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Whale Seeker awarded $529 000 from Innovative Solutions Canada to test marine mammal detection technology. Whale Seeker announced today they have been awarded a $529,000 contract from Innovative Solutions Canada, […]
New tool developed to monitor health of marine ecosystems and extinction risk of species. Scientists from Simon Fraser University are part of an international team of researchers that has developed […]
First EU-Canada Ocean Partnership Forum. The 1st Ocean Partnership Forum between the EU and Canada took place in Brussels on 3 and 4 October. Co-designed by the European Commission and the […]
Canadian funding to improve onboard handling of lobster. The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia (NS) has announced funding support to the Maritime Fishermen’s Union Inc.’s (MFU) […]
Canada supports Inuit led stewardship efforts. In Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced $3.53 million in funding over […]
Canada takes next step in transition away from open-net salmon farming in BC. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is taking the next step to transition from open-net pen aquaculture in British […]
New offshore fisheries science vessels for Canada. The Canadian Coast Guard has officially dedicated into service the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) John Cabot. This is the third of three Offshore Fisheries […]
Canada signs All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Declaration. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Mike Kelloway, on behalf of the Honourable […]
Canada has announced that the maximum authorized harvest level for the 2022 Northern cod Stewardship Fishery (2J3KL) on the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador will remain the same as […]
Oceana Canada calls for rethink on capelin fishery. Oceana Canada says the recent decision by Canadian Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to continue overfishing capelin, a critically depleted forage fish in […]
Two pathogens linked to salmon health and survival in British Columbia. Many wild salmon populations in B.C. have experienced substantial declines over the last three decades. New UBC research recently […]
Through the Ghost Gear Fund, the Government of Canada has been working with industry and other partners to rid oceans of ghost gear and create new solutions to reduce fishing […]
Innovators Making Waves in Aquaculture and Blue Food The inaugural Blue Food Innovation Summit in London on June 14-15 presents 23 innovators from across the globe who are pioneering breakthrough […]
Vance Badawey, Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, has highlighted an investment of $44.9 million over five years to support […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, Ocean Brands GP has announced that its Ocean’s® Skipjack Tuna is now 100 per cent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified […]
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray and Fin Donnelly, BC’s Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture on behalf of the BC Minister […]
Canada agrees fish catch deal with France. Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced that an agreement has been reached with France […]
Snow crab quota increase for Newfoundland and Labrador. Snow crab is the backbone of the fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s management practices in recent years, supported […]
EU joins North Pacific Fisheries Commission. The European Union (EU) became officially member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) on 23 March 2022. The NPFC is a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation […]
Canada provides predictability to Arctic surf clam fishery. Canada has ended the process to issue fourth Arctic surf clam licence as a goal of achieving increasing Indigenous access. In August 2018, […]
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