For whales and crabbers, it’s a delicate dance
As climate change causes more marine heat waves, finding space for both is getting even more difficult.
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Cruises, crowds and fragile ecosystems — the delicate dance of Antarctic tourism
As the icy continent braces for a record summer, ecologists say more visitor caps and restrictions are needed to protect wildlife.
Canada fails to protect commercially valuable fish, audit reveals
The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
The tiny fish reeling in the cash for B.C. kids with cancer
Herring are among the world's most common fish, making them a staple in cuisines from Sri Lanka to Scandinavia. Though they're fished in B.C., finding fresh unprocessed herring is difficult.
As lobster fishery dispute boils over, N.S. calls on feds to define a 'moderate livelihood'
Calls for Ottawa to define a "moderate livelihood" fishery mounted on Sunday, October 18, 2020, as hundreds gathered in support of Indigenous lobster fishers after a heated dispute over treaty rights boiled over.
Spate of right whale deaths has almost wiped out recent population gains
Confirmation this week that a sixth North Atlantic right whale has died in Canadian waters is devastating for the endangered species because recent growth in the population has been virtually wiped out, a leading whale expert said on Friday, June 28, 2019.
'Historic agreement:' Canada signs High Arctic commercial fishing ban
An international deal has been reached to prevent commercial fishing in the High Arctic for at least the next 16 years.