Statement by the Prime Minister on World Oceans Day
Press Release The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Oceans Day: “Oceans are a part of who we are as Canadians. Home to the longest…
Canada to host the 2nd International Fishing Gear Innovation Summit in 2025
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 7, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario – The oceans are at the heart of our way of life – they are a source of…
CICE Invests in the Future of Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC, June 7, 2024 – The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is harnessing British Columbia’s vast coastline and ocean science expertise to invest in pilots…
Boosting Gaspésie’s Blue Economy: Minister Lebouthillier launches a lobster data collection plan in collaboration with First Nations and industry
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 6, 2024 Gaspé (Quebec) – In the context of climate change and the resulting warming of the oceans, it is more important…
Governor General of Canada and Indigenous Representatives to Discuss Miramichi River Salmon Conservation and Research Activities
Press Release OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake their first official visit to New Brunswick from June 4 to 7, 2024.…
Oceana Canada Calls for Increased Ocean Conservation Funding Ahead of World Oceans Day, Highlights New Canadian Leadership
Press Release June 5, 2024 Toronto, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples – Ahead of World Oceans…
Industry, Government, and Community Leaders Unite to Advocate for Marine Electrification Opportunities in Atlantic Canada
Press Release June 4, 2024 HALIFAX—Today, Oceans North convened leaders from the marine industry, government, utilities, private operators, and Indigenous communities at the H2O Conference in Halifax to address challenges…
Oceana Canada to DFO: Failure to Rebuild – Keeping the Capelin Fishery Open Continues Decades of Mismanagement
Press Release June 4, 2024 Halifax, NS, Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People – Today, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that it will continue to…
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $5M project to advance kelp farming and carbon fixation assessment
Press Release (Ottawa, ON) Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the Verifying Ocean Climate Impacts Project to address the urgent need in the ocean industry for sustainable, scalable, and measurable…
As Deep-sea Mining Discussions Continue, Organizations Call on Canada to Stand Up for Its Principles
Press Release May 29, 2024 OTTAWA—A group of 30 environmental and Indigenous organizations from across Canada and around the world are calling on the federal government to defend human rights,…
