Best U.S. Naval Institute Podcasts (2025)

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Labrador fisherman says it's unfair that the FFAW is not asking for a northern cod quota increase for area 2J + A ship's wheel holds a mystery at the Marystown Model Ship Gallery 22:27

1d ago22:27

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Chad Strugnell says Labrador harvesters deserve a northern cod quota increase + Jim Myles of the Marystown Model Ship Gallery chats about some of the artifacts and models on display this season.

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Less ice and fewer caplin affecting harp seal population in Gulf of St Lawrence + Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation says thanks to conservation efforts, the piping plover has returned to Cape Freels 19:28

2d ago19:28

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DFO biologist Joanie Van de Walle says the seal population in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is getting older + Jessica Vincent, project coordinator with the Indian Bay Ecosystem Corp., says after 11 years without sightings, two piping plovers have been seen in Cape Freels.

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The FFAW isn't happy with the way some snow crab is being shipped off the island for processing + A lobster fisherman won't use elogs and says he is now facing charges 21:24

3d ago21:24

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FFAW president Dwan Street slams local processors sending snow crab for processing in other provinces + Conway Caines outlines reasons why he is against using elogs.

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EP. 446: The PLA Navy Comes of Age—Big Decks and More 44:12

4d ago44:12

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In 2024, China’s PLAN unveiled many firsts in production and operations. Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Captain James E. Fanell, U.S. Navy, about his latest article for Proceedings.By U.S. Naval Institute

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Update on the salvage of the MSC Baltic lll + A song about the stranded cargo ship + Food fishery protest near DFO offices + Trap Berth Day on Fogo Island 19:48

6d ago19:48

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Coast Guard's Bruce English on the status of the MSC Baltic lll + Jim Sheppard with his new song about the stranded cargo ship + Barry Fordham takes his protest for an expanded food fishery to DFO + Iris Stunzi tells us about Trap Berth Day on Fogo Island

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Talking safety, PLB's and EPIRB's with the NL Fish Harvesting Safety Association + Mom and daughter at event featuring graduating naval architects + Wildlife and ice off the coast of Black Tickle 25:08

7d ago25:08

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Craig Parsons with the NL Fish Harvesting Safety Association on current safety campaigns + Mackenzie Piercy explains her ship design at an open house featuring graduating naval architects + Jeffrey Keefe in Black Tickle on the icebergs, bears, birds and seals in his ocean backyard

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Tangled up in a lot of gear; efforts made to free a humpback on the west coast + A new crop of bright young students from the naval architecture program at the Marine Institute 19:27

8d ago19:27

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An extraordinary effort to free a humpback by the Whale Release and Strandings group + Designing ships, students in the naval architecture program at the Marine Institute talk about their futures

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EP. 445: Bravery in Chaos: Operation Frequent Wind 38:18

7d ago38:18

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Fifty years ago, as Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces, the U.S. Navy carried out an epic evacuation of American personnel and South Vietnamese refugees. In this Naval History edition of The Proceedings Podcast, Eric Mills talks with author Ed Offley about his latest article.By U.S. Naval Institute

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People, polar bears and a documentary maker on the Great Northern Peninsula + Turning the Tide Marine Industry Awards recipients + Fish harvester Brendan Gould on a seal and herring video 19:11

9d ago19:11

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Monica Engel tells us about her documentary on human - polar bear interaction on the Great Northern Peninsula + Recipients of the Turning the Tide Marine Industry Awards announced + Brendan Gould tells us about his video showing seals chasing herring in the bay

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Fighting for better search and rescue resources in Labrador + Plenty of jobs for seafarers, the Canadian Marine Careers Foundation points out urgent workforce gaps 20:44

10d ago20:44

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Jeanette Russell, founder of the Labrador Coalition for Search and Rescue, continues to push for better search and rescue capabilities + The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation is trying to bring attention to "critical labour and skills shortages in the country's marine transportation sector."

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Protesting elogs outside DFO headquarters in St. John's + A smart buoy is being prepared for Hermitage Bay 21:22

14d ago21:22

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Fish harvester Amanda Boutcher on why she staged a protest over elogs at DFO headquarters in St. John's + A smart buoy for Hermitage Bay will monitor sea conditions - we head to the Marine Institute in Holyrood for a look at the large yellow buoy.

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Fishing for Success held an event that that celebrated Cassie Brown's book 'Death on the Ice' + It's slow, but oil is being pumped off the grounded MSC Baltic III 20:52

15d ago20:52

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Seal tastings, an archival exhibit, and lots of people eager to take part in a live reading of "Death on the Ice" + Bruce English of the Canadian Coast Guard with the latest on the salvage operation of the MSC Baltic III.

