Land: Canada

The fishermen of Nova Scotia have planed to bring out rally along with supporters to press the authorities for the crab quotas.

In a new book, Who Killed the Grand Banks, the author raises the alarm over the state of Pacific wild salmon stocks.

The New Brunswick government has allotted C$1 million for strategic investments in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors in the 2008-2009 Budget.

A scientific panel reviewing management of the Skeena River fishery has urged to reduce the salmon catch by 50 percent.

Fishermen reported a bumper start during opening week of lobster season in Northern Peninsula, N.L.

Climate change, habitat destruction cause salmon fish stocks to plummet and that threatens to ecology and culture, says expert.

The new technology will boost the Atlantic Canada’s live shellfish industry and widen the world market of seafood, says O’Rielly.

The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has planned to assess the effect of bottom trawling on several fishing grounds outside Canada’s 200-mile limit.

High fuel costs pressurize the crab fishery so much that the fishermen demand better prices and pricing system.

There is strong uptake of a low interest loan programme for lobster fishermen introduced earlier this year.