The results of recent ropeless gear trials do not show much
promise as a viable option for lobster fishing area (LFA) 34 in the event of a
North Atlantic right whale closure, not without a lot of tweaking.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Gulf Region, has opened the summer fishery for rock crab in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25 until July 29.
A notice to fish harvesters from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans indicates the...
Major Cuts Proposed for Georges Bank Groundfish
A Canada-U.S. panel is recommending a 25 per cent cut in the Georges Bank haddock quota and a 32 per cent cut in cod for 2019.
The joint transboundary government and industry panel is...
While reports have been filed and a newly minted Lobster Science Partnership Roundtable held, the stand-off continues for some First Nations and the federal fisheries department on the implementation of a treaty-based moderate livelihood fishery.
Just like their counterparts in New Brunswick, fall lobster fishers in P.E.I. are disappointed with the price they’re receiving at the wharf.
Fishers from the two provinces share Area 25 along the Northumberland Strait, with the Island zone stretching from...
Saint John, N.B. — Cooke Inc., parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., has announced the completion of its acquisition of Omega Protein Corporation, a nutritional product company and a leading integrated provider of specialty oils and specialty protein products.
Under...
Coldwater Lobster Association Receives Gulf of Maine
Sustainable Industry Award
The Coldwater Lobster Association has been recognized with a
Gulf of Maine Sustainable Industry Award “for outstanding innovation and
leadership in achieving sustainable business practices and...
Gerry Byrne, minister of Newfoundland and Labrador’s new Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, says his department emerged from 2017 with a sharp focus on fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, agriculture, wildlife and lands, to better support economic development, growth and...
The loss of the Chinese market for live lobster due to the
coronavirus this winter has caused major losses for the seafood industry in
southwestern Nova Scotia.
“There’s been so much money lost its going to...
The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association will be holding a registration for the commercial P.E.I. Atlantic Halibut fishery July 10 to 12 at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown.
The list of registered fishers will be submitted to DFO and the fishery will...