Description
Lobster fishing is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast, but who gets to trap — and when — is tearing some communities apart. We look at why the federal government is being blamed for doing too little to ease tensions.
CORRECTION (Nov. 28, 2025): An earlier version of this documentary said that Maureen Googoo covered the 2020 launch of the Mi’kmaw rights-based fishery for APTN. In fact, she covered it for Ku’ku’kwes News. This video has been edited to remove that reference.
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CREDITS: THE FIFTH ESTATE
51-07 Friday, November 28, 2025
Trapped on the Water
producer/director
Rachel Ward
writer
Steven D’Souza
investigative journalist
Krista Hessey
additional research
Matthew Pierce
video editor
Morna Scott-Dunne
editing support
Ryan Ferguson
senior videographer
Jonathan Castell
additional photography
Brian MacKay
Jeorge Sadi
Ousama Farag
Chris Rands
Yoann Dénécé
additional reporting
Richard Cuthbertson
archival material
CP Images
Nova Scotia Archives
UFCA/Facebook
Bernie Berry
visual research
Leslie Morrison
graphic designer
Daniel Rofusz
post audio
Ron Searles
colourist
Scott McIntyre
special thanks
CBC Nova Scotia
Maureen Googoo
Seaside Restaurant Meteghan
Shakespeare by the Sea Halifax
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
social media producers
Rachel MacLean
Nick Parker
Alex Soloducha
digital producer
Janet Davison
media management
Laurel Robinson
resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic
associate director
Carmen Smith
packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni
coordinating associate director
Jane Wilson
“Getting Dark Again”
Written by: Buddy MacDonald
performed by:
Buddy MacDonald
Mac Morin
Kimberley Fraser
senior producer
Emmanuel Marchand
executive producer
Allya Davidson
original broadcast
November 28, 2025