Commercial vessel master fined $30,000 for illegal prawn fishing activities
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Compliance with commercial fishing licence conditions is essential to ensuring a fair, accountable and sustainable fishery.
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Government of Canada invests in new small craft harbour in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, enhancing marine access and local opportunities
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Small craft harbours are vitally important to coastal communities and to Canada’s fishing economies. In the Arctic, these harbours serve as critical community marine infrastructure that enhance safety, improve access and contribute to Canada’s broader Arctic sovereignty.
Minister Thompson highlights how the new Productivity Mega Deduction will help Newfoundland and Labrador businesses invest and grow
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Canada has what the world wants: abundant energy and critical minerals, the most educated workforce in the world, access to 1.5 billion consumers through our free trade agreements, and the strongest fiscal position in the G7. We are building on these advantages to make Canada the best place in the world to invest, build, and grow.
Prime Minister Carney announces historic investment to protect Canada’s oceans
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is investing in ocean protection to support responsible economic growth, protect marine ecosystems, strengthen marine safety and emergency preparedness, and advance reconciliation with First Nations. Canada’s investments in West Coast energy, trade, and marine infrastructure will help create more resilient coastal communities and manage growing pressures on marine ecosystems, while supporting local economies. A stronger West Coast economy requires a strong ocean protection system, including investments in marine safety, Indigenous stewardship, whale and salmon recovery, spill preparedness, fisheries management, and ocean science.
Group fined a total of $19,000 for harvesting shellfish from a contaminated area and other Fisheries Act violations
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reminds harvesters that shellfish closures are established to protect public health and that the status of harvest areas can change regularly. Harvesters should check DFO’s SHELLI map before every harvest, as shellfish harvested in closed areas may contain contaminants, bacteria, viruses, or marine biotoxins that are not visible and can cause serious illness, or death. Harvesting from these areas is both illegal and unsafe and puts the public at risk, threatens sustainable fisheries, and disadvantages harvesters who comply with the law.
Minister Thompson announces Ocean Envoy and Chair of Our Ocean Conference
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
With the world’s longest coastline spanning the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, Canada understands both the urgency of protecting the ocean, and the opportunity to build a sustainable ocean economy. As host of the 12th Our Ocean Conference in 2027, Canada will bring together governments, Indigenous leaders, scientists, industry, non-governmental organizations and communities to turn ambition into concrete action for ocean protection and sustainable use.
Government of Canada calls for projects to protect and recover aquatic species at risk
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
The health of Canada’s aquatic environments and the wildlife within them support our culture and well-being, as well as economies across Canada. Our waters, rivers, lakes, estuaries, and marshes are homes to many aquatic species that are at risk and need our help to survive.
Government of Canada and Gitanyow Nation Sign Incremental Fisheries Reconciliation Agreement
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada, represented by the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, joined representatives from the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to sign a 10-year Incremental Fisheries Reconciliation Agreement at the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs’ Office and Sindihl House of Learning in Gitanyow, in northwestern British Columbia.
Government of Canada completes small craft harbour improvements in Tofino, British Columbia
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Small craft harbours are vital infrastructure that support Canada’s commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors, helping sustain coastal communities and local economies from coast to coast to coast. Together, Canada's fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing industries support nearly 65,000 jobs and generated $8.47 billion in seafood exports in 2025.
Government of Canada and Tŝilhqot’in National Government to advance construction of a new Pacific salmon hatchery for Fraser Chinook
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For generations, First Nations have served as stewards of Pacific salmon and the watersheds that sustain them. Collaboration between Indigenous governments and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) continues to play an important role in rebuilding vulnerable salmon populations in British Columbia and Yukon.