Land: Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador’s processors claim the crab industry is sinking due to the ongoing economic recession.

Fisheries Organizations throughout Atlantic Canada have urged the intervention of fisheries ministers to save lobster industry from crisis.

The crab season in N.L. province is in jeopardy as the authorities have decided to lower the raw material price.

Concerns over lowered crab price are increasing as a Newfoundland and Labrador regulating panel has lowered the price of raw crab.

Excessive bycatch of cod is holding back recovery of one of the world’s best known fisheries following its collapse and closure in the early 1990s.

Canadian government has decided to make new small craft harbour projects in Nova Scotia that will strengthen the local economy and create many jobs.

The Canadian government has decided to go for satellite technology to patrol the waterways.

The Department of Fisheries led a delegation of New Brunswick seafood companies to the world’s premier seafood show in Brussels.

Lobster fishermen is already under pressure as prices are so low and now another season opens that make the situation more miserable.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada