Fishers

• Urban fishers drawn to Montreal’s Lachine Canal despite industrial past

  Parks Canada recommends consuming fish caught in the canal "in moderation" because of the layer of contaminated sediment on the bottom.

  Canada

  Jul 16
  
• May deaths of two New Brunswick fishermen prompt advisory letter from TSB

  Fifty-eight-year-old Eugene Beaudin and his 33-year-old great-nephew, Normand Beaudin, fell off their fishing boat and died in the water off Miscou Island, N.B., on May 6.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023
  
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• ‘Woefully inadequate’: N.S. announces $2,500 grant for fishers impacted by wildfires

  The province has announced that it will provide financial assistance to licensed fisheries in Nova Scotia affected by wildfires, but fishers say it isn't enough.

  Money

  Aug 10, 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
• Gaspereau fishers in N.S. voluntarily close early to protect fish stocks

  Canada'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.

  Environment

  May 23, 2023
• Coast guard vessel on its way to assist RCMP search for missing fishers

  Officials continue to use a helicopter to search the Nova Scotia coastline for any signs of the Chief William Saulis or its five remaining crew members.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2020
• A painful wait for mother of Nova Scotia scallop fisher lost at sea

  As of Sunday at 4 p.m. AT, crewman Michael Drake is the only one of the six people on board whose body has been recovered by search teams.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• ‘It’s not fair’: Sport fishers take to the water to protest Chinook closure

  "Here we are stuck, unable to fish," said Island Outfitters Co-Owner Darren Wright. "It's not fair."

  Jul 15, 2019
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• ‘We’re not accepting it anymore:’ Natoaganeg First Nation continues fight with DFO over snow crab access

  Members of first nation, located near Miramichi, said they've been stuck in a case of "historical exclusion," after years of not being able to reach a settlement for access to snow crab.

  Politics

  Jul 15, 2019
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• Chronic littering leads Peterborough County to place popular fishing spot off limits

  To combat littering in an area unsafe for workers to collect the trash, Peterborough County has posted 'No Trespassing' signs on both sides of the James Gifford Causeway, on Chemong Lake.

  Canada

  May 12, 2018