The Government of Canada joined Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia in announcing that its members will be fishing jakej, the Mi’kmaq word for lobster, in pursuit of a moderate livelihood under the community’s Netukulimk Livelihood Fisheries Plan, supported by a Fisheries Act authorization, during the spring 2022 commercial season. The full release is available online. … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced the coming into force of additional regulatory changes that aim to rebuild vulnerable fish stocks. The Fish Stocks provisions are now in force under the Fisheries Act. This places binding obligations on Fisheries and Oceans Canada to manage certain fish stocks sustainably, and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Fin Donnelly, B.C. Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture, announced $30.5 million in funding for 22 projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. This investment supports monitoring, research and planning processes that will enhance our understanding of the critical … Read more
Liberal MP Robert Morrissey (Egmont, PEI) and Jamie Fox, PEI Minister of Fisheries and Communities, announced a total contribution of over $3 million to help Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association with the implementation of their Inshore Fishing Fleet Sustainability Strategy. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Vance Badawey (Niagara … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced that an agreement has been reached with France regarding 3Ps cod for the 2022-23 fishing season. Both countries intend to roll over the current total allowable catch of 1,346 tonnes. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announce that the 2022 total allowable catch for the Snow crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador will be 50,470 tonnes. This represents a 32 per cent increase from 2021. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced there would be no directed commercial or bait fishing for southern Gulf spring herring and a closure of the Atlantic mackerel commercial and bait fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Reduced fishing pressure may help these stocks to mature, reproduce and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced that this year’s total allowable catch for the Snow crab fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence will be 32,519 tonnes, up from 24,261 tonnes in 2021. This increase will benefit many coastal and Indigenous communities of eastern New Brunswick, … Read more
Canada ends process to issue fourth Arctic surf clam licence as goal of increasing Indigenous access achieved. This licencing decision provides long-term certainty to communities involved in the Arctic surf clam fishery, and ensures that the significant economic benefits of this fishery continue to flow to Indigenous communities. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) led Canada’s delegation to this year’s Seafood Expo North American. On March 13, Murray met with Canadian fish and seafood stakeholders, with provincial delegates, as well as participants from the United States and other countries. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
