Fishing

• Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions

  Six people were lost at sea — now feared drowned — and a rescue operation was underway that saved four others, after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Vancouver.

  Canada

  Jul 10
  
• Why an anchovy shortage will make your next slab of salmon more expensive

  Love them or hate them, anchovies could end up making your grocery bill more expensive because of its use in fishmeal used for seafood and livestock feed.

  Consumer

  Jul 9
  
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• Fishing fees increase as Saskatchewan introduces angling habitat certificate

  As Saskatchewan introduces a new fee for fishing licences going towards things like fish stocking, anglers will see an increase of $20 for annual licences and $5 for day passes.

  Environment

  Apr 1
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• Scofflaw anglers to face big fines in 2025 fishing season, Manitoba says

  The Manitoba government has announced new penalties for anglers caught breaking the rules while fishing in 2025.

  Entertainment

  Apr 2, 2025
• $100,000 catch of a lifetime at northern Manitoba ice fishing derby

  An Onion Lake, Sask., man made the catch of a lifetime at a Cross Lake, Man., fishing derby, hauling in a 100-centimetre northern pike to win $100,000 with 35 seconds to spare.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2025
• 2 dead after fishing vessel capsizes off Nova Scotia shore, company says

  Two of the four people aboard a fishing vessel that capsized off Nova Scotia have died, the boat's owner says. 

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2025
• Federal fisheries proposal would slash commercial elver quota in 2025

  Commercial elver fishers in the Maritimes are dismissing new quotas for the 2025 season, saying they would significantly cut their share of the lucrative baby eel fishery.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2024
• ‘The trout papi’: Toronto’s Drake makes fly-fishing magazine cover

  The publication, which just so happens to be named “The Drake,” unveiled the Toronto native as the face of its Fall 2024 issue on its Instagram page this week.

  Entertainment

  Oct 10, 2024
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• 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, 2024
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• Hunting, fishing fines more than double in B.C.

  Fines for illegal hunting and fishing in British Columbia are more than doubling as the province cracks down on offences against wildlife.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2024