2005

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December

• Departments of Fisheries and Oceans and Transport Express Sympathy Following Fatal Helicopter Accident
  December 8, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario

November

• Government of Canada Proposes Adding Three Aquatic Species to the Species at Risk Act
  November 28, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Reg Alcock Announces Federal Funding for Harbour Repairs on Lake Winnipeg Due to Storm Damage
  November 24, 2005 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
   
• Marine Worm Harvesters Must Have a Licence
  November 24, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• New Fisheries and Oceans Canada Facility to be built at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
  November 24, 2005 - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
   
• $7.6 Million in New Science Funding to Improve Knowledge of Marine Ecosystems and Migratory Ecosystems of Migratory Fish Stocks
  November 23, 2005 - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Canada Newest Member of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
  November 23, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Federal and Provincial Ministers Release Strategy for Rebuilding Atlantic Cod Stocks
  November 23, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Local Company to Give BIO New Roof
  November 23, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Unprecedented Sanctions Invoked by ICCAT for Overfishing Bigeye Tuna Organization also Takes Steps to Strengthen Fisheries Management
  November 22, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• First Canadian Scientist to Receive Award from Prestigious Russian Fisheries Science Centre
  November 21, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  November 17, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• CHS Releases 2006 Edition of the Canadian Tide and Current Tables for the B.C. Coast
  November 17, 2005 - Sidney, British Columbia
   
• B.C. Ministry of Highways Staff Recognized for Work to Improve Fish Habitat
  November 17, 2005 - Prince Rupert, British Columbia
   
• DFO Signs MOU on the Management of Fish and fish Habitat for the Restigouche River Watershed
  November 15, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Progress on Atlantic Fisheries and Aquaculture Issues Reviewed by Atlantic Council Ministers
  November 14, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Regan Thanks Crew of Sir William Alexander
  November 9, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• New Science Funding will Improve Knowledge of Bluefin Tuna and Other Highly Migratory Species in the Atlantic
  November 8, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Tag, you're in for a thousand!
  November 7, 2005 - St. Andrews, New Brunswick
   
• Regan Appoints Commissioners to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
  November 7, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga Workshop at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute
  November 7, 2005 - Mont-Joli, Quebec

October

• Canadian Hydrographic Services Announces the Closure of the Sidney, BC Retail Sales Counter
  October 31, 2005 - Sidney, British Columbia
   
• Paul Steckle Announces Rehabilitation of the Wall Structures at the Southampton Harbour Facility
  October 29, 2005 - Southampton, Ontario
   
• Collaborative Science Activities may Improve Abundance and Migration Timing Forecasts of Pacific Salmon Stocks
  October 28, 2005 - Seogwipo, Korea
   
• Boundary Change for the Île aux Groseilles Shellfish Area in the Gaspe
  October 28, 2008 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Canadian Coast Guard Ship Returns From Hurricane Relief Effort
  October 24, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Milliken Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Cape Hearne in Kingston Ontario
  October 21, 2005 - Kingston, Ontario
   
• Robotic Ocean Observation Reaches Important Milestone
  October 18, 2005 - Victoria, British Columbia
   
• Gallaway Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Search and Rescue Cutter Cape Dundas in Amherstburg Ontario
  October 15, 2005 - Amherstburg, Ontario
   
• DFO and Court Remind Offenders that Harvest of Abalone is Prohibited
  October 13, 2005 - Prince Rupert, British Columbia
   
• Canada and Portugal Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Fisheries Co-operation: Bilateral Committee Created to Oversee Implementation
  October 12, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Poachers Ordered to Apologize to Salmon Federation
  October 12, 2005 - Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Minister Regan Announces Three New Marine Protected Areas in Eastern Canada
  October 11, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• MP MacAulay Lauds new Marine Protected Area off Prince Edward Island
  October 11, 2005 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
   
• MPs Russell and Simms Laud new Marine Protected Areas off Newfoundland and Labrador
  October 11, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Paul Steckle Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Search and Rescue Cutter Thunder Cape in Goderich Ontario
  October 7, 2005 - Goderich, Ontario
   
• Ministers Evaluate Progress on Fisheries and Aquaculture Issues
  October 6, 2005 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
   
• Discovery of a Major Shipwreck Off St. Yvon in the Gaspe
  October 6, 2005 - Mont Joli, Quebec

September

• Government of Canada Transfers Ownership of Hendry Farm Lighthouse to Village of Cambridge-Narrows
  September 23, 2005 - Cambridge-Narrows, N.S.
   
