Seafood Industry

• Nova Scotia launches three-year plan to expand its $2.2-billion seafood industry

  Fisheries Minister Kent Smith says the goal is to help the sector cope with rising costs, labour shortages and global trade challenges.

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
• Nova Scotia to create enforcement unit to fight illegal seafood buying, processing

  The province says that up to 30 per cent of the lobster caught every year in the Atlantic region goes unreported, representing about $400 million in under-the-table sales.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2025
  
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• Fishers worried by N.S. premier’s musings over lifting oil-exploration moratorium

  Nova Scotia's seafood industry is concerned by comments from the premier that he's open to ending a moratorium on fossil fuel drilling in the rich Georges Bank fishing grounds.

  Economy

  Jan 23, 2025
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• N.B. releases finfish aquaculture growth plan to benefit seafood industry

  Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson says salmon aquaculture has been contributing to the province's economy for more than 40 years.

  Environment

  Mar 17, 2022
• Ottawa announces $4.85M to buoy Nova Scotia’s struggling fish and seafood sector

  Fisheries Minister says the $4.85 million will help the sector retool and find new markets, positioning the industry for a strong post-pandemic recovery.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Young entrepreneurs create dock-to-table app to cut out middlemen in seafood industry

  A pair of young Vancouverites are looking to revolutionize the way B.C. seafood gets from dock to dish.

  Economy

  Apr 6, 2017