Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced Canada’s actions at home and on the world stage to help bring back wild Atlantic salmon on Canada’s east coast. On the domestic front, the Minister released the Forward Plan for Atlantic Salmon to advance the 61 recommendations contained within the Special … Read more
On behalf of Government House Leader and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada will invest additional $8 million investment over two years to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission will contribute to Canada’s … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) announced the Government of Canada’s plan to reach our marine conservation targets at the World Wildlife Fund Annual Oceans Summit. The Ministers confirmed … Read more
Government House Leader and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) welcomes 14 new officers who will serve Canadians and protect our marine environment. The officers from six different provinces took part in a graduation ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, Nova Scotia. They will be immediately … Read more
On behalf of Government House Leader and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Mark Eyking (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) announced over $32 million in infrastructure investments for the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, NS. Call 613-990-7537.
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) issued the following statement: “As of today, I have resigned as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and will be stepping down as a member of the Liberal caucus in order to not distract from the important work of my colleagues. I … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in April, 2016, for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The fines imposed on the offenders total $7,050. One fisher also had his entire snow crab catch seized (a $2,850 value). The full list of offenders is available online.
Through support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (NB DAAF) and the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association, Fundy students have built 100 oceanographic data collectors, or drogues. The project was included as part of the industrial arts class where students used various tools and skills to … Read more
Applying newly introduced and integrated technologies, a team of international researchers, led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Dr. Kristi Miller, has diagnosed a potential Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation in farmed Atlantic salmon samples collected from a B.C. aquaculture facility in 2013-2014. This research was undertaken as part of the Strategic Salmon Health Initiative, a … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) announced a call for proposals for the $5.7 million funding program to help Indigenous communities market and sell sealskin products on the world stage. The Certification and Market Access Program for Seals (CMAPS) is a five-year program that sets up certification and tracking systems to … Read more
