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Canada’s Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program now open for second round applications

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada August 5, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario – Over the past year, COVID-19 has created unique challenges for Canadian fish harvesters who are the economic backbone…

Government of Canada is investing $15 million in two new Small Craft Harbours in Nunavut

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada August 4, 2021 Iqaluit, Nunavut – Canada’s Arctic waters are essential to the livelihoods, identity and natural heritage of Inuit communities. The Government…

New conviction and additional charges for repeat offender Scott Steer and associates

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Vancouver B.C. – Following his arrest on March 2, 2020, Nanaimo-based commercial crab fishing boat master Scott Steer has again been found guilty of…

Government of Canada making significant progress and investments to protect Canada’s oceans

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada July 22, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario – With three oceans surrounding us and the longest coastlines in the world, Canadians are deeply connected to…

Government of Canada and Province of New Brunswick fund 26 projects in the fish and seafood processing sector

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada July 21, 2021 Moncton, New Brunswick – Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council, announced…

Canadian Fish and Seafood Fund Investing $8.5 Million to Support Initiatives Across Canada

Press Release July 19, 2021 The Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, with the Government…

Government of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia invest more than $10.3 million in the fish and seafood sector

Press Release July 16, 2021 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – Canada’s fisheries are the backbone of many coastal communities and a driving force in our national economy. At the same time,…

Pangnirtung Fisheries preps for char after a turbot season full of firsts – Nunatsiaq News

Jul 15, 2021 Hiring students, reduced shipping amid COVID-19 and buying fish heads are new territory for company PANGNIRTUNG — With turbot season wrapped up and production slowed to a…

Government of Canada invests in research to help protect Atlantic fisheries and ecosystems

Press Release From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada July 14, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario – Protecting our aquatic species and oceans is critical to growing a blue economy for future generations. That…

BCAFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee encouraged by Pacific salmon commercial closures, stresses Crown obligation to engage with First Nations

Press Release (Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC – June 30, 2021) – On June 29, 2021, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Coast…

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