Fisheries Council of Canada applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations OTTAWA, June 13, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Today, at a joint news conference held...
Fisheries Council of Canada applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations OTTAWA, June 13, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Today, at a joint news conference held...
Fisheries Council of Canada welcomes Fisheries Committee Report on Marine Protected Areas OTTAWA, June 12, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) welcomes the House of Commons Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Report on Marine Protected Areas, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Standing Committee...
Fisheries Policy Adrift: Government’s Arctic Surf Clam Controversy Shows Need for Shift in License and Quota Strategy Ottawa (May 11th, 2018)-Today, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) called attention to recent actions that have been taken by Fisheries and Oceans Canada which have undermined Canada’s fisheries...
OTTAWA, May 3, 2018 – Today, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and called for a clear and stable policy framework that will instill confidence to invest and support conservation. The Standing Committee on...
April 9, 2018 – Hill Times Op-Ed “Stability of access crucial for economic growth and conservation efforts in Canada’s Fisheries”...
Fisheries Council celebrates the selection of the Ocean Supercluster OTTAWA, February 15, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) is celebrating the selection of the Ocean Supercluster as one of the five winning applications to the federal Innovation Supercluster Initiative. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains...
OTTAWA, February 6, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC), in response to the tabling of amendments to the Fisheries Act, is cautious but hopeful the proposed legislative framework will facilitate and enable the fisheries sector to be prosperous long into the future. Paul...
OTTAWA, January 30, 2018 – Today, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans to urge balancing conservation objectives with socio-economic considerations. The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans is studying Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)....
We need to enhance Atlantic Canada’s fisheries By Paul Lansbergen Demand for Canada’s seafood exports should continue to grow dramatically, as Asian markets remain strong and European markets open up under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the EU. Yet many leaders in the seafood...