On National Indigenous Peoples Day, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the Community Hydrography program, an initiative that supports Indigenous and coastal communities’ collection and use of hydrographic data, advancing their understanding of the local seafloor. This program is funded through the Oceans Protection Plan that was announced in August 2022. The full release is available online. … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced that the Newfoundland and Labrador recreational groundfish fishery will open again this season for 39 days. Like last year, the 2023 fishery will take place throughout the summer and fall to give recreational harvesters opportunities to safely participate in the … Read more
Canada hosted the 40th Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) in Moncton, N.B., from June 5-8. Delegates from Canada and other NASCO Parties came together to take steps to achieve their shared objective of urgent protection of wild Atlantic salmon. This meeting of NASCO included two special sessions; the first on climate change … Read more
On World Oceans Day, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced investments aimed at protecting Canada’s oceans and the marine species and habitats within them. Murray announced successful funding recipients for the Oceans Management Contribution Program as well as a Call for Proposals for the Canada Nature … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) issued a statement: “Today we mark the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing […] Combatting IUU fishing is a high priority for Canada. That is why the Government of Canada established the Shared Ocean Fund … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) launched the new Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund (AISPF) and provided advanced notice for an upcoming Call for Proposals. The Government of Canada is investing $36.6 million over five years to fight aquatic invasive species in Canada. This includes $8.75 million in contribution funding … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is proud to welcome the latest troop of graduates to the ranks of Canada’s contingent of over 600 fishery officers. In a special ceremony at the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside, PEI, 14 graduates from Troop 23-1 finished their demanding 19-week training journey that included both classroom and practical training. The full release … Read more
On April 5, 2023, in Nanaimo Provincial Court, Colin (Richard) Wood, a recreational angler, was found guilty of several Fisheries Act violations and fined a total of $6,000. The fines are primarily for obstructing a fishery officer by throwing fish overboard ($2,500), making false or misleading statements to a fishery officer ($2,500), and over-possessing Chinook … Read more
Chief Roderick W. Gould Jr., Abegweit First Nation; Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.); and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) announced the signing of a Collaborative Fisheries Management Agreement that will provide Abegweit First Nation in PEI with funding to support implementation and governance … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Liberal MP Wilson Miao (Richmond Centre, B.C.) visited the Grand Value Asian Supermarket in Richmond to highlight Budget 2023’s investments to make life more affordable, including the new Grocery Rebate. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
