Tag: Fisheries Department

Canadian Government Announces $46.5 Million for Deepsea Research

February 6, 2023
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The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what’s under Canada’s oceans and then protect it. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray said understanding of the marine environment is “relatively meagre” given that oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. “It’s imperative that Canada better understand our…

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Poaching Fears as Fraser River Salmon Are Dumped to Rot, Even as Returns Slump

September 22, 2022
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Rodney Hsu says he has found too many Fraser River sockeye in places they aren’t supposed to be this season—from residential areas to gravel roads, wrapped up in garbage bags and rotting in the open air. Hsu, the man behind sport fishing website “Fishing with Rod,” is among those who say the dumped salmon carcasses…

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Cost of Used Icebreakers Ottawa Is Buying From Quebec Shipyard Approaches $1B Mark

August 11, 2021
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OTTAWA—The cost of three second-hand icebreakers that the federal Liberal government is buying from Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie is inching closer to the $1-billion mark as Ottawa keeps quietly adding money to the controversial deal. The most recent cash infusion came last week as the government handed Davie another $68.9 million to continue converting and…

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UN Committee Asks Canada to Respond to Racism Claim in the Mi’kmaq Fishery Dispute

May 13, 2021
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The United Nations anti-racism committee wants Canada to answer to allegations of racist actions committed against Mi’kmaq lobster fishers in Nova Scotia. In a letter issued on April 30, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination makes reference to incidents last fall where members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation encountered violence. The incidents were related…

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