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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island announce $2,400,000 through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF) for a project to support the Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA).
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador are pleased to announce $641,518 for eight fish harvesters through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
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On December 21, 2017, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the establishment of seven new marine refuges that will contribute an additional 145,598km2 of protected ocean area to Canada’s coasts. This represents an additional 2.53% of protected ocean, bringing Canada’s current total to 7.75%.
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The National Contaminants Advisory Group works with external researchers from universities and other research organizations to better understand the biological effects of contaminants on our aquatic species.
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The Government of Canada is committed to taking action to support the recovery of the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) off the coast of British Columbia. This includes reducing the impact of contaminants that threaten the recovery of resident killer whale populations, improving their access to an adequate and accessible food supply, and reducing the underwater noise levels within their habitat. The government is also strengthening science, including new research into cumulative effects to establish baselines to inform actions and reducing the impacts of underwater vessel noise.
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The goal of the Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program is to reduce the number of abandoned or wrecked vessels located in federally-owned small craft harbours. Contribution funding in the amount of $1.3 million over the next five years will be available to harbour authorities and other eligible recipients to undertake the removal and disposal of abandoned or wrecked vessels at small craft harbours owned by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
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As part of the Government of Canada’s new investments in ocean and freshwater science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is investing in the development of two Science Enterprise Centres (SECs): the Gulf Fisheries Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick and the Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER) in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has proposed the Laurentian Channel, located off the southwest coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) under the Oceans Act. The designation is part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to developing a national network of MPAs and to reaching its domestic and international targets by increasing the proportion of Canada’s protected marine and coastal areas to 5% by 2017 and 10% by 2020.
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As part of the Government of Canada’s new investments in ocean and freshwater science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is investing in the development of two Science Enterprise Centres (SECs): the Gulf Fisheries Centre in Moncton, NB and the Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER) in West Vancouver, BC.
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Located in Mont-Joli, Quebec, on the shores of the St. Lawrence Estuary, the Maurice Lamontagne Institute is part of a network of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) research centres. Inaugurated in 1987, it is one of the world's major francophone marine sciences centres.
