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Vancouver Island community mourning dead orca, trying to unite calf with podThe community of Zebellos on Vancouver Island is working reunite an orphaned orca calf with its pod following the death of its mother. The mother died when she became stranded.CanadaMar 24
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Ottawa investigating logging company over bridge in Alberta’s Kananaskis CountrySpray Lake Sawmills is building the bridge over the Highwood River in Kananaskis Country in order to reach a large swath of forest slated to be clear cut.CanadaAug 30, 2023
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New government rules spell end for Nova Scotia’s distinctive shark fishing derbiesShark derbies, which offer anglers a chance to land one of the ocean's top predators, have been called off after authorities determined they no longer served a scientific purpose.CanadaJul 14, 2023
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Man accused of following, posing with B.C. orcas, DFO investigatingPhotographer TJ Campbell said he saw the orcas and rushed down to the beach to get some shots of the pod, when he noticed a man in an aluminum boat in the water near the animals.EnvironmentJul 5, 2023
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Long-running study on baby eels cancelled amid unlicensed, chaotic fishingThe federal government closed the fishery for baby eels in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for 45 days on April 15 after reports of poaching and of violence among fishers.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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DFO slaps 3 B.C. men with combined $113K in illegal fishing finesFisheries and Oceans Canada announced more than $100,000 in fines against three men for separate illegal fishing incidents dating back to 2018.EnvironmentMar 17, 2023
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Sensitive fish habitat near Chilliwack, B.C. now off-limits to people who want to 4×4A massive concrete barrier has been placed at an entrance to the Fraser River’s Gill Bar to prevent off-roading in the area.EnvironmentAug 26, 2022
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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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Moderate livelihood fishery launched by First Nation in Cape BretonWe'koqma'q is now the sixth First Nation to come to an agreement for moderate livelihood fishing in N.S., along Potlotek, Pictou Landing, Acadia, Bear River and Annapolis Valley.CanadaMay 24, 2022
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Right whale spotted in Canadian waters for the first time in 2022The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says one whale was spotted by surveillance aircraft in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, north of Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., on Tuesday.EnvironmentMay 4, 2022
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