Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont,PE) announced the government has provided $2.26 million in funding for enhanced marine pollution control equipment to be used in the event of an environmental emergency. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont,PE) signed a new agreement on aquaculture management with the provincial government of British Columbia. The full release is available online. Call 604-666-2872. The ministry wants to inform the North Shore population of Quebec that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity. The full release is available online. … Read more
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) expressed regret that a proposal by Canada to strengthen reporting measures for all commercial and recreational fisheries of Western Atlantic bluefin tuna did not receive the support of all Parties fishing in the Western Atlantic following the 2010 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic … Read more
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) announced contracts have been awarded for the design of the Canadian Coast Guard's new offshore science vessels. Four new scientific research vessels will be designed by Canadian shipbuilding firms Robert Allan Ltd, Alion Science and Technology (Canada) Corporation and Alion Science, Technology Corporation in joint venture and STX Canada … Read more
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) honoured the efforts of harbour authority volunteers at the Small Craft Harbours Prix d'Excellence ceremony. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) announced Canada has signed the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA). The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Conservative MP Mike Wallace (Burlington, ON), on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE), celebrated the return to service of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Limnos. Call 613-990-7537.
Federal, provincial and territorial fisheries and aquaculture ministers concluded the Ministers' meeting of the Canadian and Atlantic Councils of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM and ACFAM) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The CCFAM Ministers agreed to focus on collaboration in four key areas: aquaculture; trade; seafood traceability; and aquatic invasive species. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard will be closing its seasonal search and rescue bases in the Quebec City, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Riviere-au-Renard and Havre St-Pierre areas on or about November 30, 2010. The Cap-aux-Meules base will close on December 31. The full release is available online. Call 418-649-6297.
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE), on behalf of National Revenue Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, NB), announced that improvements at three recreational facilities in Tyne Valley, Victoria West and O’Leary have been undertaken with a combined investment of more than $237,000 by the Government of Canada, the Province of Prince Edward Island and the local … Read more
