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Arctic char from Nunavut finds a market in Thunder Bay, Ont. – CBC
Dec 13, 2022 Thunder Bay company Eat the Fish is working with Inuit fishers to develop sustainable wild fishery A company from Thunder Bay, Ont., is working with fishers in Naujaat, Nunavut on a project to sell wild-caught Arctic char in northwestern Ontario, while developing a sustainable fishery near their home community. Eat the Fish is […]
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Canada’s Seafood Farmers Elect New Officers, New Members to the Board of Directors, Electing Two Indigenous Businesses to Board
October 4, 2022 OTTAWA, ON – During its annual meeting held September 28-29, 2022, the members of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) elected new officers, two new Executive Committee members and two new Board members. Ian Roberts, Director of Communications (Scotland, Ireland, Canada) at Mowi, will serve as the new Chair of the CAIA […]
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NFN: Commercial Fishery Seasonal Closure
September 22, 2022 2022 Commercial Fishing Season will close on October 31st Nipissing First Nation’s Chief and Council have mandated the closure of the commercial fishery for the 2022 season effective Monday, October 31, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. The closure will remain in effect until the end of the spring 2023 moratorium. All commercial gill […]
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Life on the line – CBC
Sep. 12, 2022 Facing down governments and industry, this First Nation makes a promise: There’ll be no development in the Ring of Fire without its consent Clayton John Moonias reaches through a heavy morning fog to grab the net he set days earlier. As he lifts the line out of the water, Moonias flashes a […]
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Fisheries report brings hope to Indigenous communities, sparks anger in industry – Global News
July 19, 2022 A Mi’kmaw lawyer from the community at the centre of a violent backlash over its self-governed lobster fishery says she’s “very hopeful” about a new Senate report that calls for the full implementation of Indigenous fishing rights. “I was pleasantly surprised, to be honest,” said Rosalie Francis, a member of the Sipekne’katik […]
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Rebuilding the Cod Fishery in Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada July 4, 2022 Cod is culturally, economically, and historically important for coastal communities throughout Eastern Canada, including in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Quebeckers and Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have been fishing Northern Gulf cod for centuries, and the Government of Canada is committed to ensuring this important tradition can […]
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IMPAC5 Endorsed as an Official United Nations Ocean Decade Event
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 27, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal – In Canada, the health of our oceans is directly linked to the health of our people. This also rings true beyond Canadian borders and around the globe. People are dependent on the ocean, and the health of the ocean is dependent on us. Preserving […]
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Canada’s Salmon farmers respond to the federal government’s decision to renew salmon farming licenses in British Columbia, Canada
June 22, 2022 The decision is a key validation of the importance of the salmon farming industry to rural, coastal communities and procedural fairness, but greater certainty is needed to build Canada’s Blue Economy and to secure a popular and critical Canadian affordable and sustainable food supply. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) and the […]
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Canadian Coast Guard partners with Indigenous coastal communities to enhance marine safety
From: Canadian Coast Guard June 15, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve safety on the water. Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced $2 million in funding for ten communities […]
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Government of Canada releases report on the state of Canadian Pacific marine ecosystems
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 9, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s beautiful West Coast is home to unique marine ecosystems and iconic species, all contributing to the cultural identity of British Columbia. Seamounts, hydrothermal vents and glass sponge reefs highlight the incredible biodiversity that lies below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. But changes to […]
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