Earlier in April, Oceana Canada issued a press release calling on the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and MI’KMA’KI, traditional, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the past week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) met with ...

Oceana Canada Urges Federal Government to Pause Capelin Fishery and Reduce Northern Cod Quota to Protect Ocean Ecosystems and Coastal Communities HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and MI’KMA’KI, traditional, ...

Capelin hold cultural significance as food ... In 2024, a 32-year commercial moratorium on northern cod was lifted, and the Canadian fishing quota was increased by 38.5% to 18,000 tonnes.