• Regan Opens New Home for Coast Guard Rescue Crews in Louisbourg
  September 22, 2005 - Louisbourg, N.S.
   
• New Home for Coast Guard Rescue Crews in Sambro
  September 20, 2005 - Dartmouth, N.S.
   
• Swordfish Satellite Tagging Study Under Way
  September 12, 2005 - St. Andrews, N.B.
   
• Harvest Shellfish Safely!
  September 12, 2005 - Dartmouth, N.S.
   
• Campobello Island, New Brunswick Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  September 7, 2005 - Dartmouth, N.S.
   
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Commits to Reform Agenda
  September 23, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Governments of Canada and PEI Announce Funding for Invasive Tunicates
  September 22, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• APEC Oceans Ministers Make Commitment to Fisheries Trade and Marine Resources Management
  September 22, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• DFO Funds Simon Fraser Univsersity Oceans Initiative
  September 20, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Minister Regan Announces the Naming and Dedication of CCGC Cape Caution
  September 15, 2005 - Powell River, British Columbia
   
• North Pacific Fishing Nations Working Together to Strengthen High Seas Fisheries Management
  September 15, 2005 - Bali, Indonesia
   
• Paul Steckle Announces the Dedication of the Cape Commodore in Tobermory, Ontario
  September 14, 2005 - Tobermory, Ontario
   
• Minister Approves Working Group on Northumberland Strait Ecosystem; Public Meetings to be Planned
  September 14, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• DFO and CN in Joint Effort to Restore Cheakamus River Salmon After spill
  September 13, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Martin Announces the Naming and Dedication of CCGC Cape Cockburn
  September 13, 2005 - French Creek, British Columbia
   
• DFO Embarks on a Series of Community Consultations
  September 13, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• DFO efforts to curb poaching, increase salmon counts working
  September 9, 2005 - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Minister Regan in Indonesia to Co-Host APEC Oceans Ministers’ Meeting and Forward International Fisheries and Oceans Governance Agenda
  September 8, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Government of Canada to Provide Support to Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
  September 2, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Minister Regan Responds to Final Report of the Advisory Panel on Straddling Fish Stocks
  September 1, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario

August

• Appointment of Ariane Plourde as Director of the Maurice Lamontagne Institute
  August 29, 2005 - Mont-Joli, Quebec
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 29, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 29, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Regan Announces Fulltime Aerial Surveillance Program on the Pacific Coast
  August 25, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Anti-poaching campaign in Quebec's coastal regions
  August 23, 2005 - Québec, Québec
   
• Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Announces Transfer of Canadian Coast Guard Vessel to Town of Meaford
  August 23, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• DFO Launches Draft Recovery Strategy to Protect Blue, Fin and Sei Whales in Canada's Pacific Waters
  August 18, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Minister Regan Announces Funding for the Nottawasaga Lightstation in Collingwood
  August 18, 2005 - Collingwood, Ontario
   
• Cuzner Announces Federal Investment of $1.55 Million at Two Fishing Harbours in Nova Scotia
  August 18, 2005 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
   
• MacAulay Announces $3.9 Million for a Major Harbour Project at Launching Pond in Prince Edward Island
  August 17, 2005 - Montague, Prince Edward Island.
   
• Minister Regan Recognizes 25th Anniversary for International Ocean Institute - Canada
  August 16, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario.
   
• Oceans Day 2005
  August 15, 2005 - Paulatuk, NWT
   
• Regan helps Celebrate Canadian Coast Guard College 40th Anniversary
  August 12, 2005 - Sydney, N.-S.
   
