RSS feed for press releases from Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.htm Regional: North America: Canada: Government: Departments and Agencies: Fisheries and Oceans en-ca Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:49 -0400 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:24 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishermen fined in February and March 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq18-eng.htm 9E79EB1A-475B-4912-BC9B-947AD0D458B5 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:24 -0400 QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishermen fined in April 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq17-eng.htm 241B3BFA-5396-4987-B84A-6FA23ABED7AF Fri, 17 May 2013 15:10:11 -0400 OTTAWA, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today extended his congratulations to the 2013 graduating class of fishery officers and welcomed them to the Conservation and Protection Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac18-eng.htm 2B45D3EB-AA28-48A6-BB07-8BB55C755330 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:55 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario - “Our government is pleased to announce today the finalization of an Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Narwhal. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/20130513-eng.htm 08F7CE2B-BD3F-4DF3-9B92-9916D6B055DE Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:55 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario – Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the future of the Experimental Lakes Area has been signed effective immediately. This agreement is a major milestone in the transition of the Experimental Lakes Area to a third party operator and is the result of seven months of confidential negotiations between the federal government and IISD. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2013/20130509-eng.htm DE9CE3F0-207B-4986-93FA-656C8B25C286 Thu, 9 May 2013 14:20:55 -0400 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced the acceptance of the fourth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero class vessels, the CCGS Constable Carrière. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac17-eng.htm 44A0AEBE-33F1-4232-9D9D-68F9F7B2560F Fri, 3 May 2013 13:26:20 -0400 QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to cessation of biotoxin monitoring, in accordance with the prohibitions orders mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish areas: Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-016 http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq16-eng.htm 1E3EACF1-A320-409F-BBC6-9E0A4BE70B1A Fri, 3 May 2013 12:26:20 -0400 BURLINGTON, ON: Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, today announced the test results of a single live Grass Carp caught near Dunnville, Ontario in the Grand River, near Lake Erie. Testing has confirmed that this specimen was sterile, and therefore not able to reproduce. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca09-eng.htm 752A7329-31CF-462B-98D8-EC0338C2765D Thu, 2 May 2013 17:26:20 -0400 SARNIA, ONTARIO – In preparation for the 2013 recreational boating season on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay and St. Lawrence River, Canadian Coast Guard stations across Ontario are now open. Coast Guard Search and Rescue professionals are stationed at Kingston, Cobourg, Port Weller, Port Dover, Amherstburg, Goderich, Tobermory, Meaford, and Thunder Bay, Ontario. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca08-eng.htm 5AE8F5A6-05C2-4789-9A46-42431AD69052 Thu, 2 May 2013 15:56:20 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement in response to Chapter 7 of the Office of the Auditor General Report, Federal Search and Rescue Activities: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2013/20130430-eng.htm C935832E-DA4F-4666-8A2D-21D45285CA23 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:56:20 -0400 Sarnia, (Ontario) - The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Pat Davidson, Member of Parliament for Sarnia-Lambton, officially welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship Private Robertson V.C. into service at a ceremony in Sarnia, Ontario today. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca07-eng.htm 5FFAF295-65E3-4A82-BD97-60CA7C8B2926 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:20 -0400 Moncton, New Brunswick – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today the re-opening of a limited recreational Striped bass fishery throughout the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2013. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/g04-eng.htm 5E68BE5A-E978-45A5-A3F3-3883C9101982 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:30:40 -0400 Our government commends the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Fur Institute of Canada and other Inuit and industry groups for bringing this challenge forward to the European General Court to defend an important, traditional, sustainable and humane Northern harvest. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2013/20130425-eng.htm AF635BFA-46A3-4DD1-B220-EC91BA9B9AFA Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:30:40 -0400 QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area: Prohibition Order No. :2013Q-S-012 http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq15-eng.htm 8EAFE93C-E6FC-4F1A-9D5A-555A67FC1625 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:40 -0400 As has been made clear for several months, the Federal Government has been leading negotiations with third parties in order to secure a new operator for the Experimental Lakes Area. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2013/20130424-eng.htm BC058872-2EDF-440A-B1D5-FECAAD1181BF Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:30:40 -0400 Sarnia, (Ontario) - The Canadian Coast Guard advises that the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley will arrive in Parry Sound, Ontario on or about Tuesday April 23, 2013. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca06-eng.htm 57195558-78A5-472B-AE2F-52DC7DD704E2 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:30:40 -0400 SARNIA (Ontario)­ – Icebreaking operations along the north channel of Lake Huron are expected to begin Sunday April 21 near Bruce Mines, Ontario, the Canadian Coast Guard has advised. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca04-eng.htm 3E8DEC02-B589-44C8-95A6-A89162A4D04A Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:30:40 -0400 AULD’S COVE, Nova Scotia – The Canso Canal will reopen for the 2013 shipping season on April 14 at 0730 hours Atlantic Time. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/mar01-eng.html 806CCB4C-2B9D-472A-AA2F-2D2DC14FDAE3 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:05:40 -0400 Quebec - Now that Spring is here, the Canadian Coast Guard would like to remind the public that its seasonal search and rescue bases in Quebec City, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Rivière-au-Renard, Havre St-Pierre and Cap-aux-Meules are open. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq14-eng.htm 943BA103-931D-45D3-A95C-BF6FD815201C Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:26:14 -0400 PORT SIMPSON, British Columbia –Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today the completion of a $300,000 repair project at the small craft harbour in Port Simpson, British Columbia. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac16-eng.htm AC419F9C-A9B2-40EA-A760-5E5484F0587A Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:55:36 -0400 PORT DOVER, Ontario –The Honourable Diane Finley, Member of Parliament for Haldimand-Norfolk, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today the completion of a $300,000 repair project at the small craft harbour in Port Dover, Ontario. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac15-eng.htm 2DE5B594-33DE-4269-BD95-62608392A26C Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:55:10 -0400 THETFORD MINES, Quebec –The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, Minister of State (Agriculture) and Regional Minister for Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today $405,000 in funding for additional repair and improvement projects at small craft harbours in Quebec. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac14-eng.htm 7B4BEF93-62A9-40CB-9F69-F5588AF2360C Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:54:46 -0400 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today $460,000 in funding for repair and improvement projects at three small craft harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac13-eng.htm F053A508-DBD5-4A93-9F46-11592A9851EB Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:54:21 -0400 SEAL COVE, New Brunswick – John Williamson, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today the completion of a $200,000 improvement project at the small craft harbour in Seal Cove, New Brunswick. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac12-eng.htm 1C26187D-425C-4AC8-B4EB-C2CB28C85190 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:54:00 -0400 OTTAWA, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the federal government is investing approximately $2.3 million for additional repair and improvement projects at small craft harbours across Canada. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac10-eng.htm 499EAE34-FE55-400A-84D5-9CFC4A470084 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:26:05 -0400 Halifax, Nova Scotia – Parliamentary Secretary Gerald Keddy, for the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today $660,000 in funding for two additional repair and improvement projects at small craft harbours in Nova Scotia. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac11-eng.htm 010EE75E-7D1D-4C36-9F19-9A4D6302C610 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:24:26 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario –The Canadian Coast Guard today issued the following statement on the consolidation of the Quebec Marine Rescue Sub-centre. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2013/20130328-eng.htm C6C27F01-4B6E-4226-B303-EE03993B0386 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:23:18 -0400 QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishermen fined in February 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq13-eng.htm 196D8C72-2F24-464E-94A2-2300C93CE9ED Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:41:58 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, presented Hedrik Wachelka with a 2012 National Recreational Fisheries Award at a ceremony last night in Ottawa. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac09-eng.htm 0E42CFE7-19D2-4CA7-B8D5-B2ABB80738CE Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:10:29 -0400 QUÉBEC – Easter is often a time when people living in coastal communities on the North Shore and the Gaspé Peninsula get together for a hearty dinner including molluscan shellfish. This is a tradition that has gone on for generations. The Government of Canada is launching its annual awareness campaign in Quebec to raise public awareness of the risks of eating molluscan shellfish harvested from closed areas. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq13-eng.htm 3AA799D6-09AF-4532-93FE-217EC084255C Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:33:42 -0400 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced the acceptance of the CCGS S. Dudka, a new Canadian Coast Guard specialty vessel which will be used primarily to support the conservation and protection of fisheries resources. