The Blue Fish Radio Show

The Government of Ontario recognizes the Nipissing First Nation’s Chi-Naaknigewin (Constitution) and Fisheries Law, a first for Ontario. This recognition supports a new approach to fisheries management and nation-to-nation relationship building. Chief Scott McLeod of Nipissing First Nation is our guest on the Blue Fish Radio Show. Chief McLeod offers a brief historic and legal overview of their fi...

Twice named by WIRED as Europe’s Hottest Startups, the Fishbrain angler app leads the pack in popularity. On this episode of The Blue Fish Radio Show, Fishbrain’s founder and CEO Johan Attby dives deep into the software company’s mission, accomplishments, targets and challenges, including how Fishbrain applies artificial intelligence and social networking to fuel its exponential growth.

Brett Kissel is young, hard working, a father of three, and has earned 22 Canadian Country Music Awards with his five albums, 15 top-ten hits and three number one songs on the radio. Brett is also the producer and host of Sportsman Canada TV’s new show Backwoods and Back Stage. Brett is our guest on The Blue Fish Radio Show, and shares his thoughts on family, fishing and hunting, and how living li...

Dr. Hannah Harrison from the University of Guelph shares her learnings gained through numerous interviews with commercial fishers during the past two years. 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 waterfron...

In November 2021 Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark was diving with a colleague at the mouth of Halifax harbor when they encountered a 3-meter Great White shark. The shark made a number of passes before the two divers were able to reach the surface and board their dive boat. Chris is a regular diver and marine ecosystem expert with Dalhousie University, but the encounter still caught him by surprise. Chris sh...

Dr. Steven Cooke is always on top of the latest trends with the science to ensure we anglers fine tune our practices to the betterment of fish. ON this episode of The Blue Fish Radio Show 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, and handling bass do’s and don’ts’s when i...

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 abundance specific to the foraging habits of both southern and northern resident Killer whales. The research results, published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, have caused people to re-think what may be causing...

According to the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, recreational fishers are routinely violating the 400-metre protection buffers around Southern Resident killer whales. The Foundation is now calling for a complete end to recreational salmon fishing in southern B.C. Joining us again on The Blue Fish Radio Show is Chris Bos, Coordinator of a south Vancouver Island Chinook salmon hatchery, President...

Dr. Michael Murray served as a senior biologist with the National Wildlife Federation for over 20 years. His knowledge of Great Lakes fish health and impacts of legacy and emerging toxins is tremendous, as is his experience in how different governments develop and implement fish consumption Advisories. In my role as Chair of the Great Lakes Fish Health Network, getting to meet and know Dr. Murray...

Watersheds Canada has taken shoreline restoration to new depths with their new “Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit”. The free Fish Habitat Enhancement Toolkit provides grassroots organizations and community groups with project guides, updated protocols, and accompanying videos to identify suitable sites and successfully enhance various types of fish habitat. Project materials include walleye spawnin...

Pure Fishing’s General Manager of Canadian Operations, Rob Walton, is the new president of the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association and the Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation. Listen to Rob’s conversation with Lawrence Gunther about the role of industry to support conservation, sponsor anglers, give voice to public fisheries across Canada, and promote the mental and physical health be...

Former Globe&Mail journalist Mark Hume recently penned a 4,000-word opinion piece that appeared in the Globe&Mail on June 12 2021 called “fish are caught in the middle of the catch-and-release debate”. It’s a brilliant examination of the history of angling, and why catch-and-release fishing is a justifiable and essential element of our conservation strategy. Mark is no stranger to exploring and sh...

MP Bob Zimmer has spent the last year travelling throughout B.C. to meet and speak with public fishers about their access concerns. His videos documenting his consultations have been watched over 450,000 times. Clearly, public fishery access along the B.C. coast is a hot topic, and no wonder given that it generates $1.1 billion of economic activity spread out over numerous coastal communities. Lin...

Brian Tutty spent 38 years as a biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the vast majority of which was spent on Canada’s west coast. Brian still consults on public fisheries related matters some 13 years since. I asked Brian if he could give Blue Fish Radio listeners a review of decisions taken or not over the past 50 years that led to where we are today. What I learned was startling, but shou...

Lawrence Gunther asks conservationists and anglers their opinion about the recent federal $647 million Pacific salmon restoration fund. Aaron Hill from Watershed Watch Salmon Society and Tom Davis from the Public Fishery Alliance share their misgivings and expectations. Link below to listen to these back-to-back interviews and hear their many shared and unique concerns on The Blue Fish Radio Show:

Jamie Howard from Howard Films recently released a three-part video series called “Running the Coast”. It took Jamie over four years of filming to document Striped Bass along North America’s east coast, and the people who seasonally celebrate these iconic fish throughout their journey. Filming also led Jamie on his own path of discovery as he came to learn that the future of Striped Bass is not a...

Eline Kelsey is the host of Hakai Magazine’s new five-part Sound aquatic Podcast. The series reflects growing interest around the world about how aquatic and marine animals communicate, navigate, hunt and avoid danger using sound. Water is five-times more efficient at transmitting sound, but has many limits on how light is transmitted. Elin is my guest on The Blue Fish Radio Show, and provided the...

Blue Fish Radio invites Dave Brown back from the BC Public Fishery Alliance to discuss recent DFO reports related to gillnet fisheries and endangered B.C. steelhead. Newly released internal government documents shed new light on Just how crucial decisions are being made about these fisheries and the future of steelhead. Link Below for details and analysis of the reports and what it all means on Th...

There are anglers interested in taking their love of recreational fishing to the next level by working with the fishing industry. Whether it’s to secure the support and recognition as a tournament competitor, or to promote their favorite brands to other recreational anglers, the industry is looking for people that can give back to the sport in numerous ways. Thankfully, there are people like Angie...

Angie Scott hosts the Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast to share her passion for fishing and inspire women to pursue outdoor adventures. Having grown up fishing in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”, she now resides in Nashville living aboard her houseboat on Percy Priest Lake. I asked Angie to be a guest on The Blue Fish Radio Show, in part because we both share a passion for adventuring in our truck ca...

Abigale Culberson and her team from the University of New Brunswick recently conducted a series of studies to assess the Muskie population in the Saint John River, and their sustainability based on current and potential fishing pressure. The model they created reveals a 30% annual mortality rate for these non-native fish, a level anticipated to increase as fishing pressure rises. Link below to hea...

Dr. Alexandra Morton has dedicated her life to researching and understanding B.C.'s complex and interconnected coastal ecosystems. Dr. Morton’s new book “Not On My Watch” chronicles her effort and ultimate fight to get the truth out about the ruinous impacts of open pen salmon farming on wild pacific salmon. Her commitment to conduct science in the face of overwhelming opposition, and to speak tru...

Mr. Todd Sellers is the Executive Director of the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation. Over the past 15 years the Foundation, under Todd’s leadership, has put Lake of the Woods on the map to gain the attention required to document and reverse a number of troubling trends. A lake that crosses international borders, touches two provinces and one State, and measures 100 km in width and...

Peter Krahn is a professional chemical/environmental engineer with 38 years experience specializing in forensic criminal environmental investigations. Now retired, Peter is developing a selective fishing technology for sustainably harvesting salmon and Steelhead to replace destructive gill nets. It supports scientific data collection, and supports selective harvesting, the removal of invasive fish...