Oceans and Fisheries

Climate Change and Fisheries

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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Thursday, June 27, 2019Fishing is dependent on marine food webs that are sensitive to overexploitation and climate change. This POSTnote focuses on marine fisheries, including wild capture and farming (aquaculture) of fin- and shellfish, and their processing. It summarises impacts on oceans and fisheries of changes including ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation and storms, and explores how fisheries may adapt.

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    Fishing is dependent on marine food webs that are sensitive to overexploitation and climate change.

  • This POSTnote focuses on marine fisheries, including wild capture and farming (aquaculture) of fin- and shellfish, and their processing.
  • It summarises impacts on oceans and fisheries of changes including ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation and storms, and explores how fisheries may adapt.
  • Climate change directly affectsthe distribution, abundance and health of wild fish, and the viability of aquaculture processes and stocks.Climate changealsocompounds other pressures arising from human activities, such as overfishing, further affecting fisheries environmental and economic sustainability.

Government of Canada welcomes 23 new fishery officers at graduation ceremony in Regina

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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On May 2, 2019, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey, welcomed 23 new fishery officers at a graduation ceremony at the RCMP Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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  • On May 2, 2019, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey, welcomed 23 new fishery officers at a graduation ceremony at the RCMP Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • As part of its commitment to conservation, the Government of Canada is investing more than $50 million to enhance our national fisheries enforcement program.
  • More than 100 new fishery officer positions will be staffed across Canada by the end of this year.
  • From enforcement of the Fisheries Act to raising awareness about the importance of oceans conservation, please know that our government values the work that Fishery Officers do day-in and day-out.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey, talks whale protection and ocean intelligence in Washington

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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Increased collaboration between Canada and the US on oceans science will benefit citizens on both sides of the border.

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  • Increased collaboration between Canada and the US on oceans science will benefit citizens on both sides of the border.
  • Yesterday, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey, welcomed guests to an event hosted by Ocean Networks Canada.
  • While in Washington, the Parliamentary Secretary emphasized recent whale protection initiatives, including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan the largest investment ever made to protect Canada's coasts and waterways.
  • Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
    "Our biggest challenges in ocean health cannot be resolved by one country or partner alone.