• 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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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.

 

Fraser River Rock Slide Blocks Access to Millions of Migrating Fish

Lawrence Gunther speaks with two BC authorities, John Werring and Brian Braidwood, on the steps taken to mitigate the impacts of the Fraser River rock slide and whether it’s enough to allow migrating fish passage.

Conservation Visions Wild Harvest Initiative

Hear the founder of Conservation Visions Shane Mahoney in conversation with Lawrence Gunther on Blue Fish Radio

What to do about Declining Fraser River Steelhead

Hear Dave Brown in conversation with Lawrence Gunther about the history, current situation, and what needs doing to save BC’s Steelhead

New National Fishing and Hunting Collaborative

Hear about the shared priorities that have brought these 12 provincial and territorial organizations together in this new Collaborative

100 Year Old Sockeye Salmon DNA Unearthed

Michael Price is a doctoral student at Simon Fraser University and the lead author of a recently published article featuring newly discovered 100-year old Skeena River Sockeye salmon DNA

The Land Between

Leora Berman and Lawrence Gunther discuss the making of the documentary and mission of Blue Lakes on this episode of Blue Fish Radio

Ontario BASS Nation Takes Steps to Improve Fish Health

Hear Jason Barnucz from the OBN discuss with Lawrence Gunther the reasons behind these last minute conservation-oriented changes on Blue Fish Radio

BC Public Salmon Fishery Feeling the Heat

Tom Davis shares his six decades of experience advising governments on rebuilding West Coast salmon stocks with Lawrence Gunther on Blue Fish Radio

Shimano issues Anglers a Call to Fish Conservation

Hear Phil Morlock in conversation with Lawrence Gunther about Shimano live release bass fishing innovations, angler expectations, and the break-through conservation research being conducted by scientists like Dr. Bruce Tufts at Queen’s University
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