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Government of Canada doubles experimental fishery for Unit 1 Redfish in preparation for future commercial fishery

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

The Government of Canada is committed to safeguarding our fish stocks so they are sustainable for future generations. Canada’s commercial Redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been closed since 1995 to help redfish stocks rebuild to healthy levels. Since that time, Redfish stocks have rebounded significantly, and the Government of Canada is positioned to re-open the Unit 1 Redfish commercial fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec in the near future.


Four recreational anglers fined a total of $17,000 for rockfish violations and giving false information to a fishery officer 

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the long term health of Canada’s fisheries resources and the habitats that support them, for generations to come. Officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) enforce the Fisheries Act to conserve and protect the environment. Obstructing them from performing their duties, or failing to provide required information and documentation to them, are serious and potentially costly offences.


Canada is a world leader in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | statements

Today we mark the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. IUU fishing is a major cause of declining fish stocks and marine ecosystem destruction around the world, threatening the livelihoods of law-abiding fish harvesters, including right here in Canada.


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