Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced that the Pacheedaht First Nation will receive $1.6 million over four years to help restore coastal habitats in the southwest coast in British Columbia. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Liberal MP Karen Ludwig (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $2.4 million in scientific research and supporting approximately 25 jobs at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Funding for this project is from the Multi-Partner Research Initiative. … Read more
Liberal MP Darren Fisher (Dartmouth–Cole Harbour, N.S.) visited fishery officers during the on-water portion of their Marine Mammal Response Training in the Bedford Basin. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the Government of Canada will be adopting new standards to strengthen the conservation and protection of important marine habitat, including two distinct forms of protection: marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, such as marine refuges. Wilkinson also announced the designation … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec, André Lamontagne, announced that the Quebec Fisheries Fund is now accepting project proposals. The federal government will contribute $30 million, and $12.8 million will be provided by the government of Quebec. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) highlighted federal support towards the Gibsons Landing Small Craft Harbour. The Government of Canada is investing $250 million over two years to renew its network of small craft harbours and work with municipalities and other stakeholders to … Read more
Recent assessments by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada for Chinook salmon from the Fraser River system have found Chinook are also in danger of disappearing from Canada. DFO is announcing that it will engage with First Nations, the Province of B.C. and stakeholders over the next several weeks to explore establishing … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Lower St. Lawrence population that, according to the Quebec Region Variation Order 2019-Q-753, the recreational fishing for Softshell Clam and Blue Mussel, in the shellfish harvesting area Baie du Ha! Ha! (B-03.5), is closed for conservation reasons until further notice. The full release is available online. Call 418-648-5474. Fisheries and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced two local Nova Scotia businesses which are among the first to receive grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for their innovative solutions to minimize the loss of fishing gear and upcycling or repurposing old fishing gear into useful products: Ashored Innovations … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the release of a new report, Canada’s Oceans Now–Atlantic Ecosystems, 2018. The interactive report, prepared by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with contributions from Environment and Climate Change Canada, is the Department’s first Atlantic Ocean status report in an annual series informing Canadians … Read more
