Gulf Of St. Lawrence
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Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fisheryThe department says fishery participants have until March 18 to submit additional comments before it makes decisions on such things as catch limits.EconomyMar 8
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Record-high temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence affecting animal life, oceanographers sayWhile humans can adapt to their environment by building or modifying a house, animals can only move in search of environments where they can thrive, one expert said.CanadaAug 17, 2023
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‘An extraordinary find’: Divers locate 7 shipwrecks off Quebec’s Îles-de-la-MadeleineDiver Jean-Simon Richard said the ships appear to be made of wood and are secured with brass nails, and with copper protecting the hull – all clues they date to the 1800s.CanadaAug 1, 2023
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First sighting of right whales in Canadian waters triggers partial fishing closureThe federal Fisheries Department says it has spotted endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters for the first time this year.EnvironmentMay 8, 2023
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Entangled North Atlantic Right Whale spotted off Shippagan, N.B.The federal Fisheries Department is watching for an entangled North Atlantic Right Whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Shippagan, N.B.EnvironmentAug 21, 2022
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Fall herring quota in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence cut by two thousand tonnesEfforts to assist the recovery of the herring stock in the gulf have been ongoing, with the total allowable catch reduced to 12,000 tonnes in 2020 and 2021.CanadaAug 20, 2022
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Entangled North Atlantic right whale Snow Cone spotted off New Brunswick, says DFOThe federal Fisheries Department says the sighting occurred on Saturday morning in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between northern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.EnvironmentJul 26, 2022
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Fisheries Department says right whale entangled in southern Gulf of St. LawrenceThe federal Fisheries Department says it's not clear what type of gear the whale is entangled in or where the gear came from.EnvironmentJul 5, 2022
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One year closure of commercial cod fishery in northern Gulf of St. LawrenceThe Fish, Food and Allied Workers union says it is deeply disappointed with the one-year closure and says it hurts a struggling region.EnvironmentJul 4, 2022
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Entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. LawrenceThe sighting triggered a 15-day fishing closure in specific fishing grids in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.CanadaMay 20, 2022
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