Commercial Fishing

• Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences

  Jeff Grout, a salmon resource manager with Fisheries, says about 1,300 licences are eligible for the program, which will buy them at market rate and take them out of circulation.

  Environment

  Dec 14, 2022
  
• ‘Best season in my lifetime’: B.C. salmon returns strong, Indigenous fisherman says

  A 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.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2022
  
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• Manitoba First Nation starts rationing after declaring state of emergency

  After officially declaring a state of emergency on May 30, Poplar government liaison Dave MacKay says it's been "a perfect storm of unfortunate issues."

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Province to take stock of fisheries on lakes Manitoba, Winnipegosis

  Ralph Eichler announced the release of population progress reports for the province's second- and third-largest commercial fisheries, part of a $100-million local industry.

  Environment

  Oct 1, 2021
• Prospect area mackerel fishermen demand answers after lucrative season halted by DFO

  According to the fishermen, the mackerel are moving east and if they can't get an answer on the quota soon, they stand to lose a lot of money.

  Canada

  May 19, 2021
• Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights

  The Mi'kmaq say provincial regulations limiting the purchase of fish products harvested outside the federally regulated fishing season infringe on their treaty rights.

  Consumer

  Feb 22, 2021
• B.C.’s billion-dollar sport fishing sector hopes local anglers can keep them afloat

  With about 30 per cent of bookings coming from out of province, it's one of the province's many tourism-dependent businesses that has been hit hard by the pandemic.

  May 31, 2020
• Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits

  Chief Darcy Gray said the federal Fisheries Department has refused to say why it won't grant the band a commercial licence for the fall season.

  Consumer

  Sep 24, 2019
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• Canada ratifies deal to prevent commercial fishing in High Arctic 

  No commercial fishing currently takes place in the High Arctic, but fish stocks are shifting and fishers and scientists have wondered what the northernmost seas on the planet hold.

  Canada

  May 29, 2019
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• Fishing changes coming to Lake Winnipeg to help restore fish population

  The Manitoba government announced Monday that it hopes to restore Lake Winnipeg's supply of fish by implementing a number of new measures.

  Environment

  May 7, 2019