Land: Canada

Her Majesty the Queen in right of Alberta, as represented by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, (Government of Alberta) and Wilco Landscape Contractors Ltd., (Wilco) (collectively “the defendants”) were penalized a combined total of $95,000 after pleading guilty in Calgary provincial court for violating subsection 35(1) of the federal Fisheries Act for “the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat”. The offence occurred along the shoreline of Elbow River, Allen Bill Day Use Area.

Canadian officials are quietly exploring a possible moratorium on large-scale

The hatchlings of sea turtles came out like gangbusters and the trappers help them in starting their life.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has started an in-depth prove into the safety of small fishing vessels across Canada.

The return of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River was below expectation and that’s worried the local commercial fishers.

Shrimp fishermen have staged protest at state Capitol alleging price fixing as they are paid very little while their catches sell for so much.

The Ottawa tribe’s attempt to reclaim unfettered commercial fishing rights on Lake Erie, which was rejected by the US court.

Sockeye salmon have vanished from Canadian river which was once the spawning ground of the species.

The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, today

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) strongly advises shellfish harvesters in British Columbia to check whether fishing areas are open and shellfish are safe to consume before they harvest.