European green crab

[upbeat music] Letting nature take its course.

We'll hear from a man in, from a man who has a warning for the city of Corner Brook about the dead fin whale and the dangers of not controlling green crab.

We'll hear from a concerned fisherman in Dunville.

I'm Paula Gayle.

David Boyd.

P.S., and for information, all lobster in BC is recreational, no commercial." Well, thanks so much for those letters.

Our email address is thebroadcast@cbc.ca. Well, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been looking for expressions of interest when it comes to European green crab.

Now that the invasive species has spread all around Newfoundland, DFO wants input or ideas on how it can be monetized.

[upbeat music] What about democracy? A man lobbying for a lobster food fishery says the federal minister sent a troubling message.

And there are some good ideas on the table on how to utilize green crab, says DFO.

Plus, how does the province tackle a projected labor shortage in the fishery? I'm Paula Gale.

Welcome to the broadcast.

I was speaking to him this past Friday at the first ever New Harvesters Initiative, or Summit, sorry.

All right, onto something else now, something to eat or put on your garden.

How much interest is there in monetizing the invasive green crab? As we told you last month, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been looking for expressions of interest for ways this crab can be utilized instead of destroyed.

The initial deadline was September 25th.