Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) highlighted an investment in the Ship Cove small craft harbour in Port de Grave, N.L. This strategic investment in Ship Cove will see the removal of the existing finger pier and marginal wharf, and the construction of a new finger … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced funding for the reconstruction of wharf structure 402, a portion of the main wharf at Sambro Harbour, and floats 802 in Sambro, N.S. The full release is available online. Contact Ira.Khedkar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) visited Brussels, Belgium, to promote Canadian industry and advance conservation goals. Thompson met with the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, to discuss trade and shared conservation priorities, including how to strengthen collaboration to fight illegal, unreported and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) attended Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2026 in Barcelona where she met with Canadian exporters, European buyers, and senior counterparts from Spain, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. The full release is available online. Contact Ira.Khedkar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released the What We Heard document summarizing the results of the 2025 Food Fishery survey. Participation was overwhelmingly local, with 95 per cent of respondents residing in Newfoundland and Labrador. Nearly all respondents reported taking part in the food fishery, many of them multiple times per season. The What We Heard highlights several … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced the expansion of mass marking of all DFO hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in southern British Columbia. The ability to accurately distinguish hatchery and wild-origin Pacific salmon is important for fishery management, hatchery operation, scientific understanding, and to better achieve conservation objectives. The … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI). The renewed PSSI will build on the successes achieved since the initiative first launched in 2021, enabling continued collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, provincial and territorial governments, … Read more
On March 28, the Government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association celebrated the establishment of the Qikiqtait and Sarvarjuaq Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Nunavut, bringing Canada one step closer to protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030. The full release is available online. Contact Ira.Khedkar@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced that the 2026 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Newfoundland and Labrador Snow crab fishery will be 61,004 tonnes, representing a three per cent decrease from 2025. Additionally, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will begin a comprehensive review of the Snow … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) and Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.) announced the fishery and vessel management measures for the 2026 season to protect the North Atlantic right whales. Additionally, DFO is renewing the voluntary shallow … Read more
