Category Archives: Fisheries
Lobster protests: Nova Scotia MP demands immediate action from Ottawa
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia MP is demanding Ottawa step in to quell rising anger among lobster fishermen who are accusing Indigenous fishermen of illegally trapping and selling lobster out of season. Chris d'Entremont, the Conservative MP fo...
Nova Scotia lobster fishermen protest ‘out of control’ First Nations fishery
HALIFAX — Hundreds of commercial fishermen protested at two wharves in southwestern Nova Scotia on Tuesday, over what they say is an illegal fishery in St. Marys Bay, continuing a long-standing dispute over fishing rights in the area. A&...
B.C. fisher fined for tossing explosive device at sea lions off his boat
OTTAWA — A B.C. fisher was fined $8,000 last month and banned from possessing explosives for three years after he threw an explosive device into a group of sea lions in March 2019. Video footage posted to social media last year showed Al...
Oilsands tailings ponds leaking; federal enforcement unclear: report
An international environmental watchdog says there's convincing evidence that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. "There is strong scientifically valid evidence of ... seepage into near-field groundwater around tailings ponds," says a report ...
Few delays for salmon that reach Fraser River slide site: officials
Officials say salmon are making good progress migrating past the site of a landslide on the Fraser River that decimated runs last year. Michael Crowe, manager of biological programs for the Big Bar landslide response, says crews have done eve...
Five B.C. First Nations say salmon decision shows systemic racism at DFO
OTTAWA — Five British Columbia First Nations are challenging a federal decision on salmon fishing in their territories this year, and they are accusing federal fisheries officials of systemic racism in the way they have been treated...
COVID-19 fallout: Ottawa announces details of support program for fishermen
HALIFAX — Ottawa has unveiled details of a $469-million program aimed at helping Canada's fish harvesters deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said Wednesday the F...
Quebec shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing feds on purchase
OTTAWA — A Quebec shipyard that pushed the federal government to buy second-hand icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard two years ago is now late in delivering the much-needed vessels as it works to increase their icebreaking capabilities. Ottawa agr...
Province to review plan to eradicate smallmouth bass from New Brunswick lake
FREDERICTON — A plan to wipe out a population of smallmouth bass from a New Brunswick lake in order to protect salmon in the Miramichi River has taken another step forward. A coalition of conservation groups were told this week to
North Atlantic right whales nearing extinction, international nature body says
OTTAWA — North Atlantic right whales are now considered one step away from complete eradication. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is moving the whales from "endangered" to "critically endangered" on its red list of global species...