• Abe Frances on Mohawk FN Connections to Fish and Fishing

    Abe speaks with Lawrence about the historic connection Mohawk First Nations people have with the fish of the St. Lawrence River, why his people were forced to suspend this connection for the past two generations, what’s being done to re-build this relationship.

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  • Chasing Giant Freshwater Fish and Zeb Hogan

    National Geographics Monster Fish TV hosts Zeb Hogan and Stefan Lovgren have just released their new book, Chasing Giants, In Search of the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish.

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  • CFN Live Nov 20 2023

    Scotty and Lawrence talk about the Ultimate Ice Fishing Show, and then Lawrence asks Scotty a series of questions on ice fishing preferences causing the CFN audience to wade in.

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  • CFN Live Nov 13, 2023

    Scotty and Lawrence talk about the Killer Whales off the coast of Spain that are routinely sinking pleasure boats, the hunting partnership between Killer Whales and Greenland hunters.

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Link to LawrenceGunther.com to stay up-to-date with the adventures of Lawrence and his guide dog Moby

Link to the charity BlueFishCanada.ca to learn about programs dedicated to the future of fish and fishing

Link to WhatLiesBelow.ca to watch the trailer and read reviews of Lawrence Gunther’s documentary

The Blue Fish Radio show features subjects and people of special interest to the future of fish and fishing. Notable past interviewees include the NOAA Director of Sustainable Fisheries, Ontario’s Environment Commissioner, the CEOs of Trout Unlimited and the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the World Wildlife Foundation’s VP of ocean policy, and numerous leading researchers and local experts in the field of fish biology, aquatic habitat and sustainable fishing.

Episodes of Blue Fish Radio is streamed on the internet 6-times each week over WRVO Outdoor Radio; broadcast 5-times each week by AMI Audio over cable TV and SiriusXM Canada; featured on Outdoor Canada Magazine’s website and social media channels every second week, and linked to by hundreds of conservation and fishing related sites.

Over 100,000 listeners enjoy the show weekly, in addition to audiences reached through links to episodes established on numerous 3rd-party websites and FaceBook pages. Tweeted episode announcements reach on average 60,000 Twitter followers.

Blue Fish Radio interviews are recorded live and later edited to ensure the best possible portrayal of our guests and their message. Downloads or player links of episodes can be obtained for inclusion on your own website or social media. The over 80 Blue Fish Radio episodes can be found on iTunes or downloaded as MP3 files directly from Spreaker.com.

You can learn more about the host, Lawrence Gunther, at www.lawrencegunther.com. Lawrence also serves as President of Blue Fish Canada, a charity dedicated to the future of fish and fishing.

 

Goby Virus Causing Decline in St Lawrence River Muskie

Hear Lawrence Gunther in conversation with these two experts on what we know and what’s being done to address the virus being spread to Muskie by invasive Round Gobies

Canada and Americas Conservation Enhancement Act

Hear Collin O’Mara, CEO and President of the National Wildlife Federation, to gain perspective about the ACE Act and recent Clean Water Act rollbacks

Poisoning Invasive Smallmouth Bass to Save Miramichi River Atlantic Salmon

Hear Mark Hambrook from the Miramichi Salmon Association explain how they propose to use Rotenone to poisen the Smallmouth bass in the Miramichi

Physical Fitness Pain Relief and Fishing

Learn about common pain and fitness issues Travis encounters, how training helps, what anglers can do at home, and how perceptions of fitness in the sport of angling are changing.

The Ebb and Flow of the St Lawrence River

Hear professional angler Todd Beckstead speak about his first-hand experiences fishing on Lake Ontario during recent flood events, and how high out-flows at the Moses-Saunders Dam have impacted the Upper St. Lawrence River

First-Ever Indigenous IJC Commissioner Henry Lickers

Henry Lickers believes the IJC is committed to include the traditional knowledge of both indigenous nations and shoreline communities, and to apply science to inform precautionary measures

Haig-Brown Conservation Award Winner Eric Hobson

Hear Eric Hobson, the 2018 Haig-Brown Conservation Award winner, in conversation with Lawrence Gunther on this episode of Blue Fish Radio

Stocking Fish Damming Rivers and Wild Trout

Listen to a re-broadcast of an “Outside In” New Hampshire Public Radio podcast on stocking fish, damming rivers and wild trout this week on Blue Fish Radio

Great Lake Chemicals of Mutual Concern

Hear John Jackson, Co-Chair of the Binational Toxic-Free Great Lakes Network, discuss what it takes to have a chemical nominated to become a candidate for study prior to being listed as a “chemical of mutual concern”
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