All told, the joint Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)-Canadian Coast Guard operation boarded 41 international fishing vessels ...

The high-seas inspections resulted in 39 violations of international fisheries requirements. The most prominent was shark ...

The DFO gives some credit to the clearing of the Big Bar landslide on the Upper Fraser River. Because sockeye return in ...

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious problem around the world, posing a significant threat to fish populations and damaging marine environments. IUU fishing also jeopardizes ...

Ottawa, ON - Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious problem around the world, posing a significant threat to fish populations ...

A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific featuring a Victoria-based ship has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins.

In his 50-plus years of fishing the Salish Sea, Paul Kershaw has never seen a Fraser River summer sockeye salmon run so large, maybe up to 13 million, and not being able to do anything about it.

Erosion has lowered the riverbed by about one metre, and also compromised the stability of the south-side dike that protects ...

The lack of rain in recent weeks is contributing to low water levels in parts of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, prompting officials to ask boat pilots to be wary of potential navigation hazards.

Due to the depth of the water, the work is being carried out from a temporary barge platform positioned in Georgian Bay, off the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre lands. Following completion of ...