Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced that on March 28, the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada, the National Research Council and the Royal Canadian Navy flew an unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, near Fogo Island, Nfld., to assess its potential to support Coast Guard operations at sea. This trial will help the Coast … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut), Liberal MP Ken McDonald (Avalon, Nfld) announced that the Government of Canada is transferring Long Pond Harbour to the town of Conception Bay South, Nfld. Conception Bay South will receive $1.6 million from Fisheries and Oceans Canada which will be used for … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) announced that the latest round of funding under the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP) is now open and has been expanded to be available to all Indigenous groups. The program, which funds community based activities that directly restore recreational fisheries habitat across Canada, will … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut), Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Random-Burin-St. George’s, Nfld.) and Jody Thomas, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, accepted the last new light-lift helicopter into the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. After being awarded a contract in May 2014, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd, based in … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard advises the public that their seasonally operated lifeboat stations located on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay and St. Lawrence River in Ontario will reopen on the following dates: April 1, 2016: Kingston, Cobourg, Port Weller, Port Dover, Amherstburg April 8, 2016: Tobermory, Goderich, Meaford April 15, 2016: Thunder Bay The full … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) is proud to lead the delegation of Canadian fisheries and aquaculture representatives and industry members at Seafood Expo North America, March 6-8, 2016, Boston, Massachusetts. The largest trade exposition of its kind in North America, Seafood Expo North America attracts thousands of seafood buyers and … Read more
A troop of 13 new fishery officers have graduated from the Fishery Officer Trainee program and will be joining the ranks of the Conservation and Protection Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The graduation ceremony was held in Regina, Saskatchewan. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Serge Cormier … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) issued a statement: “I am proud of the actions taken by the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centres in Halifax and Greenland. The Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces, and the Royal Danish Navy worked with the crew of the Saputi to stabilize the vessel … Read more
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) and Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Random-Burin-St. George’s, Nfld.) announced the award of a $3 million contract to ABB Marine Canada for a new propulsion control system for the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Pierre Radisson. Call 613-990-7537.
The Journal of Nature has published “Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array”, an article co-authored by Howard Freeland, an Emeritus Scientist in physical oceanography at the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s Institute of Ocean Sciences. The article examines the past achievements and future status of Argo – the largest research project … Read more