• Regan and Ludvigsen Announce International Working Group on Cold Water Aquaculture
  August 11, 2005 - Trondheim, Norway
   
• Lloyd St. Amand Announces the Dedication of the Cape Lambton in Port Dover Ontario
  August 11, 2005 - Port Dover, Ontario
   
• 2005 North American Lake Trout Symposium
  August 10, 2005 - Yellowknife, NWT
   
• Reforming High Seas Fisheries Management a Priority Shared by Canada and Norway
  August 10, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Regan Announces Federal Funding for Harbour Improvements at Queen Charlotte City
  August 9, 2005 - Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia
   
• 2005 Quota for Scotia-Fundy Herring
  August 9, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 9, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 9, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Closed Area For Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 5, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• DFO and Lower Fraser First Nations Collaborate on Multi-Year Drift and Set Net Study
  August 4, 2005 - Chilliwack, British Columbia
   
• Regan to Promote Canadian Leadership in Sustainable Aquaculture at Aqua Nor 2005 in Norway
  August 3, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario

July

• Geoff Regan Announces Federal Funding of Close to $6 Million for Major Upgrading of the Havre-Aubert Harbour in the Magdalen Islands
  July 29, 2005 - Havre-Aubert, Quebec
   
• DFO Announces Changes to the Aboriginal Food, Social and Ceremonial Salmon Fishery Management Plan for 2005
  July 29, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Red Sea Urchin Fishery Set to Begin
  July 28, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Minister Regan Announces Wharf Repairs at Mamainse, Ontario
  July 28, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• No changes to 2005 Management Plan for Northern Cod
  July 27, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Coast Guard Christens New Cutter and Opens Souris Coast Guard Station
  July 26, 2005 - Souris, P.E.I.
   
• Walt Lastewka Announces the Dedication of the Cape Storm in Port Weller, Ontario
  July 26, 2005 - Port Weller, Ontario
   
• APEC Oceans Ministers' Meeting to Highlight Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Resource Development – Canada and Indonesia to Co-Chair
  July 25, 2005 - Singapore
   
• Point Prim, Digby County, to Shaws Point, Annapolis County, Annapolis Basin, N.S. Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  July 22, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• The 2005 Lobster Fishery Management Plan - LFA 25
  July 21, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Paul Macklin Announces the Naming and Dedication of the CCGC Cape Mercy in Cobourg Ontario
  July 14, 2005 - Cobourg, Ontario
   
• Recreational Groundfish Fishery to Open in 3Ps
  July 14, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Regan Announces Coastwide Salmon Fishing Opportunities in 2005
  July 13, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• RCMP and Canadian Coast Guard Begin Joint Marine Security Patrols Along Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway
  July 13, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Federal Government Delivers on Aquaculture Investment
  July 12, 2005 - Saint George, New Brunswick
   
• DFO Seeking Comments on Amendments to the Marine Mammals Regulations
  July 11, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• St. Margarets Bay to Chebucto Head, Halifax County, NS Closed to Shellfish Harvesting — Reduced Mahone Bay Closure
  July 8, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• DFO Releases Pacific Region State of the Ocean Report
  July 7, 2005 - Sidney, British Columbia
   
• New Edition of the Nautical Chart of the Chenal du Bic and Approaches
  July 7, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Areas on the North Shore
  July 5, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• St. Margarets Bay to Chebucto Head, Halifax County, NS Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  July 5, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• New Editions of St. Lawrence Nautical Charts
  July 5, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Area on the North Shore
  July 4, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)

June

• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Area on the North Shore
  June 30, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• St. Margarets Bay, Halifax County, NS Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  June 30, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• DFO announces new management measures for 4RST, 2J3KL, 3Ps capelin fisheries
  June 29, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Areas on the North Shore
  June 28, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Vessel Commissionings in Port au Choix and Lark Harbour
  June 27, 2005 - Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Paul Steckle Announces the Naming and Dedication of the CCGC Cape Providence in Meaford Ontario
  June 25, 2005 - Meaford, Ontario
   
