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Record Breaking Year at Wedgeport Tuna Tournament

Youth anglers reeled in two, record-setting catches during the 22nd annual Wedgeport Tuna Tournament on Aug. 15 to 22. Thirteen-year-old Délynn Jacquard, fishing aboard the...

Another Whale of a Season in N.L.

There was no shortage of humpback whale entanglements off Newfoundland this summer. “We were busy for a while, May, June and July. In the north...

DFO Reporting a Typical NARW Season

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

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...

20 Years of Ocean Observation

The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) is marking 20 years since the first deployment...

DFO Launches Tougher Transfer Enforcement on Inshore Fishing Regulations

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...

Live Lobster Association of Nova Scotia Formed

A new lobster industry association in Nova Scotia is working to try and find answers on how best to tackle issues that have been...

Changes Coming for Management Measures in the Lobster Fishery?

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

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

Seafood Quickly Removed From Retaliatory Tariffs

Almost as soon as they were announced, the Canadian federal government removed fish and seafood products from its list of United States goods facing...

Tragedy Once Again Hits Baie Verte Area Fishing Community

A 42-year-old man died as a result of an August 26 fishing-related incident off Westport, on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula. The victim has been identified...

Puttin’ on the Foil

Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is famously known for stating that “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.” The latest chapter in Donald...