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac08-eng.htm BDC4B5C7-0867-4D01-9993-70738935DD6C Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:33:07 -0400 QUÉBEC — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in February 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq11-eng.htm D98392F7-7EDB-4564-9C17-930C79A2D826 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:59:02 -0400 Sarnia, Ontario – Commencing Thursday, March 21, the Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting icebreaking operations on Lake Ontario. Harbours in Picton, Ontario and Bath, Ontario will be visited by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon in preparation for shipping activities. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca03-eng.htm FF3E1004-FCFE-4625-9DF1-FE1571F398E2 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:33:31 -0400 SARNIA, Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley and the United States Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay will clear a passage through the ice of northern Georgian Bay this week to facilitate the safe transit of a commercial ship. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca02-eng.htm 1FF07859-4844-48C6-8C8A-EBBCCDE3BCF9 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:55:36 -0400 Boston, Massachusetts - Minister Ashfield lent his support to Central and Arctic Canada exhibitors at the International Boston Seafood Show yesterday, where he met with many potential buyers and sellers at what is North America largest seafood event. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac07-eng.htm 8497C41B-861F-418C-B6DC-B6177A96B447 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:02:59 -0400 Boston, Massachusetts - Minister Ashfield lent his support to Prince Edwarsd Island exhibitors at the International Boston Seafood Show yesterday, where he met with many potential buyers and sellers at what is North America largest seafood event. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac06-eng.htm 7BB3317D-4F38-45F5-A591-7BD292F30C1B Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:02:21 -0400 Boston, Massachusetts - Minister Ashfield lent his support to Nova Scotia exhibitors at the International Boston Seafood Show yesterday, where he met with many potential buyers and sellers at what is North America largest seafood event. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac05-eng.htm 00355B07-C063-4F89-B960-C6BA1E4E51B6 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:01:47 -0400 Boston, Massachusetts - Minister Ashfield lent his support to New Brunswick exhibitors at the International Boston Seafood Show yesterday, where he met with many potential buyers and sellers at what is North America largest seafood event. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac04-eng.htm E849BA0F-F0ED-4505-9D2A-48323605564F Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:59:57 -0400 Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today released the 2012 trade figures for Canada’s exports of fish and seafood products. Canada exported $4.14 billion in fish and seafood products in 2012, an increase of $41 million from 2011. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac03-eng.htm CDF636AD-7424-4276-8FF9-21D82847DC95 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:58:58 -0400 SAGUENAY – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents and visitors along the Saguenay Fjord that the CCGS Pierre Radisson will begin spring icebreaking operations on or around March 12. The date is only an indicator, as activities could begin before or after that period, according to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq10-eng.htm E0D3DB3A-82FB-4964-B104-A81B40750BDB Mon, 4 Mar 2013 08:04:48 -0500 TROIS-RIVIERES – The Canadian Coast Guard is notifying residents of Repentigny and those living along the shores of the L’Assomption, Des-Prairies, Mille-Îles and Châteauguay Rivers that spring icebreaking operations will begin around March 4, 2013. The date is only an indicator, as activities could begin before or after that period, according to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq09-eng.htm 81436C68-FB08-4619-A291-4C51DBBF96B6 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:08:14 -0500 Trois-Rivieres –The Canadian Coast Guard is notifying residents and those using the shores of Lake St. Louis that it intends to begin spring icebreaking operations at the entrance of the St. Lawrence Seaway, on the north and south shores of the Lake and in Bay Des Cascades, around March 4, 2013. The date is only an indicator, as activities could begin before or after that period, according to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq08-eng.htm 5F1DEB32-74CF-4732-B398-C495FFFED3CF Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:07:38 -0500 MANITOWANING, Ontario – The 2012 National Recreational Fisheries Award was presented today, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to Manitoulin Streams volunteers. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/ca01-eng.htm B776F5D7-0E50-423A-AEC7-EE84E0145D46 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 11:18:40 -0500 MONCTON, New Brunswick – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, announced today that a resident of New Brunswick has been fined $3,000 by Judge John C. Friel for violations under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/g03-eng.htm F05C244A-B5DC-4ED5-AE00-023E3380FBFA Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:38:13 -0500 Quebec – Construction contractor Fernand Gilbert Ltée has been fined $165,000 for damages to fish habitat in five streams and one river in the Réserve faunique des Laurentides in the course of roadwork on Highway 175. The contractor pleaded guilty on January 29, 2013, to six charges of harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat in violation of subsection 35(1) of the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq07-eng.htm E6610166-77C8-4782-AF4B-22AAAEAB815A Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:19:59 -0500 QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of persons convicted of various offences and fined under the Fisheries Act in the Magdalen Islands in December 2012 and January 2013. