Land & Sea: The downswing of the hook-and-line fishery in Burnt Islands

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5 жыл бұрын

In this archival Land & Sea episode from 1992, the show visits Burnt Islands, a fishing community of 1,000 located half an hour from Port aux Basques. The hook-and-line or long line fishery was taking a nose dive and people there were forced into collecting unemployment insurance stamps. Fishing was the only source of income in the community. This episode also contains footage of an Icelandic fishing boat named The Innovation that was being tried on an experimental basis in the inshore fishery.
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@martinbryan137 3 жыл бұрын

Would love CBC to come back for a visit to showcase then & now. I live in Toronto, but I consider Burnt Islands my home <3 Haven't been back since the beginning of COVID and I'm going through withdrawals.

@lenhowl 5 жыл бұрын

You were a lucky man to be born there. Another great show, thanks for posting and please keep posting these great old shows.

@bullterriermolly5874 4 жыл бұрын

In about late 90's early 00's someone showed up in Gloucester ma with those same small boats and the same dream and after a trial just like there only shorter, same result no one wanted em.

@gleanruabh1579 4 жыл бұрын

I like that Newfies remain as ingenious and plain hearted as they were back then.

@TheMagicHistorian 5 жыл бұрын

This is where I was born!

@frombottomofthemap1868 3 жыл бұрын

They should of come to New Zealand for ideas on how to longline properly. We have it pretty much perfected it now and were decades ahead of new foundland in the 90s