• Adoption of Wild Salmon Policy Continues Reform of Pacific Fisheries
  June 24, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• CHS Publishes New Chart of Victoria Harbour
  June 23, 2005 - Sidney, British Columbia
   
• Regan Announces the Naming and Dedication of CCGC Cape Ann and CCGC Cape Edensaw
  June 23, 2005 - Victoria, British Columbia
   
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspesie
  June 23, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Area on the North Shore
  June 23, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Areas on the North Shore
  June 22, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Areas on the North Shore
  June 22, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards Working Together to Strengthen Partnership
  June 17, 2005 - Cleveland, Ohio
   
• DFO Moves Ahead with Reform to Pacific Fisheries
  June 16, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Areas in Southwest New Brunswick Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  June 15, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• New 'Salmon at Sea' Initiative Intensifies Scientific Research on North Atlantic Salmon
  June 14, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• DFO Announces Final Results of 2004 Sea Lice Research Program and Provides Update on 2005 Program
  June 10, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Final Consultations Launched for Four Marine Protected Areas
  June 10, 2005 - Charlottetown, PEI
   
• Ministers Regan and Dion Release Federal Marine Protected Areas Strategy
  June 8, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Joint International Detection and Enforcement Operation Stems Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
  June 8, 2005 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
   
• DFO Establishes Appeal Mechanism for Snow Crab Fishery
  June 7, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Eastern Scotian Shelf Plan is a First of its Kind in Canada
  June 7, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Shellfish harvesting closed area on The North Shore
  June 7, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Rockfish Conservation Areas Implemented
  June 3, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Shellfish harvesting closed areas on The North Shore
  June 3, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Closed areas for shellfish harvesting Gaspésie
  June 3, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Closed areas for shellfish harvesting Magdalen Islands
  June 3, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Closed area for shellfish harvesting Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspésie
  June 3, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)
   
• Matthews Announces a Federal Investment of $4.8 Million for Harbour Improvements in Newfoundland and Labrador
  June 1, 2005 - Random – Burin – St. George’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Regan Appoints Commissioner to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
  June 1, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Eager to Make Tangible Progress Regarding High Seas Fisheries Governance Reform
  June 1, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Shellfish harvesting closed area on the North Shore
  June 1st, 2005 - Quebec (Quebec)

May

• Jean-C. Lapierre Announces a Federal Investment of $700,000 for Harbour Projects on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River
  May 31, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Jean-C. Lapierre Announces a Federal Investment of $1.5 million for Harbour Projects in the Gaspé Peninsula
  May 31, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Jean-C Lapierre Announces a Federal Investment of $1.1 Million for Harbour Projects in the Magdalen Islands
  May 31, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Minister Lucienne Robillard Announces Grant to the Municipality of Champlain for Work on the Municipal Wharf
  May 31, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Minister Lucienne Robillard Announces Grant to the Municipality of Lanoraie for Municipal Wharf Project
  May 31, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Mitchell Announces Rehabilitation of the Port Loring Harbour Facility
  May 30, 2005 - Port Loring, Ontario
   
• Russia Takes Swift Action Against Non-Compliance in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Regulatory Area
  May 30, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• 2004-05 Lobster Season Extended in Southwest Nova Scotia
  May 27, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Ministers Announce $28 Million Investment for Phase I of Canada’s Oceans Action Plan
  May 27, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Byrne Announces a $6.1 Million Federal Investment in Small Craft Harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador
  May 27, 2005 - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Byrne Announces a $2.7 Million Federal Investment in Small Craft Harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador
  May 27, 2005 - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Announces Appointment of Interim Chair, Deputy Chair of the PFRCC
  May 24, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Northwest Atlantic Harp Seal Population Remains Stable
  May 24, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• New Regime to Manage Yukon Placer Mining Developed through Cooperation
  May 20, 2005 - Dawson City, Yukon
   
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Conducting Cost and Earnings Survey
  May 20, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Good Returns Reopen some Rivers - Salmon Management Measures Remain Unchanged for 2005
  May 19, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Recreational fishery in the Saguenay River
  May 19, 2005 - Québec (Québec)
   
