What’s in a Number?

The number 111 is an interesting one. Tolkien’s hobbits call it eleventy-one and it’s how tall in feet the Statue of Liberty stands. It’s also the emergency number you dial if you’re in New Zealand. The number 111 also holds significance for DFO shellfish technician Darlene Fiander. It’s the number of days she spent at sea in 2015. If you strung all of her trips together, it would be like spending January 1 to April 21 on the water. “If I’d listened to my mother’s ...