Department Of Fisheries And Oceans

• Ottawa investigating logging company over bridge in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country

  Spray 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.

  Canada

  Aug 30
  
• New government rules spell end for Nova Scotia’s distinctive shark fishing derbies

  Shark 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.

  Canada

  Jul 14
  
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• Man accused of following, posing with B.C. orcas, DFO investigating

  Photographer 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.

  Environment

  Jul 5
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• Long-running study on baby eels cancelled amid unlicensed, chaotic fishing

  The 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.

  Canada

  May 11
• DFO slaps 3 B.C. men with combined $113K in illegal fishing fines

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced more than $100,000 in fines against three men for separate illegal fishing incidents dating back to 2018.

  Environment

  Mar 17
• Sensitive fish habitat near Chilliwack, B.C. now off-limits to people who want to 4×4

  A massive concrete barrier has been placed at an entrance to the Fraser River’s Gill Bar to prevent off-roading in the area.

  Environment

  Aug 26, 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
• Moderate livelihood fishery launched by First Nation in Cape Breton

  We'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.

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
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• Right whale spotted in Canadian waters for the first time in 2022

  The 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.

  Environment

  May 4, 2022
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• 2 more N.S. Mi’kmaq communities strike deals with Ottawa to set lobster traps

  Ottawa said it struck interim understandings with Bear River and Annapolis Valley First Nations that would allow fishers to set 70 traps per vessel and to legally sell their catch.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021