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Government of Canada to hold media availability to respond to questions about North Atlantic right whales

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories

The Government of Canada takes the protection, conservation, and recovery of endangered species very seriously. For the past three years, we have taken concrete action to help protect the North Atlantic right whales, who have been increasingly present in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in recent years. Unfortunately, a number of North Atlantic right whales have died in Canadian waters this season.


Significant rock slide in the Fraser Canyon

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | statements

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Government of British Columbia are very concerned about a significant rock slide that occurred near Big Bar, BC just north of Lillooet, BC. Between June 21st and 23rd, 2019 a large slab of rock calved off just upstream of a narrow portion of the Fraser River near Big Bar, creating a 5m waterfall. The sheer magnitude of the obstruction raises concerns about whether salmon migrating upstream can reach their spawning grounds.


Convictions under the Fisheries Act, North Shore

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fish harvesters fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act.


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2025-12-23