Oceana Canada is working to safeguard forage fish and rebuild abundant schools of capelin, herring, mackerel, and sardines. A thriving ocean is one filled with these small fish. Forage fish fuel ...
There have been recorded sightings of 28 different species of sharks in Canada, 14 of which are commonly found. They range from small black dogfish to much larger basking sharks. Read on to learn more ...
Angela Pinzon, Pilot PMR, angela.pinzon@pilotpmr.com, 647-295-0517. Media assets available here. Toronto, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabeg, the Chippewa, ...
What if some of the most important facts about earth weren’t about land at all, but about the ocean? Covering more than 70% of the planet, the ocean quietly powers life on Earth. It produces oxygen, ...
While ecosystems are complicated, the math is simple. When you take more fish out of the ocean than the ocean can naturally replenish, the number of fish drops. Keep that up year after year and you’re ...
Oceana Canada’s annual Fishery Audit assesses the current state and management of Canada’s fish stocks, tracks progress and provides recommendations to meet federal policy commitments. This year’s ...
Last year, the U.S. government hauled in a big fish: Carlos Rafael, dubbed ‘the Codfather.’ For years, Raphael was the largest player in New England’s groundfish industry, but last September he was ...
Ottawa, Canada/ Washington, DC: Oceana Canada is calling on Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to require ropeless gear in high-risk areas for North Atlantic right whales, after the first entanglement ...
Oceana Canada’s 2025 Fishery Audit assesses the current state and management of Canada’s fish stocks, tracks progress, and provides recommendations to rebuild abundance. This year’s Audit finds that ...
Oceana Canada is working to safeguard forage fish and rebuild abundant schools of capelin, herring, mackerel, and sardines. A thriving ocean is one filled with these small fish. Forage fish fuel ...
A solution exists: ropeless, or “on-demand,” fishing gear. This innovative technology allows fishing to continue without leaving dangerous vertical ropes in the water, protecting whales while keeping ...
Seafood harvested in Canada are caught by a wide variety of fishing gears. Some gear types are known to be harmful to the health of the ocean because they are non-selective, removing species ...