Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the launch of a new online shellfish harvesting map detailing open and closed bivalve shellfish harvesting areas in real time. This map will help Canadians make informed decisions and avoid the consumption of contaminated shellfish. The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program routinely monitors the levels of … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) and Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced several new measures for 2018 to help protect the North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. These new measures aim to protect these endangered whales from further harm and minimize possible economic losses for local … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced two new Areas of Interest for future Oceans Act Marine Protected Area designation and proposed a new conservation area under the Fisheries Act. The Eastern Shore Islands and the Fundian Channel-Browns Bank Areas of Interest and the Eastern Canyons proposed conservation area … Read more
Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI), in response to a May 2017 fish mortality resulting from the operation of its White Rock Generating Station (Kings County, Nova Scotia), has voluntarily agreed to pay $50,000 to the Federal Environmental Damages Fund by March 31, 2018. The full release is available online. Call 902-407-8439.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) issued the following statement: “Our government is committed to protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale, which suffered unprecedented mortalities last summer. Today’s decision by the Marine Stewardship Council to suspend certification for the snow crab fishery in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced $9.1 million in new science funding to develop and test technologies able to detect the presence of whales. The ability to capture near real-time information could help alert mariners of whales in a particular area, reducing the risk of collisions. LeBlanc also announced … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) recognized the importance of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ 2018 Science-At-Sea program and collaboration with science partners by visiting the Canadian Coast Guard science vessel CCGS Vector currently exploring areas near Bella Bella and Klemtu, British Columbia. The Central Coast of British Columbia … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada released trade figures for fish and seafood products exported by Canada in 2017. The value of Canada’s fish and seafood exports continued trending upward in 2017, with an overall increase of $312 million (5 per cent) over the previous year, and total sales reaching $6.9 billion. The largest growth market for Canada’s … Read more
Oceana Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Heiltsuk and Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Nations, Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance and Ocean Networks Canada are partnering to explore areas of high ecological, cultural and economic significance – joined by Alexandra Cousteau, filmmaker, Oceana Senior Advisor and granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau – in the Central Coast of British Columbia from March … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of Magdalen Islands fishers fined in January 2018 for violations of the Fisheries Act. The full release is available online. Call 418-648-5474. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The full release is … Read more
