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Canada sued over delay in protecting endangered killer whales
An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an ...
Mapping shows Canada's seabeds could hold billions of tonnes of carbon
A new B.C.-led study has mapped 274 carbon hot spots found on Canada's sea floor. Flat, cold and seemingly devoid of life — ...
SaltWire13d
'The only winner here is China.' How DFO invested in and then killed Canadian eel aquaculture
But despite repeated encouragement and financial support for elver aquaculture, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced ...
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Federal government pitches $260M plan to increase First Nation fishing access
The three-year project by Fisheries and Oceans Canada was included in last month's fall economic statement under the heading of Indigenous reconciliation. The aim is to "further implement the ...
The Hamilton Spectator14d
Even federal staff believe Canada’s ocean noise strategy lacks substance
The same criticism came from inside the department. Key Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff were unimpressed with the proposed framework to address the surging problem of noise pollution ...
PNI Atlantic News on MSN8d
DFO budgets $259.5 million for new fishery access for First Nations in Maritimes
The federal government is offering up $259.4 million to Atlantic Canada’s First Nations to buy more commercial fisheries ...
Global News29d
Surfing sea otter prompts warning in B.C.
Paul Cottrell with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Marine Mammal Response says the surfers did the right thing to try to avoid contact, since wild sea otters behave unpredictably and may carry ...
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Surfing sea otter clambers onto board in B.C., prompting warning
A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals.