The spring lobster fishery is well underway in southwestern Nova Scotia with fishermen who land part or all of their fishing gear for the winter months busy getting their traps back in the water.
For those who have fished all...
Without a doubt, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) will be a hot topic in 2019.
The clock is ticking down to the 2020 deadline and commitment by the Canadian government to protecting 10 per cent of marine and coastal areas in...
Whether Nova Scotia is at risk of a Deepwater Horizon disaster was the question asked and examined during a speaking tour in Nova Scotia in late March.
Hosted by the Council of Canadians in partnership with the Campaign to Protect...
The Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of P.E.I., is participating in a pan-Atlantic research initiative to improve the health and welfare of cultured Atlantic salmon using genomic and other biotechnologies.
The project will equip the Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry...
As a few innovative Nova Scotia companies forge ahead with efforts to develop new ropeless fishing technologies, the presence of right whales continues to be a concern for area lobster fishermen and the industry in general.
St. George, N.B. — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is carrying out an investigation after a U.S. vessel was intercepted fishing illegally in Canadian waters.
The vessel was intercepted about midday on Oct. 19 in Passamaquoddy Bay in waters...
Last month in this space, I wrote abundant lobster catches over the past several years are likely a bubble, and suggested supply sustainability could turn out to be a much greater challenge for the future of Atlantic Canada’s lobster...
Blunt force trauma is being blamed for the death of at least four North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence last summer.
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) recently released a report on the deaths of North...
The RCMP and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are investigating the theft of oysters from the Murray Harbour North area of P.E.I. The theft occurred Oct. 1.
The Kings District RCMP estimates the initial value of the theft is $30,000. Anyone...
Fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia were hoping for better
weather in May as the six-month lobster season in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs)
33 and 34 comes to a close.
Strong winds and rough seas continued to...