By DAVID SORENSEN • MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY GAZETTE • MARCH 9, 2022 This year, the President’s Award for Public Engagement Partnerships was awarded to Fishing for Success and Dr. John Schouten, Faculty of Business Administration, and Canada Research Chair in Social Enterprise. Fishing for Success is a social enterprise based in Petty Harbour that Read more…
MELISSA WILLIAMS By MELISSA WILLIAMS • FEIRO MARINE LIFE CENTER • APRIL 12, 2021 What used to be a day-long celebration, Earth Day, launched in 1970 as a reaction to the seemingly limitless pollution of air and water through our industrial lifestyle, was celebrated for decades as a sole event on April 22. In the Read more…
By JENN THORNHILL VERMA • MARCH 25, 2021 Nearly 30 years into the moratorium, conservationists and industry are at odds over Ottawa’s latest plan to bring devastated fish stocks back to health – and some are rediscovering traditional methods they think might be the answer Read Article Here
By REBECCA NOLAN • KCBX • AUGUST 19, 2020 Associate Producer Rebekah Nolan explores “Girls Who Fish” a program designed to attract girls and women to become involved in Newfoundland’s commercial fishery. Nolan says, “fishing is the thing that brought the first settlers from England and Ireland about 400 years ago, and it continues to be a Read more…
TO BIG TO IGNORE • NOVEMBER 01, 2019 This is a free event, opened to public. The event aims to raise awareness and promote full utilization of both natural and human resources towards fisheries sustainability, gender equality and food security. Staying true to the spirit of World Fisheries Day, this event Read more…
By JENN THORNHILL VERMA • READERS DIGEST CANADA • OCTOBER 16, 2019 Fishing lessons from Petty Harbour Fishing is part of my identity,” says Jasmine Paul, a 31-year-old part-time university student. “And when I wasn’t fishing, I was depressed.” On a Sunday in July, eight women are huddled together inside a wooden Read more…
HARRIS CENTRE • JUNE 25, 2019 As a major industry in our province traditionally dominated by men, many challenges still face women in the fishing sector. I n this Yaffle Connects, Kimberly Orren, from Fishing For Success, speaks with Dr. Nicole Power (MUN), Jasmine Paul (Apprentice Fisher), and Crystal Hanlon (Marine Institute) Read more…
CBC NEWS • MAY 13, 2019 Kimberly Orren works to spread knowledge of the fishery’s place in Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture, but says politicians haven’t been spreading much of anything about the industry during this ongoing election campaign. Orren, a board member of the non-profit social enterprise Fishing For Success, said she’s Read more…
By EMA NOELLA KIBIRKSTIS • THE OVERCAST • MAY 13, 2019 Just 15 minutes south of St. John’s, nestled in the heart of the small community of Petty Harbour, we find the red paneled walls of the Island Rooms. Here is where Fishing for Success, and project manager Kimberly Orren, lead Read more…
FOOD FIRST NL Kimberly Orren became involved with Food First NL in her capacity as founder and project manager for Fishing for Success. Fishing for Success is a nonprofit with a mission to transmit traditional fishing knowledge and skills, particularly to youth and women. They also promote the use of Read more…
