Community Supported Fisheries and Skipper Otto

We discuss the growing importance of CSFs as food insecurity increases across Canada and around the world causing people to seek out more reliable sources of truly sustainably caught seafood.

Great Lakes Nuclear Power station Decommissioning and the IJC

Gayle provides a first-hand overview of the report's findings and recommendations developed over four years to help ensure against major disasters and environmental loss.

A Win For Upper St. Lawrence River Muskie

Blue Fish Canada is pleased to introduce you to four of the advocates behind the push to end the development of Blind Bay on the Upper St. Lawrence River.
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Lake Ontario East Basin Proposed Protections and Dr. Barrie Gilbert

Dr. Barrie Gilbert is a world renowned expert on animal behavior and advisor to Nature Canada, the NGO championing a new National Marine Conserved Area for Lake Ontario’s East Basin.
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My Catch Panel on Virtual Tournaments and Fisheries Research

This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion I organized and hosted with the St. Lawrence River Institute for Environmental Science featuring virtual fishing tournament organizers, Fish biology researchers, and the inventor of the My Catch app
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Lake Nipissing Nation-to-Nation Fishery Management Challenges and Changes

Kim Tremblay and Blue Fish Radio discuss the new fishing regs, and the nation-to-nation fisheries collaboration and understanding between the Government of Ontario and Nipissing First Nation
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Chief Scott McLeod and Nipissing First Nation Fisheries

The Government of Ontario recognizes the Nipissing First Nation’s Chi-Naaknigewin (Constitution) and Fisheries Law, a first for Ontario.

The Fishbrain Angler App

Twice named by WIRED as Europe’s Hottest Startups, the Fishbrain angler app leads the pack in popularity.

Harvest Your Own With Brad Fenson

On this episode of The Blue Fish Radio Show Brad offers advice on how to build a career as an outdoor communicator, and how he’s pivoted from writing exclusively, to become a producer of multi-media content such as his new “Harvest Your Own” podcast.

Brett Kissel on Living an Outdoor Life and Making a Living

Brett Kissel is our guest on The Blue Fish Radio Show, and shares his thoughts on family, fishing and hunting, and how living life gives him the strength, motivation and experience to make an authentic living as an entertainer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Retired DFO Biologist Reflects on 5-decades of Pacific Salmon Management

A look back at the past 50 years of value-driven decision making and the state of B.C. Pacific salmon with 38-year DFO biologist Brian Tutty on The Blue Fish Radio Show
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MP Bob Zimmer and the BC Public Fishery

MP Bob Zimmer has spent the last year travelling throughout B.C. to meet and speak with public fishers about their access concerns.