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...
OPINION - An ocean of opportunities are available for Canada’s fisheries The federal government needs to work more effectively with the fishing industry to realize our growth opportunities for Canadians while protecting our oceans and sustainably managing our fish resources. Recent announcement by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic...
OTTAWA, December 1, 2017 / - The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) applauds the federal government in reaching an international agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the high seas of the central Arctic Ocean. Yesterday Minister LeBlanc announced the agreement in principle among coastal states...
OTTAWA, November 29, 2017 /CNW/ - Dave Giddens, General Manager, Connors Bros Clover Leaf Seafoods Company, Chair of the Board of Directors at the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) is pleased to announce Paul Lansbergen as the Council’s new President. Lansbergen has over 20 years’ experience...
19 October 2017 Ottawa, ON— The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) today said future investments and jobs in fisheries are being compromised by a lack of clear federal decision making. The Council, which just concluded its Annual General meeting in Ottawa, is calling on the...