Halifax’s Largest Boating Event Sails into the City This February
Atlantic Canada’s premiere boating event is set to return to the Halifax Exhibition Centre, February 2-5, 2023. The Halifax International Boat Show has been much anticipated since its last edition in 2020. For over 40 years, this event has showcased the latest in runabouts, cruisers, motor yachts, pontoon boats, fishing boats, inflatables, RIBS and personal watercraft. The show also offers exhibits of marine equipment, engines, outboard and inboard, marine electronics and accessories, docks ...
Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition Makes 2023 Return to Yarmouth
For over 30 years, the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition has been Canada’s most successful commercial fishing show and will return to the Yarmouth Mariners Centre, January 20-21, 2023. Held every two years in southwestern Nova Scotia, this showcase offers visitors an exclusive look at new products and services for the commercial fisheries industry. The show is presented in partnership with the Navigator Magazine, the Voice of Atlantic Canada's Fishing Industry.
The event attracts ...
New Interactive P.E.I. Map Aims to Help Consumers Know Their Shellfish
Above: Raquel Burrows (left) and Chef Paul Lillakas at Sea Rocket Restaurant, P.E.I. Photo courtesy of Crystal MacGregor
The Food Island Partnership, an industry-led organization meant to promote the food industry in Prince Edward Island, recently launched an interactive map meant to connect consumers to the source of their locally-harvested oysters.
The map includes 10 regions around the island in which the oysters are harvested, as well as information about the local process...
Public Enemy Number One
Invasive European Green Crab Continues to Destroy Sensitive Marine Habitat in N.L.
A European invader is lurking just under the surface.
They are small, with hairy legs and a complexion that ranges from green to red. They are also very territorial and aggressive. It is none other than the infamous European green crab.
According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), there is no getting rid of them. All that can be done now is managing their population. DFO has ...
A Year Out From Tragedy, Father Hopes to Make a Lasting Difference
On September 17, 2021, the lives of two young Labrador fishermen were suddenly taken.
25-year-old Marc Russell and 30-year-old Joey Jenkins were set to arrive in Mary’s Harbour aboard their 28-foot vessel the Island Lady around 5 p.m. that day, but never arrived. After a 10-day search that covered 9,460 square nautical miles, the RCMP called off the search for Russell and Jenkins.
Just over a year out from this tragedy, Marc Russell’s father, Dwight, is looking back on what he’s ...
Splashes of Safety – Fish Safe NS
On September 16, Fish Safe NS held our third annual Splashes of Safety awards dinner.
Joined by guests from all sectors of Nova Scotia’s seafood industry, marine suppliers and government representatives, we celebrated safety excellence.
Four awards were presented to deserving and hard-working safety champions of the industry, which you can view on the next page. Our Board of Directors, staff and distinguished guests enjoyed an evening of delicious seafood, comedy, music and dancing. We ...
Lobster Season Set to Open in Southwestern Nova Scotia
Above: Woods Harbour fisherman Edsel Graham (left) and his son Nicholas overhaul lobster traps in preparation for the upcoming lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia, scheduled to open Nov. 28. Kathy Johnson photo
Thousands of harvesters will be aboard more than 1,700 fishing vessels when the lobster season opens in lobster fishing areas (LFA) 33 and 34 on Nov. 28.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is allowing for up to two days of flexibility in the opening date ...
LFA 25 Lobster Fishery Started Off Poorly, Fiona Only Made Things Worse
The opening of the lobster fishing area (LFA) 25 season between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick kicked off on a bad footing this year.
Due to poor weather conditions, the opening of the season was delayed two days. The original season was supposed to run from August 9 to October 10, with an updated scheduling of August 11 to October 12.
On top of the delayed start to the season, post-tropical storm Fiona threw another wrench into the gears for harvesters this season. Many boats, ...
Facing the Aftermath
Above: Members of the Canadian Armed Forces respond to Newfoundland and Labrador's request for assistance with relief efforts during Operation LENTUS, in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona that took place on September 24, 2022. Photo courtesy of Department of National Defence.
Many Atlantic Canadian Fishing Communities Unsure of What Comes After Fiona
A war zone.
That’s how some residents described the devastation at various coastal locations after post-tropical storm Fiona ...
Industry Slams Red List Designation for Lobster and Snow Crab
When the U.S.-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program red listed Canadian lobster and crab as seafood to avoid due to entanglement risks with North American right whales (NARWs) in September, it didn’t take long for Atlantic Canadian industry stakeholders to react.
“We need to stand up and push back on what Seafood Watch represents: activism masquerading as science,” say the Lobster Council of Canada (LCC) and the Lobster Processors Association in an opinion piece.
“We ...
