The FFAW explains its role in DFO crab surveys + We'll catch

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The FFAW explains its role in DFO crab surveys + We'll catch up with enterprise owner Lil Saul and her catch of the day + Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium planning significant expansion

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FFAW president-elect Dwan Street explains union's role in crab surveys, after a fisherman was denied the right + Twillingate is home now for Lil Saul but we caught up with her selling salt fish in Mount Pearl + Executive director Keith Moore on the expansion plans for Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium which include immersive virtual reality.

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