Coastal Routes Radio

In Part 2, Sondra Eger reaches out to the Apoqnmatulti’k Project to learn how their collaborative research project embodies Etuaptmumk, also referred to as Two Eyed Seeing. She hears stories and lessons from project partners Darren Porter, Alanna Syliboy, Dr. Shelley Denny and Skyler Jeddore who are all working to gather data and information that can contribute towards informing protection measure...

Part 1 follows Sondra Eger as she learns about Etuaptmumk, also referred to as Two-Eyed Seeing, from different perspectives. This episode features Brady Reid and Ivan White who share stories and personal experiences surrounding Etuaptmumk. All of the participants in this episode have connections with academia and therefore anecdotes and examples are heavily biased towards this context. This episod...

Welcome to Pubcasts. This episode is called: PubCasts - putting voice in scholarly work and science communication. This latest entry in our series of Pubcasts, audio-book style recordings of peer reviewed scientific research, is an article about PubCasts! We talk about why they are a valuable format for scholars interested in science communication and knowledge mobilization, our own experiences in...

The best way to protect whales is to keep ships and other human activities away from them, but we have to know where they are in order to avoid them. Traditionally this has meant watching for whales from the surface, which is time consuming and ineffective especially for deep diving species of whales. The solution may be to use another sense: sound rather than sight. The same acoustic detection te...

Music: "G of the Bang" by Doctor Turtle (from the Free Music Archive).

Welcome to Pubcasts. This episode is called: Big Catch, Undecided Risks: Perspectives of Risk, Reward, and Trade-Offs in Alaska's Salmon Enhancement Program This latest entry in our series of Pubcasts, audio-book style recordings of peer reviewed scientific research, is an article about the human dimensions of hatcheries and stocking in Alaska's salmon enhancement program. This paper was written a...

In this episode we explore traditional folk music and how it is a powerful oral storytelling tool that carries culture, tradition, history, and knowledge across generations, shaping people’s identity today. We speak with the infamous musical duo Fergus O’Byrne and Jim Payne who are spreading traditional folk music around the island – and the world – keeping Newfoundland and Labrador culture alive....

In this episode, Dr. Sondra Eger is joined by Dr. Brennan Lowery, a post-doctoral researcher at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Joan Simmonds, manager of the French Shore Interpretation Center in Conche. Conche residents were determined to preserve their home, place, and heritage, and redefine Conche not as a dying outport fishing community, but as a culturall...

Throughout Coastal Connections, we’ve seen a number of examples of humans working together to restore and steward natural systems that have come out of balance. In this episode, we dive into a number of stories from a seaweed inspired individual in PEI. Dr. Irené Novaczek is a benthic ecologist, gardener, professor and entrepreneur, just to name a few of her titles. Dr. Novaczek discusses her dive...

In this episode, we hear from: Max Liboiron the founder and director of CLEAR lab https://civiclaboratory.nl Regional Report on Plastics Pollution in NL: https://civiclaboratory.nl/regional-report-on-plastic-pollution-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-1962-2019/ Marine debris tracker: https://civiclaboratory.nl/2015/07/25/beach-clean-ups/ Pollution is Colonialism book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/pollut...

Something is haunting our oceans... and its trapping aquatic species and threatens fishers harvesting operations! In part 2 of our plastic ocean mini-series, we focus on ghost gear: old and damaged fishing lines, traps and aquaculture infrastructures that becomes loose in the ocean and doesn’t stop fishing over time! So, what's being done to address this global issue? This episode we find out by r...

What’s the deal with plastic pollution and how can we further prevent our oceans from further becoming plastic soup? We now know the impact of our dependence on plastic has impacts to both marine life and human health and will be unravelling some of the mysteries, questions and innovative solutions of addressing plastic in the ocean in a three part mini-series. In Part 1 of our plastic ocean minis...

Whether its seeing a cleaner harbour bottom or having a safer swim, Shawn and Staunene remind us that the oceans are our responsibility and they share the importance of cleaning up our oceans one harbour at a time! Removing litter from one beach or one harbour may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things but the fact is, the more clean ups we do, the more awareness we can bring towards thi...

