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June 11, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Une analyse d’Oceana Canada révèle que les navires ignorent la zone de ralentissement volontaire conçue pour protéger les baleines noires menacées

OTTAWA, 11 juin 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada publie aujourd’hui les résultats d’une semaine d’analyse continue sur la vitesse des navires parcourant la zone de ralentissement volontaire...
June 08, 2020 08:30 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

On World Oceans Day, Canadians call to End the Plastic Disaster

OTTAWA, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Our world is facing a plastic disaster. An estimated 22 million kilograms of plastic leaks into the ocean every day, roughly equivalent to dumping a garbage...
April 28, 2020 14:04 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Plan to Put Critically Depleted Northern Cod on a Healthy Path Long Overdue, says Oceana Canada

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northern cod has been deep in the critical zone for close to 30 years. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) recently met virtually with...
November 13, 2019 06:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Canada’s fish populations declining; government must urgently enforce new Fisheries Act and get serious about rebuilding fisheries

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada’s latest annual report on the state of Canada’s fisheries was released today, revealing that the health of fish populations has...
October 16, 2019 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Canada Lags Far Behind in Addressing Widespread Seafood Fraud

MONTREAL, Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of Oceana Canada’s latest seafood investigation, released today, provide mounting evidence that Canada has a widespread and unchecked seafood...
September 12, 2019 00:01 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Launches Campaign in Canada and U.S. to Save North Atlantic Right Whales from Extinction

TORONTO and WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, today launched a campaign in Canada and the...
September 04, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada Calls on Canadians to go to Great Lengths for Plastic-Free Oceans

TORONTO, Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada, part of the largest international advocacy group dedicated solely to ocean conservation, today launched Great Lengths: Swim for...
August 19, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada Launches Northern Expedition With Nunatsiavut Government to Explore Areas Critical to Inuit Communities

NAIN, Labrador, Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Sunday, August 18, Oceana Canada and the Nunatsiavut Government set sail on an expedition to explore culturally and ecologically significant...
June 25, 2019 14:03 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Government caves to industry pressure to overfish northern cod

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released its annual quota for critically depleted northern cod, allowing a catch level of up to...
June 18, 2019 20:10 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Modernized Fisheries Act a historic victory for fisheries rebuilding and sharks

OTTAWA, June 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a modernized Fisheries Act became law, setting the stage for rebuilding fish abundance in Canada’s oceans. For the first time since its inception in...