Chignecto Bay News Today

There's been an increase in reported shark sightings in Atlantic Canada recently. A shark researcher say it may be the result of protection laws, more seals for them to eat, and people being able to easily grab their cell phones and record what they're seeing.

It turns out lobster live on the run, sometimes travelling great distances. Lobster tagging gives researchers an idea where egg-producing females are migrating, which could affect how lobster quotas and fishing zone boundaries are determined.

A new Coast Guard vessel was officially welcomed into the fleet in Port Bickerton Friday. Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says the vessel, CCGS Chignecto Bay, is the twelfth of 20 new search and rescue lifeboats. Fraser says

Two great white sharks have been spotted off several Canadian coasts this month, including one on August 21, according to Ocearch, a non-profit organization that conducts at-sea research working towards ocean conservation.

On Monday morning, sub-adult female white shark named Andomache, first located by researchers off Cape Cod, Mass., about two years ago, was found in Chignecto Bay off New Brunswick.

A warning from the Nature Conservancy of Canada about an invasive plant found in gardens and forests across the country. Spokesperson Andrew Holland s...

The Maritime Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) announced the news in a tweet late Tuesday. "Our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to the family," the JRCC tweet said. Its unclear when the body was found or where. Next of kin have been notified. The emergency beacon was activated for the missing vessel, Chief William Saulis, Tuesday morning. The JRCC said the emergency signal came in at 5:51 a.m. AT near Delaps Cove, N.S. A Cormorant helicopter and a Hercules aircraft from CFB ...