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...
Bottom trawling should be on the list of prohibited industrial activities in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), says the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards in its final report and recommendations to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and...
In its August editorial, the Atlantic Fisherman dealt
with the perceived correlation between warming ocean water temperatures and
more frequent and harsher storms.
But more violent storms are the not only thing being
impacted by warming water...
A crew was busy this spring restoring the system of floating docks in the inner harbour at Toney River. Standing from left, Fred Falconer, Adrian Murray and Danny Battist, and Keith Gratto, kneeling, position the last piece of the...
All systems are a go when it comes to environmental monitoring of the Cape Sharp Tidal turbine in the Minas Passage, says Emera.
“All environmental monitoring devices required for regulatory compliance are working and transferring data to shore,” said Emera...
Members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans visited coastal communities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec in October to assess social, economic and environmental impacts of marine protected areas in the region.
The committee...
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 local fishing community in New Glasgow has expressed alarm over an old solution to Northern Pulp’s effluent problem that has resurfaced.
Fishers and fishing group representatives met for more than an hour at Central Nova MP Sean Fraser’s riding...
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...
Shippagan — Campobello Island resident, Joe Howlett, a well-known member of the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, died Monday, while trying to rescue a whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Jerry Conway, advisor and member with the Campobello Whale Rescue...