the Bay of Fundy. 

With just 6 weeks to go before the provincial election, we'll gather our panel of politics watchers. They'll look at the promises made so far, and set the stage for the coming weeks. 

This week on What's Cooking, we're focused on a meal - lunch. For some lunch ideas now that school is back in session, we've reached Chef Yves Deschaines. He runs the cooking programs at Greener Village in Fredericton. 

Whales are more than just beautiful creatures — they play a vital role in the ocean's ecosystem. Today, Asha de Vos, marine biologist and pioneer of long-term blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean, explains why protecting whales is crucial for protecting the entire ... Show More

Baleen whales were almost hunted to extinction. Now they face a new threat – global shipping. But despite humans blighting their lives, can they now recover and help revive ocean life?Justin Rowlatt speaks to two researchers who observe these intelligent, sociable giants up close ... Show More

Eldred Woodford, president of Canadian Sealers Association is getting ready for the hunt + Ryan Cleary was a witness for Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans + Maxime Geoffroy on his talk, 'Fishes in the frigid waters of the Arctic and Labrador Sea' 

A tense conflict between Indigenous fishermen and commercial lobstermen flared up in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2020. Today, how it all got started and how the Canadian government added fuel to the fire. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Learn more about sponsor message ... Show More

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are disappearing from their native waters, a serious danger for a species with only 340 animals left. The mystery behind this change took NPR's climate reporter Lauren Sommer 2,000 miles away to the world's second-largest ice sheet, sitting ... Show More

Sargassum seaweed was recorded as far back as the 15th century when Christopher Columbus wrote in his expedition diaries about miles and miles and miles of dense seaweed as he crossed the Atlantic Ocean. In 2011, a great mass of this seaweed emerged, stretching from West Africa t ... Show More

Pese a todas las agresiones que están sufriendo, los océanos todavía son capaces de absorber el 30% del dióxido de carbono que los humanos mandamos a la atmósfera Cada dos años -y desde hace cuarenta- un equipo de científicos cruza el Atlántico Norte a bordo del buque oceanográfi ... Show More

Kaitlin Casey and Genevieve Peck of Student Dive NL + More questions about impact of seals on the ecosystem at Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.