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We explore the ocean through a climate change lens. We strive to make the ocean healthier by listening to those who work on it, study it, live next to and are inspired by it. We help you understand ocean science, innovation and technology, and how climate change affects our ocean and the world at large. You can reach us by email: Thebroadcast@cbc.ca
Heather MacAulay got a good look at a right whale calf in Blackhead Cove + Alex Cole of the Canadian Wildlife Federation says the calf has propeller marks, so it's already been injured by a vessel + Fishermen Dion Rideout of Virgin Arm says it's been a good year so far for squid.
Is it a mother right whale or her calf? Peg Norman says it looks like an endangered right whale has been spotted in Blackhead Cove + As the summer food fishery comes to an end, we speak with Fisheries Officer Albert Grandy.
Mark Santos and Bethany Randell of the Marine Institute explain how 285 'reef balls' are restoring marine habitat in Placentia Bay + Dave Paddon's recitation, "Environmental Nightmare."
Gerald Parrott and MHA Elvis Loveless speak to us from a demonstration in Harbour Breton; they say recreational scallop harvesters should be allowed to use mechanical haulers + Shane Slade and Monica Campbell have connections to Belle Isle and are worried about what's being left to rot there.
Fish harvester Nancy Bowers of Beachside on the impact of another fishing fatality on the Baie Verte Peninsula + A look at NL's growing tuna fishery + Charges against Jennnifer Whiteway of the group Protect NL have been stayed, but Whiteway says the group is still worried about wind energy development.
A middle-aged man died while fishing squid on Wednesday in Westport; we'll hear reaction from the community and from marine safety advocate Merv Wiseman.
St. Bon's student Moroti Adegboyega has won the Stockholm Junior Water Prize + Chad Strugnell of St. Lewis, Labrador is still frustrated about northern cod access in area 2J.
Maddie Ryan heads to Admiral's Beach for a story about attracting new and young harvesters into the fishery + Andie Bulman and Michael Peers are making a documentary about eating invasive species, including green crab.
Jim Chidley, president of NL's Coast Guard Auxiliary, on why they're lending people PFDs and life jackets + Dave Paddon is hoping to find out who wrote the poem, "The Wreck of the Yale."
Crab pots are out of the water and the northern cod quota is 80 per cent caught, we'll get an update on those fisheries with FFAW president, Dwan Street + Kate McCann is working on her MA in ethnomusicology at Memorial, with a focus on how the cod moratorium changed folk music in NL.
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