Land: Canada

Government of Canada and P.E.I has announced good fund for halibut project under the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP).

The provincial court in Gander recently convicted two individuals of halibut and cod violations following investigations by DFO fishery officers from the Twillingate detachment.

Atlantic cod will soon be back on dinner table as new research project is under process by Genome Atlantic.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) have given evidence hints at the beginnings of a recovery of the northern cod stock.

On December 17, 2008, in provincial court at Corner Brook,

New committee is set up to push the provincial and federal governments for both short and long term support in the wake of the lobster fishery crisis.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has issued its statements of concerning the lobster fishery in the southern gulf of St. Lawrence.

First Nations Fisheries Council of British Columbia has challenged Primer Harper to address the crisis.

Federal government has announced big investment to repairs wharf that would support local fishing industry.

Recently three fish harvesters were convicted for failure to comply with conservation measures in the lobster fishery.