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‘Emerson’ the elephant seal might have to be re-located once again from his preferred moulting spot in the Victoria area, after returning yet again. Kylie Stanton reports the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says too many irresponsible people are getting too close to him.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that reports of officers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans arresting Mi’kmaw fishers and dropping them off hours from home without shoes or cellphones were “troubling.” Trudeau added that there would need to be a full investigation.

A new report from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirms B.C.’s commercial trawlers are scooping up tens of thousands of Chinook salmon and dumping them, jeopardizing both the recreational fishing industry and Southern Resident orca.Paul Johnson reports.

An invasive species of crayfish has been found for the first time in Canada at a lake in Lower Sackville. As Megan King reports, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is monitoring the population and working to capture them.

We chat with Brent Dancey from Oceans North after a new report they released shows that Nova Scotia’s lobster fishery is positioned to lead the way towards zero-emission fishing.

A Lower Mainland community-supported fishery and an Indigenous fisherman are at a loss after thousands of pounds of recently caught fish were seized by officers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. As Travis Prasad reports, they believe the recent strike by federal government employees was a factor.

A new study from Dalhousie University is focusing on how significantly the Atlantic Ocean is littered with abandoned fisher’s gear. Megan King has more on much lost gears and traps, also known as “ghost gear”, is lost at sea and how it’s contributing to marine pollution.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has halted elver fishing in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The season typically runs until late May or early June, but DFO says too many eels have already been caught this year. As Alicia Draus reports, the concerns go beyond conservation.

The First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance is urging the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to help protect the dwindling salmon stocks in B.C. Bob Chamberlin, with wildfirst.ca, explains the reasoning behind the request amid historic low returns of salmon.

The Marine Stewardship Council is a non-profit organization that aims to set standards for sustainable fishing. Several delegates are on the sidelines of the COP15 conference on biodiversity advocating for the safeguard of our oceans and fisheries. MSC Head of Research, Beth Polidoro joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the fight to protect marine...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has confirmed that they’ve seized hundreds of lobster traps from St. Mary’s Bay over the weekend. As Graeme Benjamin reports, the seizures happened just over a week out of the commercial fishing season, with many belonging to Mi’kmaw fishermen.

Wed, Jun 1: The Trudeau government has suddenly lost one of its cabinet ministers, Hunter Tootoo. He was the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and he’s also leaving the Liberal caucus, to seek treatment for addiction. Vassy Kapelos looks at what triggered the departure.

The commissioner of environment and sustainable development criticized Fisheries and Oceans Canada for failing to properly monitor the health of some fish stocks during her annual report Tuesday.

A sunken barge deemed to be of high risk to the marine environment will soon be removed from waters north of Campbell River, B.C. The 98-metre Trailer Princess sunk in February in Duncan Bay, full of potentially-polluting hydrocarbons, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Dominic LeBlanc Minister for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced on Wednesday that the Canadian Forces will partner with the University of New Brunswick’s Institute for Cybersecurity as part of the newly unveiled defence policy.

As climate change warms ocean temperatures some fish are also shrinking and, as Linda Aylesworth reports, the size problem could have a big impact on fisheries.

A first of its kind expedition in Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence captured images, creatures and information never before observed by human eyes. Jeremy Keefe has that story.

Mon, Jan 24: A coalition of about 20 environmental and fisheries groups in Atlantic Canada and Quebec says the federal government appears poised to take a big step backward when it comes to protecting the oceans. Alexa MacLean has that story.

The federal government is putting forward new funds to help protect resident killer whales. As Jordan Armstrong reports the department of fisheries and oceans is supporting research that examines the impact of underwater noise.

Anti-fish farm activists says documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show the federal Deparment of Fisheries and Oceans has lost control of the fish farm industry. Linda Aylesworth reports.