Fisheries and Oceans Canada Media Release November 9, 2022 The fishing industry has long been an important source of economic growth and development in Atlantic Canada, particularly in Indigenous and [...]
DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 at 0600 hours on April [...]
5 Miles of Seals: Newfoundland fisherman’s video goes viral, fires up more debate about pinnipeds Jason Branton, a fisherman from Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, was steering his fishing vessel home [...]
Update: January 9, 2020 Yesterday's assessment update from DFO confirmed the worst - natural mortality, namely predation, is having grave effects on the south coast cod stock. Action must be [...]
Press Release from FFAW | UNIFOR: June 13, 2019 Yesterday evening, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced the management plan for some groundfish species in the Gulf of [...]
Researchers and scientists at the Department of Fisheries are trying to determine why cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence haven't recovered and they are pointing the finger [...]