There is something fishy about gender norms… Fishers = men, women, boys and girls. In this episode, we hear from two super women who are breaking down barriers out on their fishing boats! Listen to hear about how female leadership brings creative new exposures for youth to participate in fishing activities and culture! Let’s not allow these traditional skills to disappear in our coastal communitie...

A pile of fish guts or a pile or gold? In this episode, we dive into one of the greatest challenges facing many outport communities: how can we use our resources more sustainably and efficiently? Find out how a man in Mainbrook, NL is transforming what others may consider ‘waste’ through his company, 3F Waste Recovery. In this case, the only thing that could be wasted, is an opportunity! Listen to...

Welcome to Volume II of Coastal Routes Radio programming - Coastal Connections: Stories from the Atlantic! In this inaugural episode, we are presented with persuasive evidence of why ‘the local’ is the place to research and work on coastal and marine issues - and to share stories of building coastal community resilience, no matter what your background. This week we hear from three different perspe...

Alternative seafood networks during COVID-19 by Philip Loring

In our final episode of Social FISHtancing, we reflect back on one full year of living in the COVID-19 pandemic by visiting one last time with some of our regular guests. In this episode, we hear from: Melissa Collier from West Coast Wild Scallops in British Columbia ( www.wildscallop.org/) Stephen Kurian of Wild for Salmon ( www.wildforsalmon.com ) Jordyn Kastlunger, who sells at Tuna Harbor Dock...

Have you ever wondered how to make a sustainable seafood choice for dinner? Or felt overwhelmed when standing in front of a seafood counter? Then this episode is for you! Join us this week as we discuss some of the ecolabels and tools for assessing seafood sustainability, including our own rules for choosing what to eat! This episode featured interviews with: Isabella Sulpizio at Ocean Wise (@ocea...

This week, we are putting aside our normal fish stories, and instead focus on one of our most frequently asked questions, "How do you make your podcast?" This week, we bring you the methods section of our podcast, with details about how we plan, record, and produce our episodes. We also talk a little bit about our use of podcasting as an emerging qualitative method. To learn more about scholarly p...

Welcome to Pubcasts. This episode is called: Managing many nets: possible scenarios and impacts for the expansion of Cook Inlet personal use fisheries. This latest entry in our series of Pubcasts, audio-book style recordings of peer reviewed scientific research, is an article about scenarios development for a new personal use fishery in Cook Inlet, Alaska. This paper was written and recorded by Ha...

Aquaculture is such a wide and diverse industry, we had to do a second episode! This week, we talk to aquaculture professionals in the oyster world, and those who promote the aquaculture industry, about how COVID-19 has impacted their industry. This episode features interviews with: J.T. Mckissack - Sales manager at Evans Meats & Seafood Gardner Douglass - Nationally ranked oyster shucker and host...

In this episode, we explore the world of aquaculture and hear from oyster farmers and First Nation hatchery operators and fish stewards about how COVID-19 has impacted their aquaculture facilities. In this episode, we talk to: Trey McMillan of Low Country Oysters ( https://lowcooysters.com/) Boris Guerrero of Grand Isle Sea Farms ( https://www.instagram.com/giseafarms/) Bill Walton at Auburn Unive...

This PubCast shares our latest work on transforming conflict over agriculture and water in the Canadian Prairies. Agricultural drainage is a complicated and often conflict-ridden natural resource management issue, impacting contested ecosystem services related to the retention of wetlands as well as the productivity of farmland. This research identifies opportunities to transform the conflict over...

In this episode, we talk to three other teams of fisheries researchers to learn about how COVID-19 has impacted their work, and the research and findings they've been able to pursue since the beginning of the pandemic. Click these links to read the studies featured in this episode: 1. Alternative seafood networks during COVID-19 by Stoll et al. 2020 (preprint): https://ecoevorxiv.org/kuzwq/ 2. Ada...