Canada dispatches North Pacific Ocean anti-IUU patrol
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has launched its fourth annual high seas patrol to detect and deter IUU fishing in the North Pacific Ocean. Operation North Pacific Guard (Op. NPG),…
Milestone reconciliation agreement for fisheries resources
The Government of Canada, represented by Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson, and Minster of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty have signed a historic 20-year Reconciliation Agreement for Fisheries Resources (RAFR) with…
Canada launches whalesafe strategy
Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson has launched Canada’s Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy – a five-year plan to support protection of whales and promote sustainable fisheries. The strategy aims to work…
Fines and ban for illegal halibut fishing
A Nova Scotia court has handed out fines totalling $76,000 to a fisherman, plus area bans and mandatory VMS monitoring of the vessel in question. In September 2022, Grant Cameron…
Six-year sentence for BC poacher
A British Columbia fisherman with a history of violations behind him has been slammed with a six-year prison sentence after being found guilty earlier this year on multiple counts related…
High seas mission identifies shark finning and dark vessels in North Pacific
Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfrid Laurier has completed this year’s mission to detect and deter IUU fishing in the North-Pacific. Operation North Pacific Guard (Op.NPG), is an annual, multi-national effort…
Heavy fine for fishing in protected zone
The skipper of a commercial vessel fishing for halibut near Bella Bella in British Columbia has been handed a hefty fine for operating fishing vessel Gypsy Soul in a Glass…
Fishery officers from DFO's Conservation and Protection Directorate show a sample of the 109 kilograms of elvers seized during the operation at the Toronto International Airport
Elver shipment seized at airport
A shipment of 109kg of elvers about to be shipped out of the country have been intercepted at Toronto airport. The elvers seized at Toronto Pearson International Airport by officers…
SEA-NL tells Ottawa to increase northern cod harvest
Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) has told the Canadian government that the 2024 northern cod harvest should be increased – but under a continued inshore stewardship fishery…
BC processor fined for undersized crab
A routine inspection of commercial seafood processing plants by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers a year ago has resulted in a fine of $40,000. Tenshi Seafood Limited was…
