Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced that the Canadian Hydrographic Service has awarded a contract to Sedna ROV Services, a marine and underwater services company based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, to conduct hydrographic survey missions in the Arctic. The contract for this project, worth $6.5 million over two years, was awarded in July 2023. The first survey … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) issued a statement: “Our government is committed to the conservation of American eel, with sustainability and orderly management as the top priorities for the elver fishery. As you know, over the last few years we have unfortunately seen a pattern of increasing … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is taking measures to protect the unique and highly sensitive Lophelia Reef—also known by its Wakashan name q̓áuc̓íwísuxv—by closing all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fisheries, including midwater trawl, within this area. This indefinite closure came into effect on Feb. 14, 2024. The full release is available online. Call 604-666-1746.
On Feb. 8, 2024, sentencing was handed down in Sechelt Provincial Court to three individuals found guilty of multiple violations of Canada’s Fisheries Act. The defendants were all convicted of possession of clams, and for illegal possession of prohibited clam species. One of the three individuals was additionally convicted of possessing more than the legal limit … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced that Canada will host the 2024 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Forum at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa from Oct. 8-10, 2024. Lebouthillier also announced the release of Canada’s Oceans Now: Atlantic Ecosystems, 2022. The report, prepared by Fisheries and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced that Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Gulf Fisheries Centre in New Brunswick, is now accredited to the highest of standards for its environmental DNA (eDNA) testing and analyses. On Feb. 15, 2024, the Moncton-based laboratory became DFO’s first International Standards Organization … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced over $3.5 million in funding for 18 initiatives under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program. The full release is available online. Contact jeremy.collard@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Energy and Natural … Read more
On Jan. 31, 2024, sentencing was handed down to the vessel master of the commercial prawn fishing vessel Darkstar, after a long-running court case. The Honourable Judge S.M. Merrick sentenced the individual to pay a fine of $250,000 and forfeit all gear seized (with an approximate value of $80,000) after previously finding him guilty on May … Read more
On Dec. 6, 2023, Tenshi Seafood Limited was handed down the fine in Richmond Provincial Court after pleading guilty to the possession of undersize crabs by a commercial business, which is a violation of the Fisheries Act. The full release is available online. Call 604-666-1746. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) congratulated the … Read more
On Dec. 11, 2023, an individual from the Belleville, Ont., area was sentenced for carrying out work that resulted in serious harm to fish that are part of a commercial, recreational or Indigenous fishery, and failure to comply with the whole or part of a direction of an inspector or fishery officer. The individual was … Read more
