Category Archives: Fisheries
‘We are destroyed’: Young biologist among the lost after Spanish ship sunk off N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A young biologist from the Canary Islands is among the 12 men missing at sea after the sinking of a Spanish vessel off the coast of Newfoundland last week that is being described as Spain's worst
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER — Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are declining to historic lows, B.C. salmon advocatessay. ...
B.C. government rejects proposal for gold and copper mine for third time
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says a proposed copper and gold mine on a First Nation's territory will not be given an environmental assessment certificate, citing potential risks to water quality and fish. In a news release, the governmen...
Interior Fraser steelhead face extinction, warn B.C. fishing, conservation groups
VANCOUVER — Fishery and conservation groups in British Columbia warn a unique species of ocean-going trout faces a "severe conservation crisis" and must be added to Canada's Species at Risk Act. Fifteen groups, including the BC Wildlife Federation and ...
B.C. study links low river flows with lower chinook salmon productivity
VANCOUVER — A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are managed to support fish, the authors say. The study
Federal decision on fish farms prompts closure of B.C. processing plant: company
SURREY, B.C. — One of the largest farmed salmon producers operating in B.C. says it's permanently closing its processing plant in Surrey, B.C., because of a federal government decision to phase out some fish farms. Mowi Canada West says in a
B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has been diverted for 70 years to
B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has been diverted for 70 years to
Prosecutors add charges for 25 in N.S. lobster pound riot, say ‘resolutions’ possible
HALIFAX — Prosecutors have added more charges against 25 people accused of entering and ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a dispute about an Indigenous self-regulated fishery. Crown lawyer Robert Kennedy, however, said in an inter...
Skyrocketing shipbuilding costs continue as estimate puts icebreaker price at $7.25B
OTTAWA — The federal government's plan to build new ships for Canada's navy and coast guard has been hit by more skyrocketing costs. The latest blow came in a report released Thursday by parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, who estimates Ottawa's