Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in February 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The full list is available online. Call 418-648-7893. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) announced the acceptance of the CCGS S. Dudka, a new Canadian Coast Guard specialty vessel which will … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) released the 2012 trade figures for Canada's exports of fish and seafood products. Canada exported $4.14 billion in fish and seafood products in 2012, an increase of $41 million from 2011. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents and visitors along the Saguenay Fjord, Que., that the CCGS Pierre Radisson will begin spring icebreaking operations on or around March 12. The date is only an indicator, as activities could begin before or after that period, according to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard is notifying residents and those using the shores of Lake St. Louis that it intends to begin spring icebreaking operations at the entrance of the St. Lawrence Seaway, on the north and south shores of the Lake and in Bay Des Cascades, around March 4, 2013. The date is only an … Read more
Construction contractor Fernand Gilbert Ltee has been fined $165,000 for damages to fish habitat in five streams and one river in the Reserve faunique des Laurentides in the course of roadwork on Highway 175. The contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2013, to six charges of harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat in … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in November and December 2012 and January 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act. The fines imposed on the offenders total $9,100. In addition, the value of the seized fish was confiscated from two offenders while the fishing licence of another was … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) announced the government's commitment to extend the life of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet, which will benefit the Canadian shipbuilding industry across the country and build on the government's priority to support jobs and growth. As part of the investment to the Canadian Coast Guard's fleet renewal … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard advises people living east of the Laviolette Bridge in Trois-Rivieres and on the shores of Lake St. Pierre, Que., and persons using these areas, that spring icebreaking operations will begin on the north and south shores of the Lake St. Pierre, Becancour and Gentilly areas as early as Feb. 15, 2013. … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) announced the acceptance of the third of the Canadian Coast Guard's new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS Corporal Teather C.V., built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. CCGS Corporal Teather C.V. was named after Corporal Robert Gordon Teather, C.V., a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police diving team … Read more
Two commercial crab harvesters from Delta, British Columbia, have been fined a total of $27,000 and banned from participating in the Boundary Bay commercial crab fishing industry for 10 years, after pleading guilty to offences related to harvesting crab in American waters. More information is available online. Call 604-666-8675. A commercial clam harvester, convicted in … Read more