• MacAulay Announces Federal Funding of $3 Million for Projects at Six Fishing Harbours in Prince Edward Island
  May 19, 2005 - Montague, Prince Edward Island
   
• Thibault Announces Federal Investment of $3.8 Million for Improvements at Nine Nova Scotia Fishing Harbours
  May 19, 2005 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Marcel Proulx Announces a Grant of $115,000 to the City of Gatineau for Work at the Aylmer Marina
  May 19, 2005 - Gatineau, Quebec
   
• Chan Announces a Federal Investment of $930,000 for Harbour Improvements at Steveston Harbour
  May 19, 2005 – Richmond, British Columbia
   
• Fry Announces Federal Funding for Harbour Improvements at False Creek
  May 19, 2005 – Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Martin Announces a Federal Investment of $2 Million for Small Craft Harbour Improvements on Southern and Northern Vancouver Island
  May 19, 2005 – Victoria, British Columbia
   
• Bell Announces a Federal Investment of $165,000 for Sunshine Coast Harbour Improvements
  May 19, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia 
   
• Emerson Announces a Federal Investment of $6.9 Million for Skeena Bulkley Valley Area and Pacific Region Small Craft Harbour Improvements
  May 19, 2005 – Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Hubbard Announces Federal Investment of $1.8 Million for Projects at seven Fishing Harbours in New Brunswick
  May 19, 2005 - Miramichi, New Brunswick
   
• Scott Announces Federal Investment of $4.8 Million for nine New Brunswick Fishing Harbours
  May 19, 2005 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
   
• Lapierre Announces Federal Investment for a Harbour Project at Gascons (Ruisseau Chapados) in the Gaspé Peninsula
  May 18, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Leblanc Announces Federal Funding of $2.5 Million for Improvements at 14 Fishing Harbours in New Brunswick
  May 16, 2005 - Shediac, New Brunswick
   
• Minister Regan Announces Federal Funding for Improvements at Sambro in Nova Scotia
  May 16, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Reg Alcock Announces the Upcoming Transfer of CCGS Namao to the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium as well as Federal Investment of $1.6 Million for Harbour Improvements at Several Fishing Harbours in Manitoba
  May 14, 2005 - Gimli, Manitoba
   
• Regan Announces Measures to Address Inter-Fleet Issues in 2005 Gulf Herring Fishery
  May 13, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Scott Announces Federal Investment of $1.9 Million in four New Brunswick Fishing Harbours
  May 12, 2005 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
   
• Regan Announces 2005 TACs for Gulf of St. Lawrence and Sub-division 3Ps Cod and Other Groundfish
  May 11, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• DFO Maintains Current Trout Management Measures
  May 11, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Minister Sets Sharing Arrangements and 2005 Quotas for Eastern Nova Scotia Snow Crab
  May 11, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Government of Canada Invests $250,000 for Improvements at Two Fishing Harbours in Saskatchewan
  May 10, 2005 - Regina, Saskatchewan
   
• Cuzner Announces Federal Investment of $4.4 Million at Eleven Fishing Harbours in Nova Scotia
  May 10, 2005 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
   
• Regan Presents 2005 Recreational Fisheries Awards to Five Recipients
  May 9, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Northern Shrimp Quotas Remain Unchanged for 2005
  May 9, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Federal Government Announces Rehabilitation and Divestiture of the Lakefield (Upper) Wharf
  May 6, 2005 - Lakefield, Ontario
   
• Focus Groups Provide Insight into the Views of Canadians and Europeans on the Global Overfishing Problem
  May 4, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Ministerial Declaration Signals Political Commitment to change Direction of High Seas Fisheries Governance
  May 2, 2005 - St-John's, NL
   
• Lapierre Announces Federal Investment for Dredging Projects in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
  May 2, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec

