The Government of Canada is safeguarding the long-term health and productivity of Canada’s oceans and fisheries, by designating the glass sponge reefs in the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound as Marine Protected Areas. The Government of Canada is committed to the protection of 25 per cent of our oceans by 2025. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour, B.C.) met with the High Bar and Stswecem’c Xgat’tem Nations, and the Fraser Salmon Management Council. Jordan saw first hand the ongoing work to address the … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced that the the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 11 and end on March 8, 2020. Each person is allowed to catch and keep a maximum of five groundfish per day of any type, except Atlantic Halibut, Atlantic Wolffish, Northern Wolffish, Spotted Wolffish and Skate. Fish … Read more
In August 2019, in Prince Rupert Provincial Court, the Judge George Leven found guide Scott Babcock guilty of a violation under the Marine Mammal Regulations. Leven ordered Babcock to pay a fine of $2,000. Babcock also did two days of community service in educating the public on boater safety around whales. The sentence relates to the disturbance of marine mammals that … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced $425,000 for two marine environmental data collection projects in Iqaluit. These research initiatives are part of the $50.8 million Coastal Environmental Baseline Program, which involves close collaboration between Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists, Indigenous and coastal communities, nongovernmental organizations, academia and other … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and British Columbia Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham, announced $6.2 million in first-year funding towards 14 projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced up to $2.9 million in funding under the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk. This funding will support projects in the southern Prairies to assess important habitats and improve the recovery of several aquatic species at risk. The full … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced project funding for the Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk and the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk. The Government of Canada is supporting Canadians and Indigenous peoples in their efforts to help protect and recover aquatic species at risk. For 2019-2020, the Aboriginal … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced that Concordia University and McGill University will receive more than $8.2 million for four research projects that will help improve protocols and decision-making to minimize the environmental impacts … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Serge Cormier (Acadie-Bathurst, N.B.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the Government of Canada is investing in harbour infrastructure at the following sites throughout the Acadian Peninsula that will benefit the local economy and help keep our … Read more
