Combining artificial intelligence and local know-how to serve coastal communities: Minister Lebouthillier announces nearly one million dollars to protect and better detect the presence of marine mammals
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada May 29, 2024 Montreal, Quebec – Nature is a key part of Canada’s national identity. The health of marine ecosystems and their biodiversity…
Media Advisory: Minister Loveless Attending National Seal Products Day in Ottawa
Press Release May 28, 2024 The Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, will be attending and delivering remarks at a reception today (Tuesday, May 28) on Parliament…
STATEMENT – Commercial fisheries allocations ensure long-term economic benefits for Nunatsiavut
Press Release May 27, 2024 The Nunatsiavut Government wishes to address the ongoing misinformation surrounding the allocation of commercial fisheries quotas for Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.…
Canada and Alaska sign a historic agreement to protect Yukon River Chinook salmon
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada May 24 2024 Whitehorse, Yukon – Salmon are an essential species for healthy Pacific ecosystems, and an important food source for Canadians and surrounding…
Creating economic opportunities in the face of climate change: Minister Lebouthillier announces 25 new exploratory lobster fishing licenses on Quebec’s North Shore
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Sept-Îles (Quebec) – In the context of climate change and the resulting warming of the oceans, it is more important than ever for…
Federal Court strikes allocation decision for licences in Nunavut-adjacent waters
Press Release Iqaluit, Nunavut, May 6, 2024 – Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (“NTI”) and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (“QIA”) welcomed a significant victory with the release of a decision from the…
NWMB-NMRWB Joint Written Public Hearing to consider the 2024/25 Total Allowable Catch levels for Northern and Striped shrimp in the Western and Eastern Assessment Zone
Press Release April 29, 2024 THE PURPOSE of the Joint Written Public Hearing of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) and Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board (NMRWB, collectively Boards) is…
Reopened Bait Fishery for Struggling Atlantic Mackerel Stock Raises Monitoring Concerns
Press Release April 25, 2024 “While we recognize the importance of the bait fishery for harvesters, we have concerns about how the catch will be monitored,” says Katie Schleit, Fisheries…
Striking the right balance: Canada announces a mackerel bait fishery
Press Release April 25, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario – Atlantic mackerel is an integral part of the ocean ecosystem and essential to the prosperity of fisheries across the region. The Government…
Establishment of the $50M Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Fund
Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada April 23, 2024 Vancouver, BC – Today, the Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Society and the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and…
