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.
St Lawrence River Institute on Fish Health Research
Dr. Jeff Ridal is the Executive Director of the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences.
Musky Canada Sport Fishing and Research
Musky Canada Sport Fish and Research came into being to introduce conservation measures into the sport of Musky fishing.
Upper St Lawrence River Protection Network
The Upper St Lawrence River Protection Network is the creation of Karen Cooper at the St. Lawrence River Institute for Environmental Studies in Cornwall.
Commissioner Gordon Walker and the International Joint Commission
Commissioner Gordon Walker is one of three Canadian Commissioners who have pledged to uphold the terms of a 1909 water boundary treaty between Canada and the U.S. Governments
Pledge to Pitch with Jason Barnucz
Jason Barnucz is a trained research biologist and the Conservation Director for the Ontario Bass Nation.
Blind Fishing with Lawrence Gunther
Ten years after Blue Fish Canada’s president launched the world’s first Blind Fishing Boat, he’s still getting tons of interest from those who want to learn more about fishing and navigating blind.
Declining Resident Orca Whales and Chinook salmon populations
While most all other Orca or Killer Whale populations are growing in size, and in certain cases, setting new population records, the southern and northern residential Orca populations along Canada’s west coast have not fared as well.
Invading Species at the Toronto Sportsman Show
Foreign species are invading the Great Lakes in numbers and varieties that are continuously, profoundly and drastically re-configuring our aquatic ecosystems
Dr Chris Harvey-Clarke and Greenland Sharks
His passion is the study of Greenland sharks to the point now that he’s the go-to guy for TV programs such as Discovery channel’s Daily Planet and the River Monster series.
Max Finkelstein Canoes Capital to Capital Part #2
Max Finkelstein had an idea that the rivers of Canada and the United States shared much in common, and organized a team of paddlers to prove his point.
Max Finkelstein Canoes across Canada Part #1
Few have accomplished anything close to what Max Finkelstein has undertaken with a paddle and canoe.
Dave Mercer Canada’s newest Member of the Fishing Hall of Fame
Each year Andy and Vida Pallotta host the Canadian Sport Fishing Hall of Fame Awards as part of their Toronto Spring Fishing and Boat Show.
Dr Larry McKinney Raises Concerns about Canada’s Proposed Marine Protection Process
Canada has set the goal to establish marine protection areas for 10 per cent of our oceans by 2020.
Tom Brooke Reflects on past and Future Challenges to Recreational fishing
Mr. Tom Brooke is one of Canada’s greatest ambassadors for recreational fishing.
Watershed Watch on Penned and Wild Salmon
In 2015, Stan Proboszcz, staff scientist with watershed watch, was asked to be on a government science steering committee examining an Infectious Virus found on salmon farms and its risk to wild salmon.