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Cooke Aquaculture appoints new MD for East Coast operations. Cooke Aquaculture Inc. is very pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Wiese as Managing Director of East Coast Aquaculture Operations […]
SEA-NL calls for elimination of province’s farcical system of fish pricing before fisheries lost. Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) is calling for the elimination of the provincial […]
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 […]
Cooke subsidiary acquires transport company. Shoreland Transport Inc. of Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cooke Inc., has acquired Connors Transfer Limited, a provider of trucking and transportation services. Connors […]
Canadian Coast Guard partners with Indigenous coastal communities to enhance marine safety. Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to […]
Newfoundland and Labrador fishers demand action on crab market. Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) is demanding the provincial government allow owner-operators to truck snow crab out of […]
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 […]
SeaChoice calls on Canadian retailers to accelerate seafood sustainability efforts. On the recent World Oceans Day, SeaChoice called on Canadian grocers to accelerate their sustainable seafood and social responsibility efforts, […]
Nova Scotian plans to revitalise oyster industry. The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia (NS) have announced funding support to the Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy […]
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 […]
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