Press Release Department: Federal - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced the issuing of a Request for Proposals for the procurement of search and rescue lifeboats as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. A request for information on the procurement of these small vessels was issued on Feb. 10, 2014. As announced in … Read more

Conservative MP Ryan Leef (Yukon) was pleased to welcome the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier back to its home port of Victoria, B.C. and also welcome over 60 students and teachers from Royal Oak Middle School for an afternoon of exploring and discovering Canadian history onboard the ship. The crew of CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier … Read more

On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP Colin Mayes (Okanagan-Shuswap, B.C.) announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada is providing $31,300 in funding to the British Columbia Conservation Foundation to conserve fish habitat in Shuswap Lake. The full release is available online. Call 604-666-0392.

The annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) concluded in Genoa, Italy. Of particular significance to Canada, commission members agreed to a moderate increase to the total allowable catch (TAC) of Western Atlantic Bluefin tuna for 2015 and 2016, increasing the TAC from 1,750 tonnes to 2,000 tonnes per year. … Read more

On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) announced the completion of a harbour improvement project at Vermilion Bay Harbour. The enhancements at Vermilion Bay included replacing the concrete deck of the wharf, launch ramp and approach, and removing the existing timber curb and installing a steel pipe curb. The … Read more

The newest Canadian Coast Guard Ship, the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M., will pay a visit to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on November 14-15. The vessel is named for the late Captain Nichola Goddard who was killed in combat in 2006 while serving with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The parents of Captain Goddard, Tim … Read more

International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada has committed $75,000 to support a fish habitat conservation project to be undertaken by the Groupe de concertation des bassins versants de la zone Becancour in … Read more

Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) highlighted that under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program the Government of Canada provided $16,200 to the Societe d’amenagement de conservation d’environnement et d’exploitation rationnelle de la … Read more

Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) highlighted funding that the Government of Canada has provided to the “Cost-effective, innovative solutions for NS streams and barrier culverts” project. Under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Nova Scotia Salmon Association received $40,858 to support brook trout habitat restoration in West Nova. The full release is … Read more

Conservative MP Robert Sopuck (Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man.) announced on Saturday, November 1st that the Government of Canada is supporting two fish habitat conservation projects in central Manitoba. Under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Inc and the Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District are receiving up to $23,450 to conserve … Read more