Category Archives: Fisheries
Charter tuna boat captains in P.E.I. hope for mackerel closure exemption
NORTH LAKE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — A sport fishing industry that is synonymous with Prince Edward Island is hoping for an exemption to the recent closure of the Atlantic mackerel fishery, which is its primary source of bait. Troy Bruce, chairman
Moderate livelihood fishery launched by First Nation in Cape Breton
A Nova Scotia First Nation has launched a moderate livelihood lobster fishery in Cape Breton with approval from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The department issued a statement Friday saying it came to an understanding with the We’koqm...
Drilling moratorium on Georges Bank off southern Nova Scotia extended until 2032
HALIFAX — The moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank off southern Nova Scotia is being extended until the end of 2032. Federal and provincial law allows for the moratorium in the rich fishing ground to be prolonged in
Lack of fairness prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phaseout
VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Heneghan says in a decision issued April 22 that the order
More cost overruns, delays coming for new navy, coast guard fleets
OTTAWA — Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada’s navy and coast guard, as “significant challenges” batter Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding program. That in...
DFO announces closures of Atlantic mackerel, bait fisheries to restore stocks
HALIFAX — The Fisheries Department has announced the closure of the Atlantic mackerel and commercial bait fisherieson the East Coast, citing concerns that dwindling stocks have entered a “critical zone.” The department said in a release today it was ta...
Ottawa announces closure of Atlantic mackerel, bait fisheries to restore stocks
HALIFAX — Fishers on the East Coast are expressing their disappointment with Ottawa after the federal Fisheries Department closed the Atlantic mackerel and commercial bait fisheries, citing concerns that dwindling stocks have entered a “critical zone.”...
Groups criticize Pacific salmon treaty, urge Alaska to protect B.C.-bound salmon
VANCOUVER — A coalition of Canadian groups is calling on Alaska's governor to stop the state's harvest of Canadian-bound salmon, while it criticizes the international treaty that prevents overfishing of Pacific salmon. Watershed Watch Salmon Society a...
B.C. premier raises concerns to Trudeau about jobs if fish farms close
VICTORIA — Any federal government plans to move away from open-net pen salmon farms in British Columbia should come with transition help for the industry and workers, says Premier John Horgan. A letter dated March 10 from Horgan to Prime Minister
Ottawa allocates close to $12 million for Indigenous commercial fisheries in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it's contributing $11.8 million to support Indigenous commercial fisheries in British Columbia. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announced the funding at a news conference Wednesday, saying it would suppo...