Tag: fisheries
Seafood Month Kicks Off at iYellow Loft in Toronto
TORONTO — The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Nobilo Wines partnered to host a three-course dinner at the iYellow Loft in Toronto to launch...
Study Shows West Coast Sockeye Salmon Decline
VANCOUVER — Sockeye salmon that originates in Washington, B.C., southeast Alaska and the Yakutat peninsula, is on decline, according to a report from the...
B.C. Pink Salmon Earns MSC Certification
VANCOUVER — Three B.C. pink salmon fisheries have been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The fisheries (located in Canadian Pacific EEZ and B.C....
Atlantic Canada’s Growing Cod Population Fosters Hope
HALIFAX — Following decades of government-imposed bans on cod fishing, a new Canadian study shows Nova Scotia’s ecosystem is now supporting cod recovery. When...
Drive-Thru Lobster
HALIFAX — It looks like the best place for Nova Scotia chefs to find lobster for their menus may be at the side of...
December Deemed Lobster Month
CAPE SABLE ISLAND, N.S. — Nova Scotia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister, Sterling Belliveau, has proclaimed December the Month of the Lobster. The news coincides...
PM Calls for Inquiry into B.C.’s Declining Salmon
OTTAWA – In the House of Commons yesterday (November 5), Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for an inquiry into the sockeye salmon shortage in...