First Nations, commercial fishermen, call on government to resolve dispute over moderate livelihood fishing
Commercial fishermen in Cape Breton have been meeting today, discussing their concerns over the burgeoning Indigenous fishery.
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Violence jeopardizes negotiations on moderate livelihood fishery: fisheries minister
Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says continued violence by people angry over Mi'kmaw First Nations participating in moderate livelihood fisheries is putting negotiations in jeopardy.
Fish on! Eye-opening, angler photos from the 2020 Upstate NY fall salmon run
The annual fall salmon spawning run up Lake Ontario tributaries is underway big-time from the Salmon River to the Lower Niagara River.
B.C. food and beverage producers set record sales in 2019
Farmed salmon continues to dominate B.C.’s food and beverage exports with international sales last year valued at $562 million, helping push the sector’s overall sales to a record high of $10.5 billion, $700 million more than 2018.
Lobster pound owner found guilty of illegally selling lobster
The Chinese owner of a lobster pound in Nova Scotia has been found guilty of illegally selling lobster caught by Indigenous fishermen who were not allowed to sell their catch under the licences they held.
Battle heating up over lobster fishing
Tensions are again ratcheting up between Mi’kmaq and non-Indigenous fishers over the issue of what should be a moderate livelihood.
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Recreational anglers rally against chinook fishery closures
An angling advocacy group rallied outside the Vancouver offices of Fisheries and Oceans Canada on Monday to protest restrictions on the recreational salmon fishery on B.C.'s South Coast.
On June 19, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced that because of the presence of endangered Fraser chinook, rec
As the food fishery opens, advocate hopes pandemic gets more people on water
A fishing advocate is hoping the COVID-19 pandemic might get more locals out on the water as the summer food fishery begins.
Canada takes no stance on whether lobster shippers should sign Chinese liability form
The demand for a COVID-19 liability declaration is the second border impediment to emerge in China in June
Saving Canada's wild salmon: rescuers pin hopes on fish ladder and salmon cannon
Already threatened with extinction, Wild Pacific salmon about to spawn in British Columbia are facing an uphill battle in the aftermath of a landslide