| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Port Dover, ON – On July 29, the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, will announce a significant Government of Canada investment in the Port Dover Small Craft Harbour on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Member of Parliament Andrew Saxton will share details about the Government of Canada's investment in a restoration project in North Vancouver to protect and improve recreational fisheries habitat. Photo opportunity will be available for media in attendance.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
TIGNISH, Prince Edward Island - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today an investment to improve working conditions for fishermen at Tignish Harbour in Prince Edward Island.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | statements
I want to extend my congratulations and gratitude to the brave men and women of the Canadian Coast Guard for their rescue of Russian helicopter pilot Sergey Ananov after his helicopter crashed in icy Arctic waters. Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radisson rescued the pilot, who is now safely on board and en route to Iqaluit.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | statements
I'm pleased to announce that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has launched new measures to further enforce the policy on Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada's Atlantic Fisheries (PIIFCAF). These industry-led measures, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Independent Fish Harvester's Federation, aim to strengthen the current PIIFCAF policy and address the issue of harvesters who are not compliant with PIIFCAF or the policies it was designed to protect.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | statements
Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Honourable Gail Shea, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans; Kathryn Sullivan, U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator; and Simon Coveney, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued the following statement welcoming this second project under the Galway Statement:
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
OTTAWA, Ontario - Today, the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, announced new measures to further enforce the policy on Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada's Atlantic Fisheries (PIIFCAF).
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
July 24, 2015 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Harper Government has awarded a $2.6 million contract to NEWDOCK St. John's Dockyard Limited for important refit and maintenance work for the CCGS Edward Cornwallis.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
July 24, 2015 Montreal, Quebec – The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA), with its Search and Rescue partners, will conduct maritime emergency exercises on Great Slave Lake and on the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories July 25 and 26 2015. These exercises are being conducted as part of regular ongoing training between the CCGA, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), the Department of National Defence (DND), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA).
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
Five Fathom Hole, New Brunswick – Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today an investment to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at Five Fathom Hole harbour in New Brunswick.
