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First Nations in B.C. that are both supportive of and opposed to open net salmon farming in B.C. are turning up the heat on the Trudeau government, as a deadline looms for a federal decision on a salmon farming transition plan for B.C.

Beyond salmon pink and into the greens for the holiday weekend

Fisheries enforcement officers are taking an unnecessary and heavy-handed approach over what appears to be a bureaucratic error caused the Department of Fisheries’ own licensing branch, said Sonia Strobel, CEO of Skipper Otto community-supported fishery.

Fisheries enforcement officers are taking an unnecessary and heavy-handed approach over what appears to be a bureaucratic error caused the Department of Fisheries’ own licensing branch, said Sonia Strobel, CEO of Skipper Otto community-supported fishery. 

Fishery and ocean experts, Indigenous and fishing industry leaders and policymakers come together for the first time in more than half a decade to restore...

A survey found nearly one quarter of fish sold in Metro Vancouver in 2018 was incorrectly labelled

A group of retailers and seafood industry stakeholders are calling for Canada to implement rules requiring boat-to-plate traceability.

The a move to restrict the size of prawn tubs has been put off until next year, Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announced this week.

Independent harvesters are thrilled after federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray revamped new guidelines for the B.C. spot prawn fishing sector. 

A swell of outrage is rising again as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans revisits regulation changes that independent harvesters say will sink B.C.s local spot prawn industry.