An Introduction to Seasplainer (Ep. 9)

2023-07-27

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In Newfoundland and Labrador, there are two things without which we probably wouldn’t be here: the sea, and the fish.But how much do we really know about them? In an era of offshore oil, mega hydro dams, and now an impending wind energy industry — have we become indifferent to the fisheries? What we do hear about them seems so unrelatable: quotas and metric tons, prices per pound, licensing regulations. How did something so important to our economy, and our identity, become so hard to under...

In Newfoundland and Labrador, there are two things without which we probably wouldn’t be here: the sea, and the fish.

But how much do we really know about them? In an era of offshore oil, mega hydro dams, and now an impending wind energy industry — have we become indifferent to the fisheries?

What we do hear about them seems so unrelatable: quotas and metric tons, prices per pound, licensing regulations.

How did something so important to our economy, and our identity, become so hard to understand?

In Episode 9 of berrygrounds we speak with award-winning journalists Jenn Thornhill Verma and Leila Beaudoin, who have teamed up with The Independent to create something that we didn't have in Newfoundland and Labrador: an explainer series about the fisheries and the sea.

You can find the Seasplainer series on The Independent's website.

Click here to support The Independent with a monthly donation.

The song "Sunsetter" courtesy of Shane Ivers at Silverman Sound Studios.

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