Tag: fisheries
First marine refuge within the Northern Shelf Bioregion is established
Vancouver - At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
Funding Announced to Support Quebec’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector
Seven projects will be receiving support from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program to support clean economic growth in Quebec.
“The projects we...
Alberta-Based Fuel Retailer, Drever Agencies, Fined Under Fisheries Act
Drever Agencies Inc. was fined $1,250,000 on February 18, 2020 for an offence under the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing...
Great Lakes Champion Retires from the Public Service
U.S. Consul General Juan Alsace is retiring after 32 years of service to the country. Juan and his wife Nancy will start the next...
Commonwealth Countries Eye Blue Charter to Guide Ocean Protection
A Commonwealth proposal to create a Blue Charter of principles for sustainable ocean development has been greeted with the enthusiastic support of governments, the...
Nova Scotia to Revise Aquaculture Regulations with New Fisheries Act
With the introduction of its Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act today, the Government of Nova Scotia is revising aquaculture regulations to improve outcomes for...
Ontario Cleantech Solution for Fisheries Institute in Nairobi
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute is a state-owned corporation which conducts research to inform fisheries management and conservation decisions across the country. The...
Whirling Disease, Bow River Declared Infected Area
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced on Friday that it has confirmed the presence of whirling disease (infection with Myxobolus cerebralis) in the Bow...
Research Highlights Impact of Petroleum on Fish Species
Two recent studies from the Univsersity of Alberta and Stanford have emphasized the deleterious effects of petroleum spills on the health of fish species,...
Oceanographer Daniel Pauly Named Scientist of the Year by Radio Canada
“C’est un honneur,” Dr. Daniel Pauly, University Killam Professor with the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and the Sea Around Us Principal Investigator,...
