Land: Canada

The Provincial Government has provided support for a national program to promote the Atlantic Canadian lobster product. The province contributed $24,000 from its Seafood Market Development Program toward the national program that was recently carried out in partnership with the other Atlantic Provinces, the fishing industry and Federal Government. The purpose of the program was to raise awareness on the versatility and nutritional benefits of lobsters. The promotion took place in key Canadian cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. The total cost of the national program was $440,000.

Adjusting with the trawl rules have become difficult for the West Coast fishermen as the goal is to avert groundfish depletion by assigning individual shares.

Canadian Coast Guard has announced to commission new science research vessel in Burlington, confirms a report.

A sustainable lobster fishery in New Brunswick is looking forward to have industry collaboration.

In its press release DFO has underlines its commitment to the conservation and sustainability of West Coast.

Canadian government is exploring a possible moratorium on large-scale commercial fishing in the Beaufort Sea.

Canadian authority has introduced new mesh gauges for measurement of mesh sizes, says a report.

The provincial government should act quickly over emergency aid for hardest-hit fish, says FFAW/CAW.

Cape Breton is going to have lobster industry as a project to hatch and release lobsters on the western side of it.

Port Stanley seems destined to remain a port in name only as a plan for future of this port has no place for commercial shipping but it can be visit by tall ships or cross-lake ferries.