Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the creation of an Inshore Rescue Boat station in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut which will provide seasonal search and rescue capabilities in that region. Establishing this new station is a step towards building stronger working relationships with northern communities, and is an important … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada released a science advisory report on the assessment of the risk to Fraser River sockeye salmon due to Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus transfer from Atlantic salmon farms located in the Discovery Islands area of British Columbia. The report concludes that there are minimal risks to the wild Fraser River sockeye salmon populations … Read more
Liberal MP Karen Ludwig (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) launched a new program that will provide up to $20 million over four years to help Canada’s fisheries and aquaculture industries incorporate existing clean technologies into their day-to-day operations. The Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program will provide funding to help a sector made up of primarily small … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced that the ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 13 and end on March 4, 2018. Following consultations with ice fishing stakeholders, the Department has determined that the fishing season will be 51 days without interruption. The full release is available online. Call 418-648-5474.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) signed eight Critical Habitat Orders under the Species at Risk Act.The approved orders will allow for further protection of eight at-risk species, this includes two whales – the North Atlantic Right Whale and Beluga Whale of the St. Lawrence Estuary, as well as, three … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) issued the following statement: “As the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, I am proud to announce that Canada has reached an historic agreement in principle today in Washington, D.C. to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the high seas of … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) issued the following statement: “No relationship is more important to our government than the one with Indigenous Peoples from coast to coast to coast. We are committed to reconciliation and to an improved future for Indigenous Peoples. It is in this spirit that … Read more
Liberal MP Scott Simms (Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame, Nfld.) announced that the Mi’kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association (MAMKA) will receive $404,100 over two years for a project to help protect the marine ecosystem in Conne River, Newfoundland and Labrador. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) met with representatives from fishing organizations, marine transportation industries, cruise lines, ferry associations, Indigenous peoples, whale experts and scientists, as well as the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to discuss concrete actions which can be taken to better protect the right … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced that Canada has now surpassed our target to protect 5 per cent of our oceans and coastlines by 2017. New marine refuges off the coast of British Columbia and in the Gulf of the … Read more
