Salmon Fishing
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Petition seeks to ban salmon fishing in Ganaraska River in Port Hope, Ont.Launched on Oct. 3, the online petition calls for a shut down of fishing from the Corbett’s Dam in Port Hope to the Robertson Street Bridge (also known as the CN bridge).EnvironmentOct 20, 2023
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‘Best season in my lifetime’: B.C. salmon returns strong, Indigenous fisherman saysA Indigenous B.C. fisherman says this year's salmon run is the biggest he's seen in more than 40 years and the department of fisheries and oceans confirms strong returns.EnvironmentAug 10, 2022
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Father and son reel in 42-pound salmon in Lake Ontario near Cobourg to kick off fishing competitionSalmon competition organizers believe it's the largest salmon on record caught in Lake Ontario in approximately a decade.SportsJun 24, 2021
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Pink salmon might be a threat to the killer whale population, scientists sayPink salmon spawning patterns might be interfering with killer whales' ability to hunt in the Salish Sea, a newly published paper suggests.ScienceJan 19, 2019
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‘It would really hurt this town’: B.C. fishing community pleads with Ottawa to reconsider whale protection planA fishing community off the coast of Vancouver Island is worried new proposed critical habitat designations to save whales will kill their economy.CanadaNov 8, 2018
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Fishing blitz nets dozens of charges in Port Hope, CobourgOfficers checked nearly 200 anglers in Port Hope and Cobourg over the three-day weekend blitz.CrimeOct 5, 2018
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Jet boats devastating Pitt River salmon spawning grounds, says lodge operator"If you pass a jet boat over the eggs, you're killing all the eggs up to two feet under the boat," said fishing lodge owner Dan Gerak.EnvironmentSep 6, 2018
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Lowest sockeye run prompts fishery closures on lower Fraser RiverPredictions of an abysmal sockeye return has forced the closure of all salmon fishing on the Lower Fraser River.EnvironmentAug 12, 2016
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Salmon fishing banned on some rivers due to tailings pond breachThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans has banned salmon fishing in two rivers affected by the massive tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley Mine.Aug 7, 2014
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Fishermen caught on video killing prohibited salmonThousands of salmon may be dying as a result of improper fishing practices along B.C.'s coasts, say environmentalists who claim to have video evidence of the violations.Aug 15, 2013
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