Land: Canada

Fishermen expressed their views on the recent halibut licence issued by the authority were really not gifts.

Two salmon enhancement hatcheries on Vancouver Island received a much-needed boost this week from a local business.

The largest Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) fishery in eastern Canadian waters is seeking MSC certification.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the opening of new market for seal products in China.

Marine Harvest Canada (MHC), along with several farmed salmon producing and supply companies, have started campaign to bring salmon farming in British Columbia.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that an arrangement on new market access between Canada and China has been reached, opening up a significant new market for Canadian seal products. The cooperative arrangement will allow all Canadian seal products to be exported to China, including meat and oil for human consumption effective immediately.

DFO’s role in the current halibut catch mess creates havoc when it gives away allowable catch to commercial fishermen.

Four Vancouver Island will now benefits from fifty-two new federal aquaculture jobs, says a report.

Truro commercial fishermen are now looking for lucrative means of earning by setting oyster farms.