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Fisheries and Oceans Canada reaches First Nation agreement Building on the renewed understanding with Potlotek First Nation reached last month, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has reached an understanding with […]
News from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific region. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and Member of Parliament Jati Sidhu (Mission - Matsqui - Fraser Canyon) […]
2024 a year of milestones and success for ASC and more to come in 2025! As 2024 comes to a close, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is celebrating a year filled […]
‘OceanDepth’ smart buoys from Satlink deployed to measure seabed bathymetry for the first time to combat beach erosion. This pioneering project aims to mitigate coastal erosion affecting many beaches, a […]
New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970, causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk. A new analysis published in the journal […]
Mission finds illegal harvesting of shark fins and ‘dark vessels’ in North Pacific. Recently, the fishery officers and crew of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfrid Laurier made a safe return […]
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record. Atlantic salmon stocks in England have reached new lows according to a new report . According to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024 from […]
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record Atlantic salmon stocks in England have reached new lows according to a new report released yesterday (Monday 7 October). According to the Atlantic […]
Draft of Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy for public feedback. The effects of human activities and climate change are being felt around the world, both above and below the ocean’s surface. […]
Canada announces more fisheries support funding The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are announcing more than $350,000 in funding for 3 projects in the Magdalen Islands that […]
Inspection blitz to prevent spread of Zebra mussels in Canada. Since being introduced into the Laurentian Great Lakes region in the 1980s, destructive Zebra Mussels have spread to waterbodies in […]
New funding to support wild Atlantic salmon in Canada. The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, on behalf of […]
Cermaq warns of continued uncertainty for aquaculture in Canada. Cermaq warns of continued uncertainty as the federal government announces 5 year-term aquaculture licenses and ban of open net farming from […]
‘Open gates’ in warming Arctic are expanding salmon range. New research has connected warming ocean temperatures to higher Pacific salmon abundance in the Canadian Arctic, an indicator that climate change […]
Canada announces a mackerel bait fishery. The Government of Canada says it is taking decisive action to rebuild its Atlantic mackerel stock, which has faced important declines over the last […]
Halibut fishery prosecutions in Canada. The prosecution by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) of a 24-month major case investigation into the halibut fishery in the Sambro area of Nova Scotia […]
New inshore fisheries research vessel for Canada. The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced the contract award for the construction of the […]
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the HydroAware project to expand hydropower and safeguard habitats using AI-powered fish monitoring. This project will help the advancement of fish monitoring technology by enhancing […]
Coastal fisheries show resilience to marine heat waves Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on […]
Funding for seal and sea lion science projects across Canada. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, has announced over $643,900 in funding […]
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