Tag: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
B.C. Restaurants Remove Wild Salmon from Their Menus
VANCOUVER — In a political statement, restaurants across B.C. have taken local wild salmon off of their menu, opting instead to use native B.C....
Fish- and Seafood-Processing Businesses to Get Support from New Initiative
VANCOUVER — The Government of Canada has introduced the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund (CSSF), a $62.5-million fund designed to help fish and seafood processors...
Farmed B.C. Salmon Could Soon be Organic
OTTAWA — The tide could be turning in Ottawa where farmed B.C. salmon may soon be given the organic seal of approval, despite outcry...
Feds to Invest $38k in Lobster Research
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. — Thanks to additional funding provided by the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), which is an economic stimulus initiative driven by the fed’s...
New Training for P.E.I. Lobstermen Available
OTTAWA — Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association want to help fishermen keep from taking illegal lobster, a practice that comes...