Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) met with representatives of the Regroupement des pecheurs professionnels du sud de la Gaspesie (RPPSG) to hear about their various initiatives, achievements and projects. As part of their fisheries restructuring and modernization efforts, the RPPSG received funding under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures program. This $50 million program … 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.) proudly inaugurates the entry into service of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new mid-shore patrol vessel, the CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. is the second of nine Hero Class … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced that the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic will construct 45 new helicopter landing pads over the next three years along the coast of Labrador. The landing pads will help ensure safe access for CCG staff and provide faster year-round accessibility to land-based marine navigational aids in remote areas. The full … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission, B.C.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing in a harbour improvement project at Mission Harbour, British Columbia. The project consists of the reconstruction of floatation chambers on the concrete float, which have developed leaks over time. This work is planned to start … Read more
The Listuguj Mi’gmaq community in the Gaspe, Que., will carry out its food, social and ceremonial lobster fishing in Chaleur Bay between Sept. 14 and Oct. 5, 2014. This fishery, protected under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which recognizes and confirms the ancestral and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, is authorized under … Read more
Chief Government Whip John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) and Conservative MP James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni, B.C.) held a roundtable on the proposed Aquaculture Activity Regulations with key stakeholders. The Government of Canada has pre-published the proposed Aquaculture Activities Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I, to begin a 60-day public consultation. These proposed Regulations aim at … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) recently met with her South Korean counterpart to advance bilateral fisheries relations. She also met with South Korean officials as well as fish and seafood industry representatives to further explore and leverage important opportunities resulting from an impending Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, Alta.) announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada will provide $21,000 to the Bow Valley Habitat Development to conserve fish habitat in Cochrane, Alberta. The full release is available online.
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada will provide over $53,000 to three projects in Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties. The three organizations receiving … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard inaugurated its newest near-shore fisheries research vessel, CCGS Leim. The vessel was named in honour of the late Dr. Alexander Henry Leim, a DFO scientist who dedicated his life to fisheries research. Since 2009, the Government of Canada has delivered several new vessels to the Canadian Coast Guard, including: 8 mid-shore … Read more
