Land: Canada

As the season comes to an end the prices of lobster double up last week increasing eh number of angry fishermen.

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

Halibut managers and industry stakeholders meet this week in Vancouver, B.C. to decide on catch limits for 2009.

The federal Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has criticized FFAW over its lack of safety culture.

Crashing lobsters prices put the PEI fishermen in trouble as the situation is expected to be worse in near future.

GPI Atlantic report revealed that Nova Scotia fisheries vulnerable to economic crisis and the health of its marine ecosystems is in decline.

The price of lobster went doubled since the season opened which brought smile on fishermen in Nova Scotia.

Three fish harvesters have been convicted of violating cod and

Fast-growing fish farming can prevent the environment hazards and in return it could be beneficial to the environment, researcher says

The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture has estimated fishery production value for 2008 will be on par with 2007.