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Gary Collins talks about his new book 'The Lucky Seven: The Story of the Elite Navigator' + We look back at how the life-raft from the Elite Navigator is used for training 25:11

16d ago25:11

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Gary Collins on the research involved to write a book on the F/V Elite Navigator rescue + From January 2025, Marcel O'Brien and Jim Chidley of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary show us what's inside the Elite Navigator's life-raft.

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Outspoken fisherman says DFO was heavy-handed in seizing his cell phone as part of a fishing violation investigation + NL's tourism department launches Hello Humpback - a website to help track the whales ... 18:33

20d ago18:33

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Jason Sullivan, inshore vice president with the FFAW, says his privacy is being violated because fisheries officers seized his mobile phone as part of an investigation + Director of Tourism Marketing Darrell Smith says tour boat operators are very pleased with the launch of HelloHumpback.ca.…

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Ocean Trout Canada on the recent escape of steelhead trout from a marine site + Why there's a going to be a live reading of Cassie Brown's 1972 book, 'Death on the Ice' 19:00

21d ago19:00

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Sheldon George of Ocean Trout Canada says they're trying to determine how many trout escaped from a farm site near St. Alban's + Kimberly Orren of Fishing for Success talks about the upcoming live reading of "Death on the Ice."

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An update on the proposed National Marine Conservation area off northern Labrador + Meet some of the students working at the new Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Lab at Memorial 18:44

22d ago18:44

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Nunatsiavut's deputy minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jim Goudie says the NMCA off Torngat Mountains National Park is still on track to be the first in NL + Hear from some of the students working on ways to store carbon under the seabed at MUN's new CCUS lab.

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EP. 444: Managing Maritime (In)Security on NATO’s Northern Flank 37:36

21d ago37:36

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To protect the strategically vital Baltic Sea, NATO must adopt a fully integrated strategy that combines resilience and deterrence. Host Bill Hamblet interviews Commander Stefan Lundqvist, Royal Swedish Navy, and Julian Pawlak about their article in the May issue.By U.S. Naval Institute

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Memorial University is training a new workforce in carbon capture utilization and storage + Chef Chris Mercer has tips to cook fish like the pros 21:52

23d ago21:52

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Process engineering professor Lesley James says the students at the new Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Lab at MUN will help create a new industry in NL + Chef Chris Mercer of the Post Taphouse in Torbay is giving a workshop on how to fillet and cook fish.

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Rough Water Traps speaks out about alleged intimidation tactics from the ASP + Barry Fordham takes his campaign for the food fishery to Ottawa 19:12

24d ago19:12

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Rough Water Traps owner Matthew O'Leary says despite threats, his company did not need to comply with ASP demands + Barry Fordham of the Food Fishery Fighters is still hopeful DFO will make changes to the summer recreational cod fishery.

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FFAW accuses Association of Seafood Producers of intimidation + FFAW rep for Placentia Bay and south coast says harvesters frustrated with mandatory ELOGS, and low price for lobster + Northern Peninsula ... 24:07

27d ago24:07

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FFAW president Dwan Street accusing ASP of intimidation tactics + Jamie Baker, FFAW rep for area 3PS, says harvesters beyond frustrated over the apps used or electronic logging + Jeff Griffin, FFAW rep for area 14A, says cold water temperature affecting beginning of lobster season.

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EP. 443: Home Station C2 Will Help Win Future Wars 31:59

26d ago31:59

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Leaving command-and-control forces at home will enable them to operate effectively with the least risk and lowest logistics requirements. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Michael Holdridge about his article in the April issue of Proceedings.By U.S. Naval Institute

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A method for catching tuna is causing problems in the world's oceans + The Wooden Boat Museum was docked in Mount Pearl to help students learn about boat building 22:02

28d ago22:02

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Laurenne Schiller, a postdoc research fellow at Dalhousie and Carleton, is the lead author of a study on the damaging effects of drifting fish aggregating devices to catch tuna + Some junior high students use some old-fashioned tools to learn about boat building.

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Why have lobster become so plentiful around Newfoundland? + We pay tribute to late musician and captain, Mark Hiscock 20:53

29d ago20:53

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DFO biologist Elizabeth Coughlan on why the waters around Newfoundland have become so ideal for lobster + Back in August 2023, the late Mark Hiscock had become a captain for O'Brien's Whale and Bird Tours.

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Port Saunders lobster fisherman has a close call on the water + Meet the artist behind a new plaque that will commemorate the rescue of the Lucky 7 crew 19:29

30d ago19:29

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Fisherman Boyd Lavers has a safety message after a close call last week + Keisha Mercer's drawing that depicts the rescue of the 'Elite Navigator' crew will be bronzed and put on display in New-Wes-Valley

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NL seafood producer working to diversify markets at seafood expo in Spain + Seafood seller in Fortune Bay says it's been a rough season so far for lobster harvesters + Where are all the icebergs? 21:56

1M ago21:56

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Danny Dumaresque is part of NL delegation at a seafood expo in Barcelona + Tonia Grandy of New Age Seafoods in Garnish says lobster harvesters are having a rough season + C-Core's Desmond Power says big icebergs off NL shores are becoming more rare.

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EP. 442: Maneuver Warfare is More Than Rapid Movement 51:01

29d ago51:01

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Maneuver warfare is a philosophy aimed squarely at the enemy’s morale, trust, and will.Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Aric Ramsey about his article in the April issue of Proceedings.By U.S. Naval Institute

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We bring you to Cape St. Mary's to meet the researchers studying how northern gannets are reacting to our changing climate 23:25

1M ago23:25

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Broadcast producer Todd O'Brien tags along as seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi and his students capture and perform tests on gannets at Cape St. Mary's, before attaching tracking devices to the birds

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If there's a northern cod quota increase, will Labrador harvesters get an increase? + Meet the underwater robotics team from Southwest Arm Academy 20:35

1M ago20:35

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Dwight Russell, president of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company, says Labrador should get a fair share of a cod quota increase, but that's not what was recommended to DFO by the FFAW + A team from Southwest Arm Academy is competing in the MATE ROV challenge for the first time

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Ocean Ranger Legacy Foundation getting closer to repatriating artifacts held in Ottawa + A program in the Maritimes lends whale-safe gear to fish harvesters 23:38

1M ago23:38

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Clayton Burry, chair of the Ocean Ranger Legacy Foundation, hopes they can secure a permanent exhibit space in St. John's + Sean Brillant of the Canadian Wildlife Federation says harvesters in NL may soon need better access to whale-safe crab and lobster gear

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EP. 441: The Admiral's Bookshelf 31:56

1M ago31:56

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Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, about his latest book from the Naval Institute Press: The Admiral's Bookshelf, a compilation of his top 25 books for leadership and valuable life lessons.By U.S. Naval Institute

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Two humpbacks got tangled in fishing gear recently + Crime in the sea cucumber industry 21:51

1M ago21:51

21:51

Julie Huntington of the Whale Release and Strandings Group says they were called to help two humpbacks last weekend + Felix Morrow is the lead author of a paper about crime in the Canada's sea cucumber fisheries

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Rocket debris warning in NL's offshore + Why the only wharf in Torbay is closed + Why lobster is so essential to some harvesters 21:11

1M ago21:11

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Hilding Neilson, an assistant professor of physics and physical oceanography, talks about the debris warning due to the Atlas V rocket launch + Ian Gosse of the Torbay Harbour Authority on why Tapper's Cove is now off-limits + Brad House of Port Saunders talks about the opening of lobster season…

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Why Exploits Island became a refuge for a draft dodger and people seeking peace and tranquility, in this archival episode called 'A Lot of Good Memories' 18:56

1M ago18:56

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From 2009, a Land & Sea episode about Exploits Island called 'A Lot of Good Memories' hosted by Fred Greening

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EP. 440: Lincoln's Forgotten Walk 48:16

1M ago48:16

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A commemoration of Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Navy officers and sailors who walked him through Richmond in April 1865.Host Eric Mills and Archivist Dr. Samuel Limneos from the Naval History and Heritage Command discuss his article in the April issue of Naval History magazine.By U.S. Naval Institute

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A price gap between Nfld and Gulf crab is not fishy at all, say seafood producers + Otto Kelland's daughter Jocelyn talks about the legacy of his song, 'Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary's' 22:06

1M ago22:06

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The difference in the Urner Barry price for Nfld and Gulf crab, is not a cause for concern says Jeff Loder of the ASP + Jocelyn Kelland talks about the legacy of her father's song 'Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary's' which will soon be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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FFAW concerned about crab price discrepancy + Women you wouldn't dare cross: A look back at women's roles in our early Irish fishing communities 20:20

1M ago20:20

20:20

FFAW president Dwan Street says the difference between the price of Gulf crab and NL crab needs to be investigated + Historian Willeen Keough tees up her lecture on "Unsettling Femininity in Early Irish-Newfoundland Fishing Communities"

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Some say they are overabundant, but DFO science says harp seals are in decline + Oil has leaked from the MSC Baltic III says the Coast Guard 20:50

1M ago20:50

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Shelley Lang discusses the latest DFO stock assessment of Northwest Atlantic harp seals + Coast Guard senior response officer Bruce English says pollution from the Baltic III is being cleaned up

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A petition demanding urgent action on salvage of MSC Baltic III + Fisherman concerned about how lobster is priced + A gift of flippers from a "Food Fish Fighter" 21:30

1M ago21:30

21:30

Nadia Childs says the salvage operation of a grounded container ship off Lark Harbour is taking too long + Ernest Decker has concerns about how lobster is priced + Barry Fordham of 'Sharing the Harvest' and 'Food, Fish Fighters' is donating some seal flippers to food banks

