When it comes to the fishery, co-op groups can work. That’s the message from FFAW President Keith Sullivan who was commenting on the Fogo Island Co-op Group, which just celebrated 50 years on the island. He says the group has helped improve the economy in the region,...

News Release From Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Federal and provincial government investments help strengthen and diversify area’s economic sectors August 26, 2017 – Fogo Island, NL – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Continued economic success depends on a...

Dave Quinton and the crew check in on life on the island that resisted resettlement and established the Fogo Island Co-op back in 1967. Listen on CBC

Phil Barnes, the manager of the Fogo Island co-op, says he's trying to figure out how to deal with the loss of most of his shrimp supply. Watch Radio/Central Morning Episode on CBC

Growing up on Fogo Island, surrounded by puffins and passing icebergs, cod was a way of life for Aubrey Payne — along with his parents and 14 siblings. “Here, if you’d have fish for dinner the only thing we ever knew was cod,” Payne recalled. While salmon or herring...