Minister’s statement on Skeena River Fishery
Press Release VICTORIA – Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, has released the following statement about recreational fishing on the Skeena River: “Salmon and steelhead are important…
Minister’s statement on federal aquaculture decision
Press Release June 19, 2024 VICTORIA – Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, has released the following statement regarding the federal government’s decision to transition away from…
STATEMENT: Response to the Government of Canada’s Announcement on the Extension of BC Salmon Aquaculture Licenses
Press Release June 19, 2024 “Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier committed repeatedly to deliver a responsible plan that was ‘realistic, reasonable and achievable.’ Today, the Prime Minister and…
Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations on Federal Plan for Finfish Aquaculture
Press Release TSULQUATE RESERVE, BC, June 19, 2024 – Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations (GNN) on the northeastern tip of Vancouver Island say they are deeply disturbed by federal government’s unilateral decision on…
Responsible, Realistic, and Achievable: The Government of Canada announces transition from open net-pen salmon aquaculture in coastal British Columbia
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 19, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario – Wild Pacific salmon are an emblematic species in British Columbia that face unprecedented threats to their survival. The…
Supporting the future of the Anticosti fishery: Minister Lebouthillier announces the integration of a third area into the Quebec lobster data acquisition plan
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 18, 2024 Québec (Quebec) – The Government of Canada is working hard to stimulate the country’s blue economy. For Fisheries and Oceans…
Nature Strategy and Law Set Stage in Canada for Implementing Global Biodiversity Framework
Press Release June 13, 2024 Nature United welcomes the launch of Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy: Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Canada, and Nature Accountability Act. The Strategy outlines what…
Canada future-proofs fight against nature loss with biodiversity strategy and accountability act
Press Release June 14, 2024 June 13, 2024. Today’s release of Canada’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and Nature Accountability Act by Environment and Climate Change Canada is…
Oceans North Welcomes Action on Marine and Freshwater Environments in Canada’s New Nature Strategy
June 13, 2024 “The ocean and the species that inhabit them are essential to life everywhere,” says Susanna Fuller, Vice President of Conservation and Projects at Oceans North. “Canada’s Nature…
Commercial fishers worried about fishing out of season – Majority of members have little trust in the government to make good policy decisions for the commercial fishery
Press Release SHEDIAC, NB, June 11, 2024 – A new survey of over 1,000 commercial fishers led by the Coalition of Atlantic and Quebec Fishing Organizations in cooperation with the Unified…
