The demand for luxury shellfish is polluting the ocean with plastic
The federal government has given the West Coast shellfish industry a green light to expand...
Fishing licences and quota on the West Coast are murky business
Being a commercial fish harvester is tough work. There are long hours, unpredictable seas and...
U.S. efforts to feed starving young orca stymied at Canadian border
Canada is officially part of an operation to rescue Scarlet but unofficially appears to be...
Ottawa’s Mandate to Promote Fish Farming at Odds with Tough Regulation
By Stan Proboszcz. This piece was first published on Policy Options. Does Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFOs)...
How Oil Lobbyists Pressured Canada to Allow Drilling in a Marine Park
Sharks, sea turtles, corals, wolffish — the 1,200 kilometre Laurentian Channel off the southwest coast...
Amid Closure of B.C. Salmon Fisheries, Study Finds Feds Failed to Monitor Stocks
Canada has failed to monitor and gather data on 50 per cent of all managed...
Industry Sways Feds to Allow Offshore Drilling in Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area
If an ocean valley becomes federally protected but seismic work and offshore drilling is allowed...
Can Canada Save Its Fish Habitat Before It’s Too Late?
Thirteen years ago, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) issued almost 700 authorizations to...
Canada Now Has a Minister of Environment AND Climate Change
Leaders in Canada’s environmental community are expressing optimism about the appointment of lawyer Catherine McKenna...
