Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, announced over $7.6 million in funding for four projects in British Columbia under the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund (AERF). This fund supports aquatic restoration projects helping to address the root causes of impacts to coastal and marine environments, including Canada’s coastline, estuaries, and inland regions.
Recent detections of MSX disease, or multinucleate sphere unknown X (MSX), in Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) and New Brunswick, have posed significant challenges for the oyster industry across Atlantic Canada.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia are pleased to announce a total contribution of $36,838,064 for 142 projects through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
Fisheries are vital to many coastal communities and a driving force of the economy in Atlantic Canada. The seafood sector is a rapidly shifting environment—with new innovative technologies being adopted and more efficient ways of harvesting being used. To support these improvements, today the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia announced funding through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF) for 142 projects in Nova Scotia’s fishing and seafood sector.
Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, proposed additional actions to address threats to Southern Resident killer whales that build on existing measures.
Fisheries are vital to many coastal communities and a driving force of the economy in Atlantic Canada. The seafood sector is a rapidly changing environment, with new and innovative technologies being adopted to improve efficiency, seafood quality, and sustainability.
Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, announced $4.79 million in funding for ten projects as part of the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR). This investment directly supports conservation and recovery for aquatic species at risk in BC.
The following 10 projects are receiving funding under the Canadian Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR) to support conservation and recovery efforts.
Canada’s marine species are a precious resource and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)’s mandate is to help sustain and protect them, now and for the future.
On behalf of the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst Serge Cormier, and the Honourable Pat Finnigan, New Brunswick’s provincial Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, will hold a joint news conference to announce an important investment for New Brunswick, via the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
