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Fish and Wildlife Officers Lay More Charges for Salmon Poaching

Recent tips from the public about the illegal netting and selling of Atlantic salmon in the Harry’s Harbour area near Springdale in central Newfoundland, have resulted in two males facing charges under the Federal Fisheries Act. Earlier this month, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers from the Springdale and Grand Falls-Windsor detachments initiated a lengthy surveillance operation in the Harry’s Harbour area that spanned several weeks. As a result, two adult males were apprehended on ...

NEWDOCK Wins Contract for Canadian Coast Guard Ship Edward Cornwallis Refit

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans recently awarded a $2.6-million contract to NEWDOCK St. John’s Dockyard Limited for important refit and maintenance work for the CCGS Edward Cornwallis. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Edward Cornwallis is a high-endurance multi-tasked vessel, light icebreaker and buoy tending vessel based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It was named for Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis, the first Governor of Nova Scotia and founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia. F...