Atlantic Fisherman

The Canadian Coast Guard station in Clark’s Harbour has a new search and rescue life boat that is larger and faster than its predecessor. The...

Another First Nation in Atlantic Canada has entered into an agreement with the federal government that will support its Indigenous and Treaty rights to...

Citing conservation and safety concerns, the elver fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick was shut down by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) this...

It appears both operators and communities feel shut out of Nova Scotia’s regulatory decisions surrounding aquaculture. In the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Regulatory Advisory Committee’s latest...

With a month to go before the traps come ashore, low landings were still being reported in lobster fishing areas (LFAs) 33 and 34. “There’s...

While not fully recovered to pre-pandemic activity levels, cargo export volumes in 2022 increased by six per cent compared to 2021 at Halifax Stanfield...

Hundreds of exhibitors from Eastern Canada were among the 1,141 exhibiting companies from 49 countries who recently attended the Seafood Expo North America (SENA)...

Canadian Lobster Should be Well-Positioned for 2023 Retail, Foodservice and E-Commerce Promotions, says LCC With wholesale prices back to more historical levels and no over...

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) recently concluded that vessel stability issues were one of the major causes of the 2020 sinking of the Chief...

The lack of a formal stability vessel assessment and insufficient information in the vessel operations and safety manual have been identified as two contributing...