Government of Canada Takes the Fight Against Illegal Fishing to Outer Space

“Canada has been working with our international partners, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and governments around the world to help combat IUU fishing. This year, we’ve aimed our sights even higher: outer space.”

BC Seafood Alliance: Fisheries Minister Makes the Right Decision on Pacific Herring in the Strait of Georgia

December 20, 2019 BC Seafood Alliance

“It’s the right decision,” says the Herring Conservation and Research Society’s Rob Morley of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan IFMP) for Pacific Herring in the Strait of Georgia. “Fisheries management decisions should be based on solid peer-reviewed science not the number of signatures on a petition.”

Government of Canada and Province of New Brunswick Support Lobster Research and Oyster Aquaculture

August 27, 2019 Fisheries and Oceans Canada

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, and Member of Parliament for Beauséjour, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister for Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Province of New Brunswick (NB) announced funding support to 21 projects through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.

Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod Extinction ‘Highly Probable,’ Says DFO

August 26, 2019 Paul Withers · CBC News ·

isheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a stark warning linking the demise of codfish in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to a rapidly increasing seal population.

Advancement on the State of Salmon Aquaculture Technology Study

Minister Wilkinson, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia and Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC) announced that a Study on the State of Salmon Aquaculture Technology has commenced.