Overfishing

• 3 men handed 1-year ban, fines for illegal fishing in B.C.

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada say the three were caught following a public tip in August 2021. The three were found guilty in November 2022.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2022
  
• ‘Staggering’ 71% decline in shark, ray populations cause for concern: SFU researchers

  Researchers say the the global abundance of sharks and rays has fallen by nearly three quarters in just 50 years, due primarily to overfishing.

  Environment

  Jan 28, 2021
  
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• Boat, 26 chinook salmon seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C. coast

  Police say three people from outside B.C. are expected to appear in court in November to face charges under the Fisheries Act.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2019
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• The world has an unsustainable appetite for fish, UN warns

  A third of the world’s oceans are overfished and fish consumption is at an all-time high, the United Nations warns.

  Environment

  Jul 10, 2018
• New research paints grim future for mako sharks in Atlantic Canada

  According to new scientific research, the population of the Marko shark — one of the apex predators in the region — is in severe decline in regions of the North Atlantic Ocean.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2017
• ‘Unwanted fish’ could be the biggest threat to endangered marine life: report

  Nearly half of the fish we catch are unwanted and thrown back into the ocean – and that’s endangering marine life, a new report says.

  Canada

  May 3, 2017
• Province opens 12 lakes across Alberta for walleye, pike and yellow perch fishing

  Walleye fishing will be allowed on a number of Alberta lakes where it's been prohibited for decades, in some cases.

  Environment

  Apr 2, 2017
• Overfishing is underreported, says a new UBC study

  A new study released in Nature Communications says that 30 per cent of the fish being caught worldwide is not reported.

  Environment

  Jan 20, 2016