Land: Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador, a Canadian province already hit hard by

Barry Group Inc. (BGI) has entered its herring purse seine fishery into the independent, third-party assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program. The assessment will evaluate the fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing and, if successful, products sold through Barry Group Inc. will be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing products from well-managed and sustainable sources.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today

Dave Van Kesteren, Member of Parliament for Chatham-Kent- Essex, announced

Canadian government has discussed the issue of southern Gulf snow crab fishery with provincial authorities.

Canadian government has announced to make big investment in the Canadian Coast Guard Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

Canadian government has started its Economic Action Plan under new rescue boats were launched.

The brutal killing of seals in the annual commercial spring hunt off Canada would not save stocks of fish species.

The Eastern Canada offshore sea scallop (placopecten magellanicus) fishery operating

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, issued