• 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 Lake2Plate.com for behind-the-scenes news and to Lake2Plate.TV to stream the videos

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.

 

Hannah Harrison on Covid 19 and Community Supported Fisheries

Dr. Harrison shares her insights on where community supported fisheries are now, and what we the public need to do to ensure these artisanal fishers have the respect and support essential to their continued operations such as working waterfronts.

Dr Chris Harvey-Clark on the Return of Great Whites to Atlantic Canada

In November 2021 Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark was diving with a colleague at the mouth of Halifax harbour when they encountered a 3-meter Great White shark.

Dr Steven Cooke on Bass Post-Release Behavior

Dr. Cooke shares research results concerning topics such as the post-release behavior of Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, hook removal best practices and things to avoid.

Chinook Abundance and BC Resident Killer Whales

Dr. Andrew Trikes from the University of British Columbia and his research team at the Marine Mammal Research Unit just published their findings on Chinook salmon

Ending Recreational Fishing in BC to Save Southern Killer Whales

Join Chris Bos and I as we discuss the need for science-based precautionary conservation measures in the fight to save these whales and BC’s billion-dollar marine recreational fishery.

Fish Consumption Advisories and the Great Lakes

Dr. Michael Murray served as a senior biologist with the National Wildlife Federation for over 20 years.

Watersheds Canada Fish Habitat Toolkit

Watersheds Canada has taken shoreline restoration to new depths with their new “Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit”.
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Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association President Rob Walton

Rob Walton speaks candidly about on-going advocacy and public outreach initiatives on this episode of The Blue Fish Radio Show

Mark Hume on Calls to End Catch-and-Release Fishing

Link to hear my conversation with Mark as we discuss what prompted him to write the article, who is against catch-and-release fishing, and why we fish, on The Blue Fish Radio Show
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