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May 23, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Rebuilt northern cod fishery could provide 16 times more jobs and five times more economic value

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A fisheries economics study commissioned by Oceana Canada reveals that a rebuilt northern cod fishery could provide 16 times more jobs and have...
March 12, 2019 13:03 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Government goes against its own policy, fails to support the recovery of another cod stock

TORONTO, March 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that they will close the directed Atlantic cod fishery on the Scotian Shelf/Bay of Fundy but will...
November 13, 2018 06:30 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Fishery Audit 2018 reveals the government is not delivering on commitments to rebuild Canada’s fisheries

TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government is not meeting its commitments to sustainably manage and restore Canada’s fish populations, resulting in a less resilient and secure...
November 01, 2018 11:44 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada calls on Canadians to help stop the trade of shark fins

Sign the petition today, support the passage of Bill S-238 TORONTO, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With Canadian filmmaker and ecological activist Rob Stewart’s Sharkwater Extinction showing...
August 28, 2018 07:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada report uncovers widespread seafood fraud across country

TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada, a leading ocean advocacy organization, released a new report today revealing alarming rates of seafood fraud in Canada, and called on the...
July 24, 2018 12:54 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada calls for permanent closure of all Canadian seamounts to bottom contact fishing based on new findings

TORONTO, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the discovery of new ancient and fragile coral forests and potentially new species from an expedition to seamounts off the coast of British Columbia,...
June 20, 2018 08:17 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

New proposed Fisheries Act could help rebuild Canada’s fisheries and coastal communities

TORONTO, June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the new proposed Fisheries Act, Bill C-68, was passed by the House of Commons and will now be studied in the Senate. The Bill includes a historic...
June 15, 2018 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

CFIA’s new food regulations miss the boat on seafood traceability

TORONTO, June 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, the Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) released its new Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). The regulations do not address the...
June 13, 2018 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Government decision fails cod again: Oceana Canada states 2018 catch levels go against scientific advice

TORONTO, June 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released its fishery management approach for Northern cod, allowing a catch level of up to 9,500 metric tonnes....
February 06, 2018 15:57 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada welcomes significant changes to Fisheries Act

TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bill C-68, the new Fisheries Act, tabled today by the Government of Canada, addresses one of the greatest challenges in managing Canada’s oceans: the need...