Associated tags: Fishery, Aquaculture, Canadian Coast Guard, Government, Whaling, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Government of Canada
Locations: BRITISH COLUMBIA, QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK, GULF, LABRADOR, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NORWAY, BOSTON, VANCOUVER ISLAND, FOREST, EGMONT, EDNA, ONTARIO, UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPEAN UNION, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, UNITED STATES, MOROCCO, BAY, MINAS, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, WASHINGTON, NORTH AMERICA, MAINE, NY
The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.
Key Points:
- The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.
- Since March 6, 2024 in separate incidents across Southwest Nova Scotia, fishery officers arrested a total of 39 individuals who are under investigation for infractions of the Fisheries Act and Maritimes Provinces Fishery Regulations for the unauthorized harvest of elver.
- Fishery officers are patrolling rivers, facilities and export points to deter and disrupt unauthorized elver harvest, sale and export from the region.
- DFO continues to work on the management changes necessary to provide a sustainable and orderly elver fishery for all harvesters.
The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.
Key Points:
- The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.
- Fishery officers also seized a total of six vehicles, seven fyke nets, 59 dip nets, elver fishing equipment, one firearm, and approximately 6.54 kg of elver, which were released live back into their river of origin.
- Fishery officers are patrolling rivers, facilities and export points to deter and disrupt unauthorized elver harvest, sale and export from the region.
- DFO continues to work on the management changes necessary to provide a sustainable and orderly elver fishery for all harvesters.
Our government is committed to the conservation of American eel, with sustainability and orderly management as the top priorities for the elver fishery.
Key Points:
- Our government is committed to the conservation of American eel, with sustainability and orderly management as the top priorities for the elver fishery.
- I have carefully considered all options on whether the existing circumstances would enable a sustainable and orderly elver fishery this year.
- That is why I have made the difficult decision to not issue elver licences and not open the Maritimes Region elver fishery in 2024.
- The Department continues its work to make regulatory and management changes necessary to provide a safe and sustainable elver fishery for all harvesters.
UNESCO,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Climate,
Sustainability,
Forum,
Partnership,
Biodiversity,
Government,
Food,
Climate change,
Risk,
European,
Health,
Observation,
United Nations,
Recreation,
Bangladesh Technical Education Board,
Sustainable development,
Knowledge,
Environment,
Science,
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,
Research,
Whaling The 2024 Forum will focus on opportunities for collaborative science including coordinating efforts on ocean observation and increasing our understanding of the relationship between ocean and climate.
Key Points:
- The 2024 Forum will focus on opportunities for collaborative science including coordinating efforts on ocean observation and increasing our understanding of the relationship between ocean and climate.
- The report, prepared by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with contributions from Environment and Climate Change Canada, gives an overview of the state of Canada's Atlantic Ocean.
- I am honoured that Canada will be hosting the 2024 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Forum.
- It encourages partners from around the world to collaborate to advance ocean science to support sustainable development of our oceans.
Woman,
Life,
United,
Fulton Fish Market,
Seafood,
Growth,
Commerce,
Government,
Travel,
Safety,
United Nations,
Sustainable development,
UN,
International Women's Day,
Canada national team,
Partnership,
Fishing Minister Lebouthillier will tour the Fulton Fish Market and meet with stakeholders from U.S. seafood companies to promote Canada's high-quality and sustainable seafood.
Key Points:
- Minister Lebouthillier will tour the Fulton Fish Market and meet with stakeholders from U.S. seafood companies to promote Canada's high-quality and sustainable seafood.
- Minister Lebouthillier will also visit U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters to meet with leaders and discuss the close partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard on safety and ocean protection.
- In Boston, Massachusetts, Minister Lebouthillier will lead the Canadian delegation at Seafood Expo North America.
- "The United States is a trusted friend and ally, as well as our largest fish and seafood trading partner.
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
ISO,
DFO,
Invasive species,
AIS,
GFC,
Culture,
Animal,
Biodiversity,
Food,
Environmental DNA,
Habitat,
International Organization for Standardization,
Accreditation,
Science,
DNA,
Environment,
Aquaculture The Government of Canada is committed to taking a science-based approach to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of aquatic invasive species.
Key Points:
- The Government of Canada is committed to taking a science-based approach to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of aquatic invasive species.
- On February 15, 2024, the Moncton-based laboratory became DFO's first International Standards Organization (ISO) 17025 accredited eDNA testing lab for aquatic invasive species.
- It attests to DFO's contributions to protecting Canada's aquatic ecosystems through its early detection of aquatic invasive species using innovative tools.
- Leveraging eDNA – the genetic material shed by organisms in their environment – is a transformative approach for aquatic invasive species detection.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Natural Resources Canada,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Growth,
Risk,
Government,
Natural Resources,
Fisheries Act,
Climate change,
Acadia University,
Risk assessment,
Task force,
Legislation,
Science,
Research,
Renewable energy The Government of Canada is working closely with the province of Nova Scotia, Indigenous communities and industry to support the development of clean technology and energy projects, including tidal projects in the Bay of Fundy.
Key Points:
- The Government of Canada is working closely with the province of Nova Scotia, Indigenous communities and industry to support the development of clean technology and energy projects, including tidal projects in the Bay of Fundy.
- "Fisheries and Oceans Canada supports the development of marine renewable energy and recognizes the positive impacts tidal energy may have towards clean energy growth in Canada.
- "The Government of Canada recognizes that tidal energy can have an important role to play in our clean energy future and welcomes the Tidal Energy Task Force's Final Report.
- In June 2023, the Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy in the Bay of Fundy was established to explore issues and opportunities associated with the deployment of tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Canadian fisheries and aquaculture businesses grow stronger with investments in clean solutions to improve their environmental performance.
Key Points:
- Canadian fisheries and aquaculture businesses grow stronger with investments in clean solutions to improve their environmental performance.
- Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced over $3.5 million in funding for 18 initiatives under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP).
- This federal funding supports small and medium-sized businesses in their efforts to adopt and incorporate innovative, clean technologies in their business operations.
- These additional funds to support the adoption of clean technologies within Canada's fisheries and aquaculture industries will improve environmental performance and competitiveness.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
DARTMOUTH, NS, Feb. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is committed to a sustainable, orderly, and safe elver fishery that respects harvesters and Indigenous rights holders.
Key Points:
- DARTMOUTH, NS, Feb. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is committed to a sustainable, orderly, and safe elver fishery that respects harvesters and Indigenous rights holders.
- In recent years, the elver fishery has experienced a pattern of increasing and serious challenges, including conservation and safety concerns.
- Since the closure of the commercial elver fishery on April 15, 2023, DFO has been consulting with industry, First Nations, and stakeholders to chart a path forward for the future of the elver fishery.
- Today, the Minister instructed DFO to consult with licence holders, First Nations, and Indigenous organizations on the future of the 2024 elver fishery.
Knowledge,
Indigenous self-government in Canada,
Salish Sea,
Climate change,
Indigenous peoples,
Tla'amin Nation,
AERF,
Food,
Government,
Columbia,
Parliament,
Kelp,
Bed,
Comox Valley,
Health,
Stawamus,
Canadian Coast Guard,
NTBC,
Community,
Partnership,
Estuary,
Environment,
Salmon,
Whaling,
Aquaculture,
Seaweed,
Sunshine Coast,
Sound,
Fishery,
Pacific Ocean,
Skeena River We are proud to help fund the work of these recipients in restoring and enhancing priority coastal and upstream aquatic areas.
Key Points:
- We are proud to help fund the work of these recipients in restoring and enhancing priority coastal and upstream aquatic areas.
- Under the Oceans Protection Plan—the largest investment ever made to preserve Canada's coasts and waterways—the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund will help us continue to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems across British Columbia."
- "British Columbia is home to vibrant marine ecosystems that sustain wild pacific salmon and a diversity of aquatic life.
- Community building was started under the Coastal Restoration Fund in 2017, and the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund will continue to bring Indigenous groups, resource users, community organizations and other groups together to encourage local capacity to support aquatic habitat restoration, maintenance and revitalization.
