Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced an initial step towards longer-term reductions in fishing pressure on stocks of conservation concern with significant commercial salmon closures for the 2021 season. These closures, affecting Commercial salmon fisheries and First Nations Communal Commercial fisheries, will further reduce pressure on salmon … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced that the historic Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean has come into effect. Under the Agreement, no commercial fishing can take place in the central Arctic Ocean until parties have a greater scientific understanding of the area … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced that an additional $300 million will be invested over two years to repair, renew and replace Canada’s network of small craft harbours. These investments will help make harbours safer, will increase efficiency, and will create jobs from coast to coast to … Read more
Next year, Canada will welcome the world’s marine conservation leaders to Vancouver to chart a course towards protecting 30 per cent of the global ocean by 2030. From June 23-30, 2022, the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress will be held under the auspices of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The Congress … Read more
On May 19, 2021, in Surrey Provincial Court, the Honourable Judge Satinder Sidhu found recreational crab harvester Laird Goddyn guilty of violations of Canada’s Fisheries Act. Justice Sidhu fined Goddyn $7,500 and banned him from holding tidal and non-tidal fishing licences for a period of five years. Goddyn’s fishing vessel, which was seized as evidence, was ordered … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced $300,000 (over three years) to the International Hydrographic Organization to empower women in hydrography. As part of Canada’s actions to support the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, this project will enable more women to participate equitably in the field of … Read more
On June 15, Fisheries and Oceans Canada held a Lobster Science Partnership Roundtable to discuss important lobster science questions and research priorities. Participants discussed the specific lobster science projects they would like to undertake, and what they could each contribute. They also expressed interest in developing the Lobster Science Partnership Roundtable, and discussion focused on next … Read more
An on-site investigation and audit of paperwork by fishery officers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Conservation and Protection Aquaculture Unit led to a guilty plea and $10,000 in fines for Keith Chui, a commercial clam fish harvester who co-owns an area aquaculture licence. The full release is available online. Call 604-666-1746
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) launched a second call for proposals under the Ghost Gear Fund to support three new priorities: Identification and removal of ghost gear within the Fraser River, B.C.; Identification and removal of ghost gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; and Responsible Disposal. The full release is available … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced the guiding principles of the federal government’s $647.1 million Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative announced in Budget 2021, and a full commitment to work in partnership with local organizations and groups in its development and delivery. The strategy will represent the largest-ever … Read more
