Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers from the North Shore and Saguenay areas fined in June 2012 for various offences under the Fisheries Act. More information is available online. Call 418-648-7893.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) announced funding to further develop innovative and sustainable halibut aquaculture in Nova Scotia. Through this latest round of funding through Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program, Scotian Halibut Ltd. received $400,000 for innovations in Atlantic halibut broodstock rearing. The full release is available … Read more
The Listuguj Mi'gmaq community in the Gaspe will carry out its food, social and ceremonial lobster fishing in Chaleur Bay between Sept. 15 and Oct. 4, 2012. This fishery is protected under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which recognizes and confirms the ancestral and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada. It … Read more
British Yukon Railway Company Limited, also known as White Pass and Yukon Route Railway, was fined $100,000 in Yukon Territorial Court for violating section 36 (3) of the Fisheries Act. The fine follows a June 2012 guilty plea to the charge of unlawfully depositing a deleterious substance in water inhabited by fish. The full press … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada advises the public that the harvesting of bivalve molluscs including oysters, clams, mussels, bay scallops and quahogs for recreational or commercial purposes, is prohibited until further notice in areas of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island. The full press release is online. Call 902-426-3550 or 506-851-7747. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, … Read more
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers concluded the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers in Victoria, B.C. Ministers discussed a range of issues such as aquaculture, aquatic invasive species, and protecting Canada's fisheries. The meeting was co-chaired by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) The full release is available … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform residents of the North Shore and the south shore of the St. Lawrence, from Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Gaspe, that harvesting of any and all shellfish in these regions is closed as a preventative measure. Analyses are currently underway to determine shellfish safety in these areas. Fisheries and … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) reaffirmed that mariners in Vancouver will see no change in the service Canadians have come to expect from the Canadian Coast Guard. Ashfield said a new inshore rescue boat station that will be centrally located in Vancouver, a new hovercraft that will be delivered in 2013 and … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, NB) and Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB) announced that the Government of Canada is setting the stage for the purchase of new helicopters for the Canadian Coast Guard. A letter of interest to invite aerospace representatives to an industry day has been posted on MERX, … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, NB) extended congratulations to the 2012 graduating class of fishery officers and welcomes them to the Conservation and Protection Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The graduation ceremony was held on Aug. 9, in Regina. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537. Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants … Read more
