S Fisheries
Life on the line – CBC
Sep. 12, 2022 Facing down governments and industry, this First Nation makes a promise: There’ll be no development in the Ring of Fire without its consent Clayton John Moonias reaches through a heavy morning fog to grab the net he set days earlier. As he lifts the line out of the water, Moonias flashes a […]
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Read MoreMi’kmaw treaty lobster fishery launches, fisheries officers seize lobster and gear – APTN
Sep 07, 2022 Fisheries officers seized crates of lobster at Saulnierville wharf, harvested by Sipekne’katik First Nation fishermen. A few days earlier, Mi’kmaw fishermen dropped their lobster traps in St. Mary’s Bay under the band’s own lobster management plan. The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) confirmed to APTN News officers seized 82 crates containing approximately 6,000 […]
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Read MoreRV Ludy Pudluk returns to Nunavut for 2nd year of fisheries research – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 2, 2022 Part of research vessel’s purpose is for communities to develop own fisheries The RV Ludy Pudluk is back in Nunavut waters for its second year of inshore fishing research. After spending last year in Sanikiluaq and Kinngait, the $2.6-million research vessel has returned to Sanikiluaq to continue investigating what food species are […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia help support adoption of new and improved on-board handling and holding technologies for lobster fishery
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada September 2, 2022 Lismore, Nova Scotia – Canada’s fisheries are the backbone of many coastal communities and a driving force of the economy. The seafood sector is a rapidly shifting environment – competition is intensifying, consumers are looking for sustainability and quality. That is why the Government of Canada and […]
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Read MoreMedia advisory: Government of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia announce support for lobster fishery
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Moncton, New Brunswick – On behalf of the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, and the Honourable Steve Craig, Nova Scotia Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture will […]
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Read MoreSipekne’katik Fisheries Notice
Sipekne’katik Fisheries Notice https://sipeknekatik.ca/sipeknekatik-fisheries-notice/ NT5
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Read MoreCanadian Coast Guard and Kwakiutl First Nation Officially Open New Hardy Bay Base and Dedicate CCGS Pachena Bay into Service
From: Canadian Coast Guard August 30, 2022 Port Hardy, British Columbia – Today marked the grand opening celebration for the newly constructed Canadian Coast Guard Hardy Bay Base as well as the dedication to service ceremony for the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Pachena Bay, which is now stationed at the new base in Port […]
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Read MoreElders Gather for First Gahcho Kué Fish Tasting since 2019
Elders from six Indigenous communities gathered at the Ní Hadi Xa (NHX) traditional knowledge (TK) monitoring cabin for the first Gahcho Kué Mine fish tasting since the pandemic. The cabin is located at Fletcher Lake, approximately 35 km northeast of the mine and 310 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The cabin was built to […]
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Read MoreAn insincere consultation about salmon farming in BC – SeaWest News
The Federal government’s nonsensical policy about salmon farming in BC only hurts local communities and First Nations, while failing to do anything to address the real causes of population decline in wild stocks The federal government recently released its discussion paper on a transition from open-net salmon farming in BC, which it has been pushing for the […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada and Province of British Columbia double funding and extend pacific salmon program
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada August 23, 2022 Vancouver, BC – Improving the health of Pacific salmon and ensuring a sustainable fishing sector is a priority for both the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray and the […]
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