Vietnam seafood exports to Canada soar. In QI/2022, seafood exports to Canada increased by 61.4% over the same period last year. Vietnam’s seafood exports to Canada are expected to continue […]
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 […]
Higher snow crab quota in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2022. Snow crab is one of Canada’s most profitable fisheries and is a significant economic driver in Atlantic […]
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, […]
Canada’s blue economy strategy blueprint released. From February to June 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada engaged with Canadians from coast to coast to coast in a consultation from the people […]
Grieg Seafood appoints MD for North American sales division. Grieg Seafood has appointed Ken Taylor as Managing Director of its North American sales division. With over 35 years of sales […]
Two new dedicated marine response vessels for Canada. The Government of Canada and the Quatsino and Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nations have announced the arrival and launch of two new dedicated […]
Roxanne Nanninga joins XpertSea as Chief Sustainability Officer. Industry veteran brings seafood, sustainability and responsible aquaculture expertise to Canadian company changing the way seafood is grown and traded XpertSea, a […]
Four dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada. At least four people have died and 17 are missing after a Spanish fishing boat sank in bitterly […]
Boundary amendment approval for Kelly Cove Salmon. Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., which is part of Cooke Aquaculture, has welcomed the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board’s decision which approves the boundary […]
Cautious approach to Canadian Pacific herring management. The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced a more cautious approach to Pacific herring management, […]
Vietnam increases shrimp exports to Canada, Australia and Singapore. Countries belonging to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are the second largest market for Vietnam’s imports after the US, accounting […]
Success for Canada’s ghost gear programme Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, or ‘ghost gear,’ is a leading cause of marine debris around the world and has damaging impacts on […]
Canada ‘pleased’ with ICCAT outcome. Canada says it is pleased with the outcomes reached at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, which concluded on November […]
Quebec Fisheries Fund grants more than $1m for projects in Gaspé region. The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec have announced more than $1 million in funding to […]
Canada is failing fisheries says Oceana. Oceana Canada has released its fifth annual Fishery Audit, showing that despite significant government commitments and investments, the health of Canada’s wild fish has not […]
Canada completes international fisheries law enforcement operation. Canadian fishery officers have now completed their work in Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual international law enforcement operation in the high seas of […]
Canadian aquaculture industry appoints new fisheries minister. The members of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) have welcomed the Honourable Joyce Murray as the new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and […]
Funding for British Columbia salmon projects The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the BC Parliamentary Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fin […]