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DFO investigates after dozens of lobster traps belonging to Mi'kmaw fisherman damaged
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after lobster traps belonging to an...
Conne River salmon on the road to extinction, says DFO study, with aquaculture a leading factor
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new report says salmon in Newfoundland's Conne River are in danger of being wiped out and says...
DFO delays opening of crab season by a week, staving off more fish harvester protests
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe federal government has agreed to push back the opening of the snow crab season, following a...
Protesters gather at DFO office in Corner Brook to voice frustration over redfish quota
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Thursday afternoon a crowd of about 50 people gathered to voice their anger over the federal...
DFO warns Canadian fishers about participating in French halibut fishery
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe federal government is warning Canadian fishers that they could face penalties up to the loss of licences if they participate in activities that threaten the conservation and management of ...
AFN blasts Yukon, federal gov'ts for allowing salmon 'habitat destruction'
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is slamming the federal and Yukon governments over their...
Commercial lobster sector concerned about out-of-season fishing in St. Marys Bay
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOfficials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in southwest Nova Scotia say they don't know how much...
Tonnes of elvers were poached in 2023, but border agents didn't find any
CBC via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Canada Border Services Agency says it looked, but did not find evidence of black-market...
Canada proposes shutdown of troubled Maritime elver fishery in 2024
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe federal government has served notice it intends to close the commercial fishery for baby eels,...
New cod migration data suggests commercial fishing could return someday, says researcher
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFisheries scientist George Rose says he's 'not ready to throw in the towel' on the northern cod...