April

• DFO Seeks Input to Future Management of Wild Atlantic Salmon
  April 29, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Fisheries Patrols Launched in the North Pacific
  April 29, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Regan and Simms Announce a $5.1 Million Federal Investment in Small Craft Harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador
  April 29, 2005 - Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Canada Invests $20 Million to Fight Overfishing and Improve International Fisheries Governance
  April 29, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• 2005 Snow Crab Management Plan - Area E
  April 27, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Scientist Receives Award for Reducing By-Catch of Porpoise and Whales
  April 27, 2005 - St. Andrew's, New Brunswick
   
• Regan Announces Establishment of New Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Management Zone in Cumberland Sound
  April 26, 2005 - Pangnirtung, Nunavut
   
• Regan Announces Changes to the Aboriginal Inland Habitat Program
  April 26, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Leblanc Announces Federal Investment of $230,000 for Six Dredging Projects in New Brunswick
  April 25, 2005 - Shediac, New Brunswick
   
• Minister Regan Announces Federal Funding of $4.6 Million for Improvements at 17 Fishing Harbours in Nova Scotia
  April 22, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• Scott Announces Federal Investment of $325,000 in Two New Brunswick Fishing Harbours
  April 22, 2005 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
   
• Canadian Coast Guard College Opens State of the Art Technological Training Facility
  April 21, 2005 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
   
• Shellfish Harvesting Closed Area on the North Shore
  April 21, 2005 - Québec (Québec)
   
• Fisheries Minister Regan to Open International Conference on the Governance of High Seas Fisheries and the United Nations Fish Agreement
  April 20, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Reminder of Safe Shellfish Harvest Practices
  April 18, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• 2005/2006 Groundfish Trawl Fishing Plan (IFMP) Approved
  April 15, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Hubbard Announces Funding for Dredging at Pointe-Sapin in New Brunswick
  April 15, 2005 - Miramichi, New Brunswick
   
• Regan Announces Plan of Action to Reform Pacific Fisheries
  April 14, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Minister Regan Announces Quota Increase and Changes in Access for the Scotian Shelf Shrimp Fishery
  April 14, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Longfield Announces Funding in Whitby Marina Floating Pier Project
  April 13, 2005 - Whitby, Ontario
   
• Regan Announces 2005 Snow Crab Management Plan in the Southern Gulf for crab fishing areas 12, 18, 25 and 26
  April 13, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Lapierre Announces Federal Investment for Dredging Projects in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec
  April 13, 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
   
• Minister Accepts Panel Report on Eastern Nova Scotia Snow Crab Fishery
  April 12, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Nova Scotia's Ocean Sector Doubles Value in Last Decade
  April 11, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Minister Announces New Conservation Measures for 2005 Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab Fishery
  April 7, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Efford Announces A Federal Investment of $1.9 Million in Small Craft Harbour Improvements in Newfoundland and Labrador
  April 7, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• DFO Minister Receives Report on 2004 Fraser River Fishery
  April 7, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Eyking Announces Federal Funding of $1.3 Million for Improvements at Two Cape Breton Fishing Harbours
  April 7, 2005 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
   
• DFO renews compliance monitoring partnerships with Indian Bay and Gander River groups
  April 6, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Three-Year Rule-Based Inshore Quota Distribution for Southern Gulf Herring (with Access to a Reserve) and Monitoring Document for Herring and Mackerel in the Bait Fisheries
  April 5, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• DFO Announces the 2005-2006 Management Plan for Herring Stocks in 2J3KL, 3Ps
  April 5, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Quotas Slightly Increased for Gulf Shrimp in 2005
  April 4, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Harbour Breakout on the Lower North Shore
  April 4, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Becomes a Special Operating Agency
  April 1st, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

March

• Escape Mechanism for Lobster Traps in LFAs 23 and 25
  March 31, 2005 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Government of Canada Completes Hydrographic Survey of Lake Timiskaming
  March 30, 2005 - New Liskeard, Ontario
   
• Regan Announces New Action Plan for Sustainable Development
  March 23, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• 2005 Awareness Campaign on Shellfish Harvesting
  March 23, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• DFO Announces 2005 Seal Management Measures for Newfoundland and Labrador Sealers
  March 22, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• DFO Announces 2005 Sea Lice Research Plan in the Broughton Archipelago
  March 22, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• CHS Publishes New Chart of Fisher Channel to/a Seaforth Channel and/et Dean Channel
  March 21, 2005 - Sydney, British Columbia
   
