BC Fishing

• DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

  While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

  Environment

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada seize hundreds of illegal, ghost traps near White Rock, B.C.

  Crews collect the traps using a line and grapple hook, which is thrown over the side of a patrol boat, then dragged across the ocean floor.

  Environment

  Jan 28, 2023
  
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• ‘Newbies’ hook 700-pound sturgeon on B.C. catch-and-release fishing trip

  'We’ve never sturgeon fished, never been on the Fraser River,' said Steve Ecklund, who made the trip from Alberta with friend Mark Boice to fish in B.C. and snagged a monster.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022