Times & Tails

Non-tended, fixed-gear lobster and Snow Crab fisheries in Atlantic Canada pose a considerable threat to North Atlantic Right Whales migrating through the area to feed, mainly between April and October.

A young North Atlantic right whale calf has been sighted entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The federal government has announced a plan to ban open-net salmon farms in British Columbia by 2029, renewing 63 fish-farm licenses for another five years before the ban takes effect. This move aims to protect Pacific salmon and address environmental concerns linked to open-net farming.

The Lax Kw'alaams Band, representing members of the nine Allied Tsimshian Tribes, is currently in court challenging the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) over proposed fishing restrictions in the Northern Shelf Bioregion.

Federal officials are considering reallocating a significant portion of the lucrative and contentious Maritime baby eel fishery to First Nations, reducing the quotas of long-standing commercial licence holders.

In celebration of World Oceans Day, Publix has continued its longstanding commitment to sustainable seafood practices and ocean wildlife protection by donating $130,000 to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). This contribution marks the latest in a 14-year partnership dedicated to responsible seafood harvesting and ocean conservation.

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that Canada will host the 2nd International Fishing Gear Innovation Summit in February 2025.

The snow crab quota in Newfoundland and Labrador is over half caught just over a month into the season, despite potential strikes looming at some processing plants.

By analyzing 17 years of visual survey data and acoustic recordings, they created a statistical model to estimate whale populations and predict their distribution over time. This mapping aims to prevent harmful encounters with commercial fishing and vessel strikes.