The Fisheries Broadcast from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador
Summary: CBC Radio's "The Broadcast," as it is affectionately known, since going on the air in 1951, has been dedicated to covering stories about the fishing industry, reflecting the people and the communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood.
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The Fisheries Phone - in for Thursday April 26, 2012
Wind damage sets fishermen back thousands of dollars.
Sealskin hats for the RNC. Reaction to Liberal Senator Mac Harb.
Archival sound from the seal hunt in the early 50's. Some sound from last night's Seal Meal in St. John's.
FFAW president disputes claims by seafood producers' George Joyce; says DFO ignoring bigger problem in crab fishery.
DFO acts on calls for more flexibility for harvesters to sit out a year, or get out altogether.
Seal Recipes and fleet separation policy.
No fishplant operation for St. Lewis, Labrador.
There are concerns in Fortune that OCI is closing that plant and will re-open a plant on the SouthWest Coast
The Province is giving a local furrier financial help to try to interest international buyers in seal fur products
A Chinese journalist says he thinks the deal between Canada and China on seals is "suspended if not cancelled".
We'll hear from both sides now that the lockout of the crew of the Newfoundland Lynx has ended.
The annual seal hunt opens on The Front. And longtime processor Kevin Wadman weighs in on lobster, and whether buyers will buy.
Merv Wiseman gets a rap on the knuckles for showing two Liberal friends around the marine rescue centre in St. John's - without permission, and a Notre Dame Bay fisherman gets his knuckles rapped for exceeding his cod quota - by 75 pounds.
The seal industry says there are markets out there. One long-time lobster buyer says the province's price-setting panel is useless, and biased toward the FFAW.
