Land: Canada

Aquaculture industry stake holder welcomed the funding for the industry from CAN$70 million.

A New Brunswick environmental group expressed its growing concerned over proposed salmon aquaculture site near a federally protected marine area west of Saint John.

After a year of consultation N.L. fishermen now have to buy fishing licences with new rules and regulations.

The Canadian government has announced the funding for harbour improvement at Faust and Joussard, Alberta.

As the stocks of halibut going down the federal Fisheries Department is ready to put restrictions this month on halibut fishery.

Experts suggest that balancing short and long term fisheries benefits can prevent the collapse of the tuna populations.

The co-existence of oil and gas rigs and the fishery on Georges Bank has become an issue for debate both in political as well as public arena.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) pay no heed to the demand of fish harvesters to increase their quota of cod fish.

Last year a science journal reported that disappearing of deep-sea species could bring the ocean-wide sea life to the brink of collapse.

After 28 seasons of fishing fisherman and former Bonavista mayor make his way to west to Alberta for better fishing.