Success stories to inspire your own aspirations.

A farm in Little Harbour has given rise to eight generations of Matt Brown’s family.  This legacy has kept the Pictou County man close to his history while looking to his future. Fishing is significant to this community.  “The census listed my great grandfather as a farmer. His brother -who built my house- is listed…

Jason Rankin, President of Asadalia Fisheries Ltd., likes to improve things. After earning a degree in environmental engineering at Dalhousie, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy, where his specialty was navigation. Now retired from the navy, he has returned to his fishing heritage. Five years ago, he began lobster fishing out of Pictou with his…

Ocean Calls Home Maritime Son Joseph DeCoste grew up on the ocean and could never quite live without it. He’s fished the waters of East Tracadie with his father since the age of 15, sailing first the humble 34 foot Joey Bengie, then later the 40 foot Sunrise Sail II. But by the end of his formal…

East Petpeswick Native Becomes Captain at Age 20 There are very few 20-year-olds who know exactly what they want to do with their lives, but for Bradley Roma, there was never any question. “I’ve been fishing since I could walk,” he said. “I finished high school early and went right to fishing with my old…

Coming To Harbours This Fall There comes a time in every man’s life when he just needs a new damn boat, a point which Curtis Halliday of Shag Harbour has finally reached. For thirteen years he’s captained the Whispering Hope, a sturdy craft from which he’s trapped lobster, harpooned swordfish and hooked tuna. He’s even retrofitted her,…

Fishing is a proud, vibrant industry at the very core of our heritage. It’s woven into the fabric of our province and for the communities and families whose livelihood depend on it – fishing is a way of life. For the past 10 years, Vern Shea, Vessel Inspector with the Department of Agriculture has visited…

St Peter’s Resident Goes From Office to Ocean Kevin King is a man of numbers, a predisposition which led him first to St Mary’s University where he earned a degree in commerce, then to the Municipality of Richmond, Cape Breton Island, where he worked in accounts payable and, among other things, facilitated the sale of…