AJAs 2017 Finalists
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| Date Aired or Published | Feb. 7, 2024 |
| Media outlet where first aired or published: | The Independent |
| Name of Program: | Seasplainer |
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| Location: | Various locations |
| List awards, grants: | None |
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Short explanation of the story and how it developed: This year, our fisheries and oceans coverage for Seasplainer revealed a stark truth: while hundreds of communities across Newfoundland and Labrador rely on wild fisheries for survival, the fisheries policies determined in Ottawa often disregard the realities faced by those on the front lines—the fishers themselves and the communities that depend on them. The three-part reporting we are submitting for your consideration shows: (i) Rather than celebrating the reopening of two commercial fisheries that had been long under moratorium — first for redfish (Commercial redfish fishery to reopen, but pending quota threatens to push some fishers out, February 2024), and then for the iconic Northern cod (DFO ‘rolling the dice’ with cod fishery announcement, says scientist, June 2024) — we heard voices of discontent from fishers and their communities, condemning Ottawa's policies that prioritize political gain over the public good; (ii) The harrowing realities of commercial fishing exposed that this remains one of Canada’s most perilous professions, and the tragic truth is that the reasons fishers lose their lives at sea are well-known and, most importantly, largely preventable (The fatal truth about commercial fishing, October 2024). |
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Resources of the newsroom (money and time) available to complete the story: These three titles show the range of our original, digital explainer series, which travels to the harbours of the Northwest Atlantic to relay the best-available evidence on fisheries and oceans in Canada. And we do it proudly independently (the reporters each earned $500+HST for each of these works), without the corporate or government funding that many other media outlets depend on. |
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