Archived – 2009

December | November | October | September | August
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December

• Groundfish Ice Fishing on the Saguenay
  December 23, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
  

• Minister Shea Congratulates Canada's Newest Fishery Officers
  December 17, 2009 - Regina, Saskatchewan
  
  
• Innovative Aquaculture projects in B.C. Receive Federal Funding Boost
  December 16, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – Government of Canada Invests in New Small Boats for Fisheries Enforcement
  December 16, 2009 - Tangier, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Canada Ratifies Amended Convention of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organzation
  December 11, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea Launches New Catch Certification Office to Support Exporters of Fish and Seafood Products to European Union
  December 2, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario

November

• Minister Shea Announces New CCG Maritimes Headquarters for Dartmouth
  November 25, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan - Minister Shea Takes Action to Ensure Funding Flows to Lobster Program
  November 16, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – Workers in St. Thomas to Benefit from Investment in New Vessels
  November 12, 2009 - St. Thomas, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea announces management measures for Greenland Halibut in Canada’s North
  November 9, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Canada Requests WTO Consultations on EU Seal Products Ban
  November 2, 2009 (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)

October

• A Three Year Multi-Country DFO Investigation Around Threatened Northern Abalone Concludes Successfully
  October 30, 2009 - Richmond, British Columbia
  
  
• Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Agree to Collaborate on Sustainability
  October 16, 2009 - Mill River, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• Government of Canada Provides $76,000 for Aboriginal Projects for Species at Risk in Saskatchewan (Environment Canada)
  October 15, 2009 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  
  
• Fisheries Ministers Support Newly-Launched Lobster Council of Canada
  October 15, 2009 - Mill River, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• Ministers commit to maximizing Canada's aquatic potential
  October 15, 2009 - Mill River, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• Government Of Canada Provides Over $500,000 For Aboriginal Projects For Species At Risk In Western Canada (Environment Canada)
  October 15, 2009 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  
  
• DFO Consults to Identify an Area of Interest for a Marine Protected Area off Nova Scotia
  October 9, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Minister Shea Announces Appointment of David Balfour to Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
  October 5, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario

September

• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Takes Strong New Action to Protect Fish Stocks and Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
  September 25, 2009 - Bergen, Norvège
  
  
• Local Economy is Being Strengthened by Major Repair Work and Will Extend Service of Coast Guard Vessel - Canada's Economic Action Plan at Work
  September 23, 2009 - Les Mėchins, Quebec
  
  
• Small Craft Harbours Projects in Northeastern New Brunswick Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs - Canada's Economic Action Plan At Work In New Brunswick
  September 22, 2009 - Shippagan, New Brunswick
  
  
• Major Repair Work Will Extend Service of Coast Guard Vessel and Will Strengthen Local Economy - Canada’s Economic Action Plan at Work
  September 22, 2009 - Hamilton, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea Takes Action With Lobster Sustainability Program
  September 22, 2009 - Escuminac, New Brunswick
  
  
• Closed Area For Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  September 21, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Food, Social and Ceremonial Lobster Fishery for the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Community
  September 17, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – Minister Shea Announces New Small Boats for Canadian Coast Guard
  September 12, 2009 - Delta, British Columbia
  
  
• Annapolis Basin and Aspy Bay to Re-Open for Shellfish Harvesting
  September 11, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan - Laboratory Upgrades at Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora Region will Strengthen Local Economy and Create Jobs
  September 11, 2009 - Kenora, Ontario
  
  
• Canadian Coast Guard Commissions New Science Research Vessel in Burlington, Ontario
  September 8, 2009 - Burlington, Ontario
  
  
• DFO’s Commitment to the Conservation and Sustainability of West Coast Salmon
  September 7, 2009
  
  
• Minister Shea Leads Purchase of Nine New Coast Guard Vessels
  September 2, 2009 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Areas of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Closed to Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting
  September 1, 2009 - Dartmouth, N.S. and Moncton, N.B.
  
  

August

• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – Construction of Five New Search and Rescue Vessels Will Maximize Safety and Strengthen the Economy
  August 31, 2009 - Victoria, British Columbia
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  August 28, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Canada Participates in AquaNor 2009 Conference in Trondheim, Norway
  August 27, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• International Scientists Work Collaboratively on a Groundbreaking Study to Survey the Sea Floor off Canada’s East Coast
  August 24, 2009 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  
• PM announces construction of new small craft harbour in Pangnirtung (Office of the Prime Minister)
  August 20, 2009 - Pangnirtung, Nunavut
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Southwest New Brunswick Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  August 18, 2009 - St. Andrews, New Brunswick
  
  
• Shellfish Harvest Closure for Country Harbour, N.S.
  August 18, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Shellfish Harvest Closure for Ship Harbour, N.S.
  August 14, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Respect Safe Bivalve Shellfish Harvesting Practices
  August 14, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  

July

• Boaters: Stay safe during the long weekend (Transport Canada)
  July 31, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea and MP Kerr Detail Repair and Improvement Projects for Small Craft Harbours in Western Nova Scotia
  July 31, 2009 - Dennis Point, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Minister Shea Dedicates the New Hovercraft ACV Mamilossa
  July 30, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Minister Shea Opens New Fisheries Service Centre on Campobello Island
  July 30, 2009 - Campobello Island, New Brunswick
  
