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Federal government extends closure of baby eel fishery in the MaritimesOfficials also say the department will initiate a “comprehensive review” of the elver fishery in order to ensure its long-term stable management and the conservation of the stock.EnvironmentMay 30
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Gaspereau fishers in N.S. voluntarily close early to protect fish stocksCanada's oldest regulated fishery has ended its season early in a move to conserve Gaspereau fish. Before the voluntary closure last Friday, more than 1.6 million fish were caught.EnvironmentMay 23
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Elver fishing season halted, Maritime fishers say Ottawa not doing enough to protect industryThe order prohibiting fishing signed by the fisheries minister on Saturday says there's been a significant amount of people fishing for eel 'outside the authorized fishery.'CanadaApr 17
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DFO shuts down lucrative baby eel fishery in Maritimes amid poaching, safety concernsFisheries and Oceans Canada says the elver fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is closed for 45 days amid growing concerns of illegal poaching and violence.CanadaApr 15
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Man ‘assaulted with a pipe’ in dispute over baby eel fishing: N.S. RCMPElvers, or baby eels, are sold to fish farms in Asia, where they are grown to market size. It's a lucrative fishing industry that has been marred by controversy.CrimeApr 13
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Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challengeThe farms off B.C.'s coast have been a major flashpoint with environmental groups and some First Nations saying the farms are linked to disease that transfers to wild salmon.EnvironmentMar 21
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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
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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.EnvironmentJan 28
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Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licencesJeff 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.EnvironmentDec 14, 2022
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Opening days delayed for Canada’s largest and most lucrative lobster fisheriesNormally, the season launches on the last Monday in November for the two areas, but the Fisheries Department changed the rules to allow for delays due to weather and safety issues.CanadaNov 28, 2022
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