Tag: Canada
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 global fish stocks and marine ...
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 23. A statement from the ...
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 improve the efficiency, quality and ...
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 improved in the last five ...
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 the North Pacific with Canada’s ...
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 Canadian Coast Guard and express ...
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 Donnelly, have announced $10.23 million in ...
Canada maps out course for wild Atlantic salmon protection. Fisheries and Oceans Canada will lead discussions over the coming months with Indigenous communities and organisations, government partners, and conservation organisations who collaborate on the protection, ...
XpertSea raises $20 million Series B to transform the seafood economy through finance and technology. The company will bring its data-driven marketplace and financial services to new international markets following 1000% revenue growth in Latin ...
Canada invests in BC fishing harbours. The communities on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast are welcoming a significant federal investment that will benefit the local economy and community. Coastal communities across Canada are supported by small ...
Canada launches new ‘ghost gear’ reporting system. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, has announced a new online system that makes it easier for commercial harvesters to ...
Canada invests in new marine conservation efforts. Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced a $976.8M investment through Budget 2021 to continue marine conservation efforts and reach the goal ...
Canada invests in New Brunswick fishing infrastructure. Dominic LeBlanc, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, on behalf of Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast ...
Canada invests in Nova Scotian fishing harbours. The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced that the Government of Canada is investing $22 million in the renewal of ...
Canada extends fisheries and aquaculture clean technology programme. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, launched the renewed Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Programme (FACTAP), with an ...
Blue Star Foods acquires Taste of BC Aquafarms. Blue Star Foods Corp., an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) seafood company, has completed the acquisition of Taste of BC Aquafarms, Inc. a family-owned and operated ...
Canada implements measures to save Pacific salmon. Pacific salmon are in a long-term decline, with many runs on the verge of collapse. The Government of Canada is taking decisive steps under the Pacific Salmon Strategy ...
Approval for Nova Scotian salmon hatchery. The Millbrook First Nation of Canada has received approval from the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NSDFA) for the assignment of its Aquaculture Licence of a land-based ...
New association for Newfoundland and Labrador fishers. The Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. (SEA-NL) has been formed to serve as the distinct voice of the province’s more than 3,000 licensed, commercial inshore ...
Canada increases Northern cod stewardship fishery quota. Canada has announced decisions for the Northern cod stewardship fishery, the 2J3KLPs capelin fishery, and the Recreational groundfish fishery (known locally as the recreational food fishery). The Government ...
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