| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the advancement of the fishing and fish processing sectors, which power the economies of coastal communities across Canada.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia – On behalf of the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Lebouthillier, will be in Eastern Nova Scotia to celebrate the opening of the first commercial fishing season for whelk.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Small craft harbours are the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together in work and play, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for over 45,000 Canadians. As part of Budget 2024, $463.3 million over three years will be invested for the repair and maintenance of small craft harbours, including those damaged by Hurricane Fiona, starting in 2024-25. This is on top of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)’s annual budget of $90 million for these harbours.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
Projects funded by Budget 2024 will be undertaken at the following Nova Scotia harbours managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
Projects funded by Budget 2024 will be undertaken at the following harbours managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Small craft harbours are the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together in work and play, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for over 45,000 Canadians.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will hold a press conference to announce major investments for small craft harbours in Nova Scotia.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
The funded projects will be undertaken by 2027 in the following Gaspésie harbours managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Projects can range from repairs to asset reconstruction, including dredging work.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Small craft harbours are at the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together for work and leisure, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for more than 45,000 Canadians.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Since being introduced into the Laurentian Great Lakes region in the 1980s, destructive Zebra Mussels have spread to waterbodies in southern Ontario, south and central Manitoba, southern Québec and New Brunswick.