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EP. 439: Disaster at the Dardanelles 43:28

2M ago43:28

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The submarine factor proved a key determinant in the outcome of the Battle of Gallipoli. Eric Mills talks with U.S. Air Force Captain Grant T. Willis about his recent article in Naval History.By U.S. Naval Institute

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What do the federal candidates in Central Newfoundland have to say about fisheries issues? + Issues with the salvage of the MSC Baltic III make it to the House of Assembly 20:35

2M ago20:35

20:35

What do Central Newfoundland federal candidates NDP Darian Vincent, Liberal Lynette Powell and Conservative Clifford Small have to say about fisheries issues? + Independent MHA Eddie Joyce has concerns about the salvage of the grounded MSC Baltic III.

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Concern is rising about fishing debris in the ocean around Spotted Island, Labrador, caused by a storm in January + Take a tour of a new Titanic exhibit in St. John's 24:36

2M ago24:36

24:36

Erin Snow is frustrated that no governments have offered assistance to help clean debris and ghost gear off of Spotted Island + Larry Daley gave reporters a sneak peak of his new Titanic and iceberg exhibit.

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The FFAW says the grounded MSC Baltic III is posing threats to the fishery + Meet the Mount Pearl man running for the Animal Protection Party that aims to end seal hunting 21:00

2M ago21:00

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FFAW president Dwan Street says the grounded container ship near Lark Harbour is a potential environmental disaster + Mike Peach is running for the Animal Protection Party of Canada in the district of Cape Spear.

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What's happening with the market for seal products in 2025? + Researchers discover that some medieval monks in France were using seal skin for some very important work 22:28

2M ago22:28

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Dion Dakins of Carino Processing on today's market for seal products + Élodie Lévêque and Matthew Collins are part of a University of Cambridge study on how medieval French monks used seal skin to bind books.

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The snow crab starting price for 2025 has been selected and the FFAW is calling it a victory + Havesters are at The Front but how many seals are actually out there? 21:56

2M ago21:56

21:56

FFAW president Dwan Street and fisherman John Efford are relieved the Pricing Panel chose the union's price offering for snow crab + Dion Dakins, CEO of Carino Processing, talks about the harp seal stock.

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Supreme Court rules against decision by NL fisheries minister to move crab fishery opening + Mayor of Lark Harbour says people growing frustrated over salvage operation of grounded container ship 21:52

2M ago21:52

21:52

Supreme Court strikes down minister Gerry Byrne's decision to delay crap opening date + Lark Harbour mayor Wade Park says it doesn't feel like much progress has been made in the salvage operation of MSC Baltic III.

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Province assigns conciliation officer to help resolve dispute between FFAW and St. Anthony Seafoods + It's all about atmospheric pressure and beauty, meet a man fascinated with old-school barometers 17:16

2M ago17:16

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The province's labour division has assigned a conciliator to help the FFAW and St. Anthony Seafoods get back to collective bargaining + Chris Hamelmann relies on barometers to monitor the weather, and he repairs them too.

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FFAW accusing St. Anthony Seafoods of intimidating workers by keeping plant closed + Fisheries union negotiator explains its input on snow crab pricing + Federal NDP leader gets asked about fisheries while ... 22:47

2M ago22:47

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James Farrell of the FFAW says the intimidation tactics continue from Royal Greenland-owned plant in St. Anthony + FFAW negotiator Ray Critch on why union wants $4.97 per lb for opening snow crab price + What federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said about fisheries during campaign stop in St. John's.…

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Terra Vista plant in Glovertown has new owners + Relief with trepidation, a seafood producer on being spared US tariffs + It all started in Triton, meet the couple who circumnavigated North America in ... 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

Company president Blaine Sullivan on how OCI became co-owner of crab plant in Glovertown + Labrador Gem Seafoods owner Danny Dumaresque on Canada being spared US tariffs on seafood + Estella Pfaff, Nick Weis-Fogh and crew circumnavigated North America in a schooner that departed from Triton.…

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EP. 438: Naval Aviation Year in Review 35:34

2M ago35:34

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Naval aviation and aircraft carriers remain indispensable elements of the 21st-century military. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Matt Wright about his article in the March issue of Proceedings.By U.S. Naval Institute

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There is more cod in the water, according to DFO's latest assessment of northern cod + Icewater Seafoods president encouraged by northern cod announcement and being spared US tariffs + FFAW looking favourably ... 25:16

2M ago25:16

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Research scientist Paul Regular says northern cod spawning biomass has been revised upward + Alberto Wareham of Icewater Seafoods and chair of Fisheries Council of Canada relieved about US tariffs and news about northern cod + The FFAW's Jason Spingle says there are questions about the science, but the news about northern cod is p…

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