Analysis Investigation Longread

Why NL Fishers are Protesting in a Pandemic: An Explainer

The fight over the 2020 fishing season has exposed many deeply rooted problems in a crucial but troubled industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Jenn Thornhill Verma

May 21, 2020

# Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries

COMMENTARY: How and Why We Fish (Part 2)

Our current food crisis compels us to ask: what would it take to feed the province with fresh, local cod instead of global markets?

Jenn Thornhill Verma, Dean Bavington and Kimberly Orren

April 10, 2020

COMMENTARY: How and Why We Fish (Part 1)

Blinded By The Numbers? Implementing the Modernized Fisheries Act Goes Beyond Acting On What Stock Science Tells Us.

Jenn Thornhill Verma and Dean Bavington

April 7, 2020

Cod and the Fishery: Down, but Not Out

Compared to pre-moratorium times, today there are fewer fish, fishers, processors, vessels, and plants. But the value of our fishery remains high.

Jenn Thornhill Verma

July 2, 2019

The Future (of Fishing) is Female

Women have been the backbone of the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery for centuries. Earning that recognition is reshaping the maritime world.

June 27, 2019

View From The Mainland

CETA: taking stock(s)

The Canada-European Union free trade agreement is coming. Labrador and Newfoundland are both part of Canada. Sadly, but ultimately, Canada controls our fisheries.

June 6, 2013