The Broadcast

Dwight Russell, CEO of Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Co., says in order to remain viable they need a greater share of Northern cod + With the help of her father, nine-year-old Ellie Blake harvested her first seal.

Fishermen Bernard Martin and John Warford talk about the importance of investing in wharfs and harbour upgrades around the province + Atlantic Echo co-founders Mohammad Mousavi and Len Zedel are developing a way to do precise underwater imaging using sound.

Processor Bill Barry and Ivan Batten of Port de Grave's Harbour Authority say the redevelopment of Ship Cove harbour is good news for the fishery + Christine Dawood is the author of "Ninety-Six Hours: A Wife and Mother's Desperate Search for the Lost Titan Sub."

Hayward and Raymond Blake have written a book about their mother, Minnie Blake, called 'Outport Woman: Life on the Ocean's Edge' + Longtime CEO of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company Ltd, Gilbert Linstead, has retired.

Ray Andrews was honoured by Turning the Tide with an Industry Lifetime Achievement Award + MP Clifford Small has tough questions for DFO's Bernard Vigneault about the closure of the Atlantic mackerel fishery.

Oceana Marine Scientist Jack Daly says forage fish such as capelin and mackerel need better protection + Todd House says it took two weeks to clear rocks from Spirity Cove + Liberal MHA Sherry Gambin-Walsh supports an expanded food fishery but warns that there's a lot to consider to make the fishery fair for everyone.

The Canadian Coast Guard and Resolve Marine held a media briefing on how the wrecked MSC Baltic III will be removed from the ocean + NL Fisheries Minister Loyola O'Driscoll on the department's post-budget priorities + MHA Jim McKenna has put forward a resolution to expand the Food Fishery to seven days a week.

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson talks about new funding for Small Craft Harbours and ghost gear retrieval + Loretta Tatchell is grateful for the quick actions of Shealene Bailey, who rescued her son from the freezing waters off Bartlett's Harbour.

After a polar bear sighting, Fogo Island deputy mayor Damian Roebotham tells residents to beware + Dennis Young of Cyan Analytics says tracking the origins of seafood is becoming more important, especially in Europe + In terms of herring and mackerel, NL Fisheries advocate Barry Darby says controlling how you fish, could be better than a quota-based system.

FFAW president Dwan Street on the importance of the fishery to NL's economy + DFO scientist Shelley Lang is keeping an eye on the harp seal herd this spring + Paying tribute to the late Alice Kavanagh of Calvert.