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Glen Whiffen

A Man Who Worked Hard for Labrador

Fred Clifford Hall Died July 17, Age 70 Fred Clifford Hall was a man whose friends and colleagues say worked hard to improve life in...

Fishermen Pot Their Own Snow Crab Science

Veteran N.L. Fisherman Wayne Russell Says His Own Survey Shows Crab Stocks Healthy It’s an old story in Newfoundland and Labrador that fishermen and scientists...

Group’s Spirits Raised on Shipwreck Issue

Coast Guard Recommends Manolis L Oil Removal Following Technical Assessment The shipwrecked tanker Manolis L has given up its innermost secrets after lying on the...

New Boat a Show of Optimism for Future Fishery

Drovers of Upper Island Cove Bring Home Newly Built $2-Million Fishing Vessel There’s nothing that fills a fisherman with pride more than a good boat...

EU Seal Products Ban Unjust, Researcher Says

Unclear in Policy and Legal Context; Became Too Political The ban on the importation of seal products into the European Union (EU) was nothing more...

A Life Forging Ahead on Sea and Land

Above photo: The Merasheen Venture is currently fished by the Forseys. It was purchased by Max Forsey as a temporary boat while he searched...

Slick Methods Used to Assess Manolis L Oil Tanks

Coast Guard Awaiting Report on Best Options to Deal With Worrisome Shipwreck The North Atlantic is littered with shipwrecks from the many vessels sunk during...

Scenes from Brunette Island

Brunette Island in the middle of Fortune Bay is a vast and rugged island that has all the characteristics of many rural parts of...

LIFO Out, But Uneasiness Remains in Shrimp Fishery

SFA 6 Quota Cut by 42 Per Cent – Inshore Harvesters Get 70 Per Cent The LIFO policy may be out but inshore fishermen in...

Lobster Gives the Province’s Fishery Some Crawl Space

A Bright Spot in Dark Days of Crab and Shrimp Stock Decline, Controversy With predominant fisheries such as snow crab and Northern shrimp soaking up...

Northern Cod Stock Growth Continuing: Report

Reasons Cited Include Low Fishing Levels, More Capelin Amid all the worry and fighting surrounding the province’s declining shellfish fisheries over the past couple of...

Ocean Farming in 3-D

Former Newfoundlander Making Eco-Friendly Waves in the U.S. Bren Smith would love to see his 3-D ocean farm model set up around the coasts of...