Canadian court grants more time for mediation over lobster fishing rights
The Sipekne'katik First Nation and the federal government have until June 16, 2025, to conclude a mediation process, or Nova Scotia's Supreme Court will proceed to trial
Lobsterman fined CAD 25,000 for breaking Canada’s fishing rules
A Nova Scotia man has been found guilty of possessing hundreds of illegal lobsters and fishing with untagged traps on the province's south shore
Canadian fishery officers call in sick to protest suspension of colleague
Sources told media that DFO officers believe the supervisor at the center of this case followed proper procedures during the arrest of two elver fishers
Canada seeks private charter to patrol for illegal lobster traps
Canada's Department of Fishies and Oceans will contract a vessel and crew to take its enforcement officers on patrols in the Bay of Fundy
Overfishing has halved shark, ray populations since 1970
A recent study shows that overfishing has serious ecological effects and raises extinction risks for sharks and rays
Bumble Bee tuna linked by Greenpeace to forced labor aboard Indonesian vessels
'This is just one of the many hidden tragedies lurking beneath the surface of a global market' -- Greenpeace report on forced labor
Chinese fishing vessel seized by suspected pirates off Somali coast
A Chinese fishing vessel with up to 18 crew members has been seized by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, the European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta said
P&P’s Ivan Lopez named head of international fisheries association group
Ivan López will lead ICFA, while Fiona MacMillan wiill chair Global Seafood Communicators
Alaska seafood champions list what’s needed in 2025 to recover from economic ‘williwaw’
'We definitely don't want to increase demand by reducing the supply' -- Allen Kimball, chairman of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
WCPFC approves 50% increase in large-size bluefin tuna quotas
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has approved a 50% increase in the bluefin tuna quota for large fish, raising the limit to 11,869t, alongside a 10% increase for small fish