  
• Canada to Pursue WTO Consultations in Response to European Union’s Seal Products Ban (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  July 27, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Canada Requests that the European Union Reconsider Seal Products Trade Ban (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  July 26, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Shellfish Harvesting - Reminder Notice to the Public and Visitors
  July 21, 2009 -Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
  
  
• Closed Areas For Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  July 21, 2009 - Quebec, Quebec
  
  
• Minister Shea Announces New Investments to Support Innovative Aquaculture Projects in Quebec
  July 17, 2009 - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
  
  
• Media Advisory: Red Dye Experiment – St. Clair River System
  July 14, 2009 - Sarnia, Ontario
  
  
• The Government of Canada Releases its Action Plan in Response to Reports on the Rescue of L'Acadien II
  July 14, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Shellfish Harvest Closure for Annapolis Basin
  July 10, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  July 9, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting – Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspesie
  July 9, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
   
• Minister Shea Announces New Investment to Support Innovative Aquaculture Projects in B.C.
  July 8, 2009 - Campbell River, British Columbia
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  July 7, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
  
  
• Major Repair Work Will Extend Service Of Coast Guard Vessel And Strengthen The Local Economy
  July 6, 2009 - North Vancouver, British Columbia

June

• 2009 recreational groundfish fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – 4t
  June 29, 2009 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Shellfish Harvest Closure for Southwestern New Brunswick waters
  June 25, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN AT WORK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA - Government of Canada invests in upgrading the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney
  June 24, 2009 - Sidney, British Columbia
  
  
• Minister Shea announces 2009 fisheries management decisions for the Gulf of St. Lawrence
  June 16, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – Harper Government Delivers Support to Fishers and Families in the Atlantic Lobster Industry
  June 10, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• New Season of Hydrographic Surveys in Quebec
  June 9, 2009 - Mont-Joli, Quebec
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  June 8, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
  
  
• Canada's Economic Action Plan Delivering for Fisheries and Marine Industries
  June 7, 2009 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• Minister Shea Congratulates 14 New Marine Engineering Officers
  June 6, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Canada's Economic Action Plan - Creating jobs and promoting science – the Government of Canada invests in modernizing federal laboratories in Mont-Joli
  June 5, 2009 - Mont-Joli, Quebec
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – New Small Craft Harbours Projects in Manitoba will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  June 5, 2009 - Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba
  
  
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan - New Small Craft Harbours Projects in British Columbia will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  June 5, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  
  
• Government of Canada announces significant aerial surveillance contract
  June 5, 2009 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  
• Harper Government Invests In Canadian Coast Guard Ships - Major Renewal Project Will Extend Service of Coast Guard Vessels and Create Jobs
  June 5, 2009 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
   
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan - New Small Craft Harbours Projects in New Brunswick Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  June 5, 2009 - Escuminac, New Brunswick
   
• Government of Canada Invests in New Inshore Science Vessels - Canada's Economic Action Plan at Work
  June 4, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• New Brunswick researchers receive Award of Excellence for developing innovative aquaculture practice
  June 2, 2009 - St. John, New Brunswick
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting Gaspesie
  June 1, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting Côte-Nord
  June 1, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
   
• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting Magdalen Islands
  June 1, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec

May

• Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science – Government of Canada invests in upgrading federal laboratories in B.C.
  May 29, 2009 - Nanaimo, British Columbia 

• Minister Shea Appoints Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
  May 29, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Magdalen Islands
  May 27, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
  
  
• Canadian National Railway Convicted In Environmental Enforcement Cases In Alberta and British Columbia (Environment Canada)
  May 25, 2009 - Stony Plain, Alberta and North Vancouver, British Columbia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science - Government of Canada invests in upgrading federal salmon hatcheries in British Columbia
  May 22, 2009 - North Vancouver, British Columbia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN – Harper Government Delivers Support for the Lobster Industry
  $10 million to be provided to Atlantic Canada and Quebec through the Community Adjustment Fund
  May 22, 2009 - Covehead Harbour, Prince Edward Island
   
• Announcement – Fishing Industry in Canada
  May 21, 2009 - Moncton, New Brunswick
   
• Closure of mussel harvesting on all North Shore shellfish beds
  May 20, 2009 - Quebec City, Quebec
   
• Government acts to advance Canadian Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)
  May 19, 2009 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• Minister Shea Announces Canadian Appointment to the International Pacific Halibut Commission
  May 15, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Minister Shea Appoints Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
  May 15, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea Appoints Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
  May 15, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
   
• Federal and Provincial Governments Invest in Deep Water Mussel Aquaculture
  May 13, 2009 - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  
• CANADA'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science - Government of Canada Invests in Modernizing Federal Laboratories in St. Andrews
  May 11, 2009 - St. Andrews, New Brunswick
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science – Government of Canada Invests in Modernizing Federal Laboratories in New Brunswick (Natural Resources Canada)
  May 11, 2009 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
  
