Fish

• Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector

  Nova Scotia will lift two long-standing moratoriums on new seafood buyer and processor licenses starting August. The move aims to boost the economy and diversify markets.

  Canada

  May 13
  
• ‘Monsters’: Sturgeon endure in Alberta rivers, but their future is uncertain

  They lurk in the murky depths of some of Alberta's biggest rivers, living fossils from when giant lizards strode the earth. 

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2024
  
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• First Nations want federal government to class oilsands tailings component as toxin

  Two First Nations have asked the federal government to examine whether a component of oilsands tailings pond water known to harm fish and other animals should be classed as toxic.

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2024
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• Algae bloom leaves experts worried about the state of Lake Winnipeg

  Lake Winnipeg is seeing an upward trend in algae, which experts warn could be detrimental to the lake's ecosystem. One way to solve it, they say, is by dealing with phosphorous.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2023
• Advocates press DFO to move faster on plan to phase out B.C. fish farms

  A coalition of Frist Nations, environmental groups, scientists and tourism operators want the government to move more quickly on its pledge to phase out B.C. open-net salmon farms.

  Environment

  Sep 27, 2023
• Impact of B.C. drought on province’s fish could be severe, experts say

  If these severe droughts and extremely high temperatures persist year after year, there could be bigger problems, especially in the Okanagan.

  Environment

  Aug 6, 2023
• ‘Skinniest, most malnourished’ dog SPCA workers have seen recovering after rescue from rural B.C. area

  A pooch named Fish was one of the skinniest, most malnourished dogs SPCA workers have ever seen. He had a body score of one out of nine. An ideal body condition score is five.

  Health

  Aug 4, 2023
• Fish not biting ‘like they used to’ in Lac-Mégantic 10 years after rail disaster

  Some Quebec anglers say they're seeing fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish — a sign that fewer are being born.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023
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• Windsor, N.S., farmers voice support for maintaining Lake Pisiquid

  The Nova Scotia government refilled the man-made lake to meet urgent water needs for farmers. The farmers would like the order to become permanent. Not everyone agrees.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
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• ‘Lake over life’: Windsor aboiteau closure sparks environmental concerns in Nova Scotia

  An emergency order to close the Windsor aboiteau and refill Lake Pisiquid during the Nova Scotia wildfires has fishers, conservationists and Indigenous groups crying foul.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2023