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This Ukrainian fisherman just wants to get back on the water

Arkadiy Skorobogatov left his life on the Azov Sea in Ukraine for the safety of Newfoundland and Labrador. Now, he's trying to get his foot in the fishery here.
  and his young daughter at a hotel in St. John's. , along with his wife and daughter, arrived in NL in February 2023. He was a fish harvester in Ukraine for 40 years and has been trying to find work in the NL fishery.
Arkadiy Skorobogatov holds his young daughter at a hotel in St. John's. Skorobogatov, along with his wife and daughter, arrived in Newfoundland in February. (Paula Gale/CBC )

Arkadiy Skorobogatov left his life on the Azov Sea in Ukraine for the safety of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The fisherman has a wife and a young daughter and hopes to build a life in this province.Skorobogatov,a fish harvester in Mariupol for 40 years, is trying to land a job in the fishery so he canget back on the water.

Listen to hisinterview on The Broadcast, which was recorded with the help of an interpreter.

Wayne Ledwell of Whale Release and Strandings on the dolphin pod rescue in Hearts Delight-Islington + Meet Ukrainian fisherman .

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