On behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Richard Nadeau, Regional Director General in Quebec Region, presented Jean Robitaille with a 2013 National Recreational Fisheries Award on February 21, 2014.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Regional Minister of Prince Edward Island, delivered remarks at the Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister's Annual Conference today. In her speech, she highlighted measures announced by the Government of Canada as part of Economic Action Plan 2014 to support a strong fisheries industry that is both sustainable and economically viable.
The Canadian Coast Guard would like to inform the public that between now and February 28, 2014 at the latest, selective pruning and tree cutting will take place in the Île aux Raisins and Île du Moine range light corridor.
The lobster sustainability program first announced in November 2011 will conclude on March 31, 2014. The program, designed to encourage the future long-term sustainability and economic prosperity of the lobster fishery, achieved its objective to increase incomes by significantly reducing lobster fishing capacity in Fortune Bay, the southwest coast and the west coast (lobster fishing areas 11 to 14B) through voluntary lobster trap reductions and lobster licence retirements. The program has permanently removed 105,000 lobster traps from the fishery (36% reduction) as well as 266 lobster licences (24% reduction).
The Canadian Coast Guard advises people living or using the areas east of the Laviolette Bridge in Trois-Rivières and on the shores of Lake St. Pierre, that spring icebreaking operations will begin on the north and south shores of Lake St. Pierre, Bécancour and Gentilly areas as early as February 24, 2014. The date is only an indicator and the Coast Guard notes that icebreaking could begin after that date, according to operational needs or the prevailing weather conditions.
James MacCarthy was presented with a 2013 National Recreational Fisheries Award on Saturday, February 15, 2014 by the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, along with Dr. James Lunney, MP for Nanaimo Alberni, today provided further details on the Government of Canada's investment of $54 million over five years to continue Canada's Sustainable Aquaculture Program, which focuses on scientific research and regulatory enhancements.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that the proposed Experimental Lakes Area Research Activities Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 30-day public comment period, ending on March 16, 2014. This next step in the process is in keeping with the Government of Canada's commitment to transition the Experimental Lakes Area to a third party.
David Burden, Regional Director General, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, presented the Northern Lights Fly Tyers with a 2013 National Recreational Fisheries Award on February 12, 2014.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada is pleased to announce that Mr. Greg Roach has been retained to work with the lobster industry in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 34 to develop a plan to improve the viability of the industry.