DFO

Some fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada are refusing work in Nova Scotia out of concern for their safety, the…

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking feedback on a draft of its national strategy on Atlantic salmon. The goal of the…

The federal government is warning Canadian fishers that they could face penalties up to the loss of licences if they…

A top federal fisheries enforcement official says it’s likely many of those arrested this spring for illegally fishing for baby…

Federal officials are considering handing over to First Nations a much greater portion of the lucrative but highly fraught Maritime…

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after lobster traps belonging to an Eskasoni fisherman appeared to be deliberately…

A member of the Fisheries Department’s marine planning group was publicly challenged in Nova Scotia this week to guarantee marine protected…

The Fisheries Department says it’s monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn’t interfere…

The top enforcement officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Maritimes says arrests and seizures are…

Federal fisheries officers patrolling for unauthorized elver fishing arrested five people from Maine last weekend in southwest Nova Scotia, adding…