On May 24, 2024, the Honourable Judge Roy Dickey fined Brent Belveal, owner and operator of the commercial Halibut fishing vessel Gypsy Soul, a total of $33,596 for offences under Canada’s Fisheries Act. Belveal pleaded guilty to fishing inside of the Hecate Strait Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reef Marine Protected Area near Bella Bella, B.C., and … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec announced more than $350,000 in funding for three projects in the Magdalen Islands, Que., that will help improve the efficiency, quality and sustainability of Quebec’s fish and seafood sector. The Government of Canada’s contribution to these three projects is $252,527. The full release is available online. Contact Gabriel.bourget@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) met with harvesters to celebrate the first season opening of the commercial fishery for whelk in the waters off Eastern Cape Breton. Fishing began earlier this month, and the first catch of the commercial fishery has been … Read more
Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced an investment of more than $101 million investment over three years to continue important work at 26 harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador. Hutchings also announced the awarding of a $13.2 million contract to upgrade the … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) was in Rivière-au-Renard, Que., to announce significant investments in fishing harbours across the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec. Over the next three years, $50.2 million will be invested to ensure that the region’s fish harvesters and fishing industry have access to safe harbour infrastructure … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced a $70-million investment over three years to continue important work at 18 small craft harbours in New Brunswick. More than $23.5 million of this overall investment in New Brunswick will also be used to reconstruct and repair piers, breakwater and other critical harbour infrastructure at … Read more
Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced $1.2 million in funding, under the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund, to support wild Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding is going towards the Environment Resources Management Association (ERMA) – Exploits River Atlantic Salmon … Read more
The Council of the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Pacheedaht First Nation, Quatsino First Nation and the Government of Canada announced the designation of Tang.ɢwan — ḥačxwiqak — Tsig̱is as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). This large ecologically unique ocean area located approximately 150 kilometres off the west coast of Vancouver Island, is now Canada’s largest … Read more
On June 11, 2024, the Honourable Judge Steven Merrick of the Sechelt Provincial Court fined George Winkler $70,000 for offences under Canada’s Fisheries Act. Winkler pleaded guilty in October 2023 to violating the fish and fish habitat protection provisions of the Act by undertaking work that resulted in the death of fish and the destruction of fish … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced close to $9.3 million in funding for four projects in British Columbia under the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund. This fund supports projects to conserve and restore our aquatic ecosystems by addressing impacts in these environments. The full release is available online. Contact Gabriel.Bourget@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
