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DFO Maritimes Region Summer Ecosystem Survey Longest Running of its Kind

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The 2026 DFO Maritimes Region Summer Ecosystem Survey of the Scotian Shelf, Bay of Fundy and eastern Gulf of Maine was the 57th consecutive...

Testing the Waters for Green Crab Commercialization in N.L.

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is evaluating expressions of interest received this fall for a European green crab test case in the...

DFO Initiates Etching Technique in FSC Lobster Fishery

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has a new tool in its enforcement belt, meant to protect the integrity of the food, social and ceremonial...

News Briefs – November 2026

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NAIA Announces New Board of Directors During the recent Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) Cold Harvest Conference, the Association announced its 2026–2027 Board...

DFO Reporting a Typical NARW Season

Featured Kathy Johnson -
There was no shortage of fishing grid closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this summer season to protect the endangered North Atlantic right...

Evolution of N.L. Fishery Remembered

News Kathy Johnson -
From the days when the Newfoundland and Labrador commercial fishery was thought of as an industry of last resort to its present-day status as...

DFO Launches Tougher Transfer Enforcement on Inshore Fishing Regulations

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) recently announced it is taking additional steps to protect Atlantic Canada and Québec’s $3-billion annual inshore fishery, as it...

Changes Coming for Management Measures in the Lobster Fishery?

News Kathy Johnson -
While there are no changes on the immediate horizon to management measures for lobster fishing areas (LFAs) in the Maritimes, reports are being considered...

Fall Lobster Seasons Getting Ready to Open

News Kathy Johnson -
Lobster fishing area (LFA) 35 along the Nova Scotia coastline leads the way for fall commercial lobster seasons opening in the Bay of Fundy...

News Briefs – October 2026

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Marine Atlantic Accepts Delivery of the Île Rouge Marine Atlantic recently announced it has accepted delivery of the charter vessel, the Île Rouge. The acceptance of...

Challenging Spring Lobster Season in P.E.I.

Featured Kathy Johnson -
From strong winds to right whales, the spring lobster fishery in Prince Edward Island was a challenging one. The fishery had no sooner opened in...

N.L. Area 7 Northern Shrimp Fishery Reopened

News Kathy Johnson -
After being under moratorium since 2015, the commercial Northern shrimp fishery in shrimp fishing area (SFA) 7, off the coast of southeastern Newfoundland and...
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