About contaminants research funding
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) supports external research on the biological effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms. Priority research areas include:
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About contaminants research funding
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On March 29, 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced $600,000 in funding for a contaminants research project that will take place on the East Coast. Information about this project including recipient, objective, and funding amount can be found in the table below.
About contaminants research funding
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On March 29, 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced $448,201 in funding for two contaminants research projects that will take place in Quebec. Information about these projects including recipients, objectives, and funding amounts can be found in the table below.
About contaminants research funding
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On March 29, 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced $658,026 funding for contaminants research projects that will take place in the Ontario and Prairies Region. Information about these projects including recipients, objectives, and funding amounts can be found in the table below.
About contaminants research funding
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On March 29, 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced $1,185,144 in funding for three contaminants research projects that will take place on the West Coast. Information about these projects including recipients, objectives, and funding amounts can be found in the table below.
Information on the disposal of moss balls
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In Canada, invasive Zebra and/or Quagga Mussels have recently been found in moss ball products, a type of aquarium plant product made of green algae. At this time, there have been confirmed reports of infected moss balls in British Columbia, Northwest Territories, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
Quebec Fisheries Fund grants more than $1 million for 13 projects across the province
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Thirteen projects across the province funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) under the Quebec Fisheries Fund (QFF).
Backgrounder: Government of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia invest more than $44 million in the fish and seafood sector
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Canada’s fisheries are the backbone of many coastal communities and a driving force in our national economy. At the same time, the seafood sector is a rapidly shifting environment – competition is intensifying and consumers are looking for sustainability and quality.
Government of Canada and Prince Edward Island fund projects to boost innovation in the aquaculture, harvesting and seafood processing sector
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island are pleased to announce funding of $ 3,112,920 for nine organizations through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
Measures to phase-out salmon farming in the Discovery Islands area
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Marine finfish aquaculture facilities in the Discovery Islands are located on the traditional territory of the Homalco, Klahoose, K’ómoks, Kwaikah, Tla’amin, We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum First Nations. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will be issuing 18 month licences for 19 existing aquaculture facilities in the Discovery Islands (DI) with the intention that this would be the last time licences would be issued.