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Announces Agreement on Transfer of Garden City Lands in Richmond
  March 18, 2005 - Richmond, British Columbia
   
• Regan and Murphy Announce Initiative to Develop a Long-Term Strategy for Southern Gulf Herring and Mackerel Fisheries
  March 17, 2005 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
   
• DFO Launches Consultation on Two Marine Mammal Initiatives
  March 17, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Outlook for 2005 Salmon Fishing Season
  March 16, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Canadian Seafood Exports Reach $4.5 Billion in 2004
  March 14, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Licence Transfer Restrictions in LFA 33
  March 11, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and International Fisheries Governance Key Topics at International Meetings
  March 11, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Commercial Pacific Halibut Season Started
  March 10, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Regan Announces that Atlantic Fisheries Sharing Arrangements will be Stabilized
  March 10, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Clarenville Cod Action Team Public Consultation Rescheduled
  March 8, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• PICES Releases Report on Fisheries and Ecosystems Responses to Climate Changes in the Pacific Ocean
  March 7, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Cod Action Team Seeking Public Input to Cod Recovery
  March 3, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Fisheries Minister Announces Details of Budget Funding for Canadian Coast Guard and Oceans Action Plan
  March 2, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• DFO and UBC Cooperate on Aquaculture and Environmental Research at West Van Labs
  March 2, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Government of Canada Announces Budget 2005 Benefits for the Great Lakes Region
  March 1, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario

February

• Regan announces Creation of an Atlantic Salmon Endowment Fund
  February 28, 2005 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
   
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking on the Saguenay River
  February 24, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking on Lake Saint-Louis
  February 24, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking at Repentigny, and on L'Assomption, Riviere-des-Prairies, Mille-Iles and Châteauguay Rivers
  February 24, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking on Lake St. Pierre
  February 24, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Canada and Provinces Propose Statement of Canadian Practice on Marine Seismic Activity
  February 19, 2005 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
   
• DFO developing new 2005-2009 Trout Management Plan for the Island of Newfoundland
  February 18, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Draft Action Plan to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Released for Consultation
  February 17, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Last Call for Input into Proposed Rockfish Conservation Areas
  February 16, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Minister Goodale announces Federal Funding for Harbour Improvements at Kinoosao, Saskatchewan
  February 15, 2005 - Regina, Saskatchewan
   
• Groundfishing Zone in Bay of Fundy in Effect until February 28
  February 14, 2005 - Dartmouth, NS
   
• Regan announces Recipients of the 2005 Recreational Fisheries Awards
  February 10, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Regan Announces Appointment of Commissioners to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
  February 3, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Canadian Coast Guard Cautions Snowmobile Users in the Area between Terrington Narrows and Approaches and Sandy Point Channel
  February 2, 2005 - Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Canadian Fishery Officers Participate in EU Workshop for NAFO Inspectors
  February 1st, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Commercial Fisheries in Quebec - Positive Results for the 2004 Season
  February 1st, 2005 - Québec, Quebec

January

• Implementation of the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) in the 2005 Snow Crab Fishery – Southern Gulf
  January 25, 2005 - Moncton/Quebec (New Brunswick/Quebec)
   
• Fishery Management Plans for Pacific Herring Released
  January 24, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
   
• Public Interest Message - Buoys on the Ottawa River
  February 1st, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Post-Season Review Shows Successful Year for Salmon Conservation and Enforcement
  January 21, 2005 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
   
• Ministers Regan and d'Entremont Sign Fish Habitat Agreement
  January 19, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Fire at the Yellowknife Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) Warehouse
  January 18, 2005 - Yellowknife,NWT
   
• Interfor Engineer Awarded for Fish Habitat Protection
  January 18, 2005 - Campbell River, British Columbia
   
• Public Interest Message - Buoys on the Ottawa River
  Janaury 14, 2005 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Seals Bite
  January 7, 2005 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia