Department Of Fisheries

• Lack of fairness prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phaseout

  The BC Salmon Farmers Association said it was encouraged by the decision, however it declined an interview request while it is reviewed the ruling more closely.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2022
  
• Fishermen remove Indigenous lobster traps despite ‘positive’ meeting between DFO, Sipekne’katik chief

  Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack described the news of additional lines being sabotaged as "disheartening."

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2020
  
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• Canada’s fisheries department and Alexandra Cousteau team up to explore the Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The expedition took nearly a year and a half to plan and the hard work of agencies across Canada.

  Science

  Aug 31, 2017
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• WATCH: Man vs. mammal, commercial herring fisherman films sea lion feeding frenzy

  A fisherman for more than 40 years, Marsden feels the sea lion population has exploded over the past few years with this year being the worst he's ever experienced.

  Mar 16, 2017
• Larger tug to be used to shift grounded tanker off Cape Breton

  A salvage company is readying a more powerful tug after a failed attempt to dislodge a grounded tanker off Cape Breton on Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017
• Proposals out to save West Coast killer whales

  Strategic fishery closures and marine habitat protection are part of a proposed plan by the federal government to protect the threatened killer whales off Canada's West Coast.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2016
• Two sea lions entangled in garbage rescued off coast of B.C.

  The Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre staff is back from another mission to rescue two sea lions entangled in garbage off the coast of B.C.

  Jan 8, 2015
• Conservationists push for stock selective salmon fishing in B.C.

  The way the majority of our salmon are commercially harvested involves large open-nets, and the goal is to catch the healthy populations and the leave the struggling runs alone. But this method makes that goal nearly impossible, according to several conservation groups.

  Jul 17, 2014
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• Trapped juvenile killer whale rescued near remote island on B.C.’s central coast

  It appears to be a happy ending for a young orca whale, or killer whale, named Sam, who was rescued on Thursday by Vancouver Aquarium and Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) scientists.

  Sep 12, 2013