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq04-eng.htm EC392176-582D-4064-9849-D3270353750B Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:22:16 -0500 QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in November and December 2012 and January 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq05-eng.htm B1B24B4D-4050-4216-828C-BAFDB0783B49 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:12:14 -0500 QUÉBEC — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in December 2012 and January 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/qr-rq06-eng.htm FD8DDFF3-0023-4C0E-9EFF-6D8FB7B0A786 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:05:40 -0500 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the government’s commitment to extend the life of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet, which will benefit the Canadian shipbuilding industry across the country and build on the government’s priority to support jobs and growth. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac02-eng.htm 13821ECF-F45C-47A9-98F1-E10847F12023 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:46:04 -0500 ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Honourable Keith Ashfield Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada today announced that a new Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Lifeboat Station will be built in Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, to replace the existing facility. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/nl-tnl01-eng.htm E2E3D4C4-5346-490D-B15C-1553635762A3 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:45:32 -0500 Trois-Rivieres – The Canadian Coast Guard advises people living east of the Laviolette Bridge in Trois-Rivières and on the shores of Lake St. Pierre, and persons using these areas, that spring icebreaking operations will begin on the north and south shores of the Lake St. Pierre, Bécancour and Gentilly areas as early as February 15, 2013. The date is only an indicator and the Coast Guard notes that icebreaking could begin after that date, according to operational needs or the prevailing weather conditions. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq03-eng.htm 5EC0097F-D3C5-4F6B-8B8E-35276E56E3ED Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:16:18 -0500 Dartmouth , Nova Scotia –The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway, announced the acceptance of the the third of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS Corporal Teather C.V., built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac01-eng.htm D9D7A2CC-994B-4AE6-80EB-32FE55BAA07D Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:18:20 -0500 Duncan, B.C. – A commercial clam harvester, convicted in 2003 for buying and selling illegally caught clams, has paid the outstanding portion of a fine levied against him for violating the Fisheries Act. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/p03-eng.htm 8B0DDB74-C988-4903-AD3F-E166C4342292 Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:06:20 -0500 SURREY, B.C. – Two commercial crab harvesters from Delta, British Columbia, have been fined a total of $27,000 and banned from participating in the Boundary Bay commercial crab fishing industry for 10 years, after pleading guilty to offences related to harvesting crab in American waters. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/p02-eng.htm 116F8387-9EC0-4367-B8A2-051AFDC7407B Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:24:39 -0500 Moncton, New Brunswick - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, announced today two Nova Scotia lobster harvesters have been fined by Judge Richard MacKinnon for violations under the Fisheries Act. The fines total $3,610. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/g02-eng.htm 5252B0D5-14BD-46F4-9EAC-BFAF6699A9BF Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:19:57 -0500 TROIS-RIVIÈRES – The Canadian Coast Guard invites the public to visit its CCGS Des Groseilliers icebreaker on Saturday, January 19, 2013, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., as part of Trois-Rivières's Les Nuits Polaires festival. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq02-eng.htm 4C4D8979-4679-453C-8468-9940781C5A5B Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:13:53 -0500 QUÉBEC – The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) wishes to remind the public of the dangers associated with its icebreaking operations and the need to exercise caution when icebreakers are operating nearby. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/qr-rq01-eng.htm 10620E43-2778-458D-90CB-0510A2083453 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:44:33 -0500 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced on behalf of Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, a new Canadian Coast Guard inshore rescue boat station at the Royal Canadian Navy facility HMCS Discovery in downtown Vancouver, to better serve the Vancouver area mariner. The station will provide search and rescue (SAR) services in the Vancouver Harbour and surrounding area, supplementing the robust SAR presence already present. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/pac01-eng.htm 3DC31E1B-E356-4840-AD79-DB87EBC3DFE0 Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:17:16 -0500 MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, announced today five New Brunswick residents have been fined by Judge Donald LeBlanc for violations under the Fisheries Act. The fines total $15,243. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/charges-inculpations/2013/g01-eng.htm 5630143E-AA4C-4E66-ADBA-ABD6DED2C41E Wed, 9 Jan 2013 14:16:35 -0500