Fisheries And Oceans Canada

• ‘I had to come see him’: Emerson the elephant seal spotted in Saanich, B.C.

  Two-year-old Emerson has made his way onto a beach in Saanich to moult, which means he will be grounded for roughly five weeks to shed his skin.

  Environment

  Apr 3
  
• ‘Highly complex operation’: Low tide pauses B.C. orca rescue efforts

  Efforts to save an orca calf off Vancouver Island were frustrated by low tides on Saturday. Meanwhile, officials say they are re-thinking methods being used in the rescue attempt.

  Canada

  Mar 31
  
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• ‘Most northern known’ coral reef off B.C. coast shouldn’t exist: expert

  A local First Nation knew of a spot on the ocean floor where fish gathered. Working with experts from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada's only coral reef was soon discovered.

  Environment

  Mar 12
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• Federal government closes rare B.C. coral reef to fishing

  Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing.

  Environment

  Mar 7
• Mi’kmaw chiefs concerned about Lake Pisiquid emergency order, impact on fish passage

  It's been almost nine months since Lake Pisiquid was refilled, as the result of a precautionary emergency order made for wildfire suppression.

  Canada

  Feb 28
• Thousands of Chinook salmon caught accidentally by B.C. trawlers: Report

  DFO's report suggests over 20,000 Chinook were likely thrown overboard, while 3,700 may have been tossed onto land, according to Pacific Wild.

  Environment

  Jan 18
• Chemical found in tires suspected in West Vancouver death of salmon

  The West Vancouver Streamkeepers says student volunteers monitoring Brothers Creek recently discovered at least 30 dead coho salmon, shortly after heavy rainfalls.

  Environment

  Nov 9, 2023
• Federal Fisheries Department doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report

  The report from the federal environment commissioner says Fisheries and Oceans Canada lacks the ability to collect timely and dependable data about what is being caught.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
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• Illegal Boundary Bay crab fishing nets 4 men $287,000 in fines

  The penalties came after Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) investigations into the commercial crab fleet operating in Boundary Bay, and several convictions in provincial court.

  Environment

  Sep 18, 2023
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• DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

  While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

  Environment

  Sep 1, 2023