  
• The Government of Canada Accepts Panel Recommendations for the Romaine Hydroelectric Complex Project
  May 8, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science – Government of Canada Invests in Upgrading Federal Laboratories in Newfoundland and Labrador
  May 8, 2009 - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - Creating Jobs and Benefitting Science - Government of Canada Invests in Upgrading Federal Laboratories in Manitoba (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  May 8, 2009 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Ontario Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 8, 2009 - Wheatley, Ontario
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbours Projects in Newfoundland and Labrador Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 8, 2009 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  
• Harper Government Will Defend Canada’s Humane and Sustainable Seal Hunt on the World Stage
  May 5, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in South Shore Nova Scotia Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 4, 2009 - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 4, 2009 - Port Morien, Nova Scotia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Western Nova Scotia Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 4, 2009 - Centreville, Digby, Nova Scotia
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Quebec Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs
  May 4, 2009 - Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Gaspesie
  May 4, 2009 - Québec City, Quebec
  
  
• Minister Shea Presents the 2009 Recreational Fisheries Awards
  May 4, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Prince Edward Island Will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs - Canada's Economic Action Plan at Work in PEI
  May 2, 2009 - Alberton, Prince Edward Island
  
  
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN - New Small Craft Harbour Projects in Nova Scotia will Strengthen the Local Economy and Create Jobs - Canada's Economic Action Plan at Work in Nova Scotia
  May 2, 2009 - Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia

April

• Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  April 30, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• 2009 Snow Crab Management for Crab Fishing Areas 12, 18, 25 and 26 in the Southern Gulf of the St. Lawrence
  April 30, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  April 17, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting North Shore
  April 16, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Annapolis Basin Closure
  April 15, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  
  
• Use Caution When Eating Shellfish This Holiday Weekend
  April 9, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Barry Devolin, M.P. Announces Rehabilitation and Divestiture of the Haliburton (Head Lake) Harbour Facility
  April 07, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Black's Harbour Shellfish Closure
  April 4, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• Government seeks bids for mid-shore patrol vessels
  April 1, 2009 - Gatineau, Quebec

• Minister Gail Shea Announces Funding For Mussel Aquaculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
  April 1, 2009 - Newfoundland and Labrador

March

• Steven Blaney, MP Announces Funding to Support Aquaculture Innovation in Quebec
  March 31, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Notice of Public Interest Spring Icebreaking in Lower North Shore Harbours
  March 27, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Canadian Harp Seal Hunt Opens Today
  March 23, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Minister Shea Announces the 2009 Management Measures for the Atlantic Seal Hunt
  March 20, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Notice of Public Interest – Spring Icebreaking at Repentigny and on L’Assomption, Prairies, Mille-Îles and Châteauguay Rivers
  March 20, 2009 - Québec, Quebec

• DFO Conservation and Protection Honours First Nations Youth Group
  March 20, 2009 - Kelowna, British Columbia
  
  
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking on Lake St-Louis
  March 13, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Minister Shea Announces 2008 Export Figures for Canada's Fish and Seafood Products
  March 13, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario
  
  
• Public Safety Reminder Concerning Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaking Operations
  March 11, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Notice of Public Interest – Spring Icebreaking on the Saguenay River
  March 10, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Minister Shea Announces Appointment to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
  March 06, 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario

• Government of Canada and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Join with Cooke Aquaculture to Invest in a Cod Demonstration Farm on Newfoundland’s South Coast
  March 02, 2009 - St. John's, Newfoundland

February

• James Lunney, M.P. Announces Funding for Aquaculture Projects
  February 27, 2009 - Nanaimo, British Columbia
   
• Atlantic Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers Meet
  February 27, 2009 - Moncton, N.B.
  
  
• Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking on Lake St. Pierre and Surrounding Areas
  February 18, 2009 - Québec, Quebec

• James Bezan, M.P. Announces Funding for the Berens River Harbour
  February 10, 2009 - Selkirk, Manitoba

• Greg Rickford, M.P. Announces Important Funding for the Fort Frances (Five Mile Wharf) Facility
  February 10, 2009 - Fort Frances, Ontario

• Government of Canada and P.E.I Announce Funding for Halibut Project Under the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP)
  February 6, 2009 - Victoria, P.E.I.
   

January

• Federal Funding for Innovative Aquaculture Projects Benefits Southwest New Brunswick
  January 23, 2009 - St. Andrews, New Brunswick
   
• Mahone Bay Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
  January 21, 2009 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
• Canadian Coast Guard to Establish a New Lifeboat Station at Kegaska
  January 19, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
   
• Federal Funding of Wharf Repairs Support the Local Fishing Industry
  January 15, 2009 - Falls Point, Nova Scotia
   
• New BC Aquaculture projects to support the Economies of Rural, Coastal and First Nations Communities
  January 8, 2009 - Campbell River, British Columbia
   
• Groundfish Ice Fishing on the Saguenay
  January 6, 2009 - Québec, Quebec
  
  
• Canada and the United States Renew Treaty to Conserve Pacific Salmon Stocks and Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Pacific Salmon Fishery
  January 5, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia