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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Port of Vancouver are investigating video shared on social media showing the crew of a foreign freighter pulling hundreds of pounds of crab from the harbour for an on-board feast. Catherine Urquhart reports.

With the annual herring sales set for this weekend, conservationists are once again sounding an alarm about the herring fishery. As Paul Johnson reports, while critics say the fishery is endangering many ocean species, supporters maintain the catch is backed by science.

Fisheries and Oceans ordering the cleanup of a large-scale soil dump into Tzouhalem Creek on the Cowichan Tribes lands. Paul Johnson reports.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was “disappointed” on Wednesday after the federal government wouldn’t sign off on a proposal that would send 30 beluga whales in captivity at Marineland to China. He said he was “encouraging the federal government to allow (Ontario) to make sure these whales survive in a really great atmosphere or...

The Bedford Basin in Halifax has turned a vibrant shade of turquoise and green, raising concerns among some residents about the safety of the water. However, a scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says there is no cause for concern. Angela Capobianco has more.

Fisheries officers in Canada’s Maritimes are now suiting up with body armour and cameras amid soaring tensions in the country’s lobster fishery. Global’s Heidi Petracek went on patrol with Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers to see the new gear in action.

Fisheries officers in the Maritimes are getting new body cameras and armour as tensions rise in the lobster industry. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says the upgrades are meant to protect officers amid growing safety concerns and confrontations on the water.

Conservation groups are celebrating, after Fisheries and Oceans Canada ordered the stop of controversial gravel mining from a salmon-bearing creek near Mission. As Paul Johnson reports, while opponents of the project say they’re happy it’s been halted, they’re concerned about how long it took the government to act.

A string of cruise ships are docking at Canada Place amid one of the busiest weekends of the summer for cruise ship travel in Vancouver. Conservation groups are celebrating after Fisheries and Oceans Canada ordered the stop of controversial gravel mining from a salmon-bearing creek near Mission. The City of Vancouver and the park board...

Critics of Fisheries and Oceans Canada are blasting its decision to give the green light to this year’s herring fishery and increase the quotas. Paul Johnson reports.

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.

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.

Tue, May 29: The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is shutting down nine more fishing areas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in an attempt to save endangered North Atlantic right whales. Morganne Campbell explains.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is warning people not to buy illegally caught fish – especially in Langley area. Jill Bennett reports.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada was first alerted by kayakers near Quadra Island on Thursday of a whale towing a buoy. Rescuers then discovered not one but two humpback whales entangled in the same lines.

A march in Halifax calls for justice for the missing and murdered Indigenous woman across Canada, Scotiabank Centre receives major upgrades ahead of its fall season, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada raises concerns about violence towards fishery officers in Nova Scotia.

Nearly a year after actor Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose, five people have now been charged in the death of the ‘Friends’ star, including his personal assistant and two doctors. How prosecutors are alleging the group “took advantage” of Perry’s past struggles with substance abuse and addiction for profit. At least 34 officers from the Department...

Federal fisheries and oceans minister Jonathan Wilkinson announces new protected orca habitats off Vancouver Island, saying the “world is watching” to ensure endangered populations are saved.

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.