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Rebuilding key forage fish stocks for healthier East Coast fisheries
The long-term prosperity of Canada’s seafood sector depends on abundant fish stocks and healthy ecosystems. In Eastern Canada, pelagic forage fish, like herring and mackerel, play a vital role in the ecosystem and the fishing industry.
Oceana Canada Urges Fisheries and Oceans Canada to Require Targets and Timelines for Fish Stocks Protection
On January 2nd, 2021, the Government of Canada proposed amendments to the Fishery Regulations in an effort to combat low fish stocks.
Government of Canada and Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs announce partnership
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous peoples to right the wrongs of our past and pave the way for a new relationship based on rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership.
Right whale presence in Gulf of St. Lawrence leads to season-long fishing closures
The presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has led the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to close certain grid areas to fishing for the season.
Federal COVID-19 Indigenous business relief still leaves ‘critical gaps,’ says financial organization
A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.