Category Archives: Fisheries
Canada joins international group of 22 countries to protect oceans
OTTAWA — Canada has joined an international group of nearly two dozen other countries working to protect the world's oceans. The Global Ocean Alliance, founded by Great Britain last year, seeks to protect 30 per cent of the world's oceans by
Cornwallis debate: Coast guard working with Indigenous group to change ship name
HALIFAX — The federal government is asking an Indigenous group to recommend a new name for a Canadian Coast Guard ship that pays tribute to a British military officer who offered a bounty for the scalps of Mi'kmaq people. "This is an imp...
Numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon dipped to near historic lows in 2019
HALIFAX — A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year. The Atlantic Salmon Federation's annual "State of Wild Atlantic Salmon Rep...