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Explore the challenges of northern cod recovery in Newfoundland and Labrador. Is the fishery truly rebounding?
Oceana Canada is working with stadiums, beverage companies, and governments to make the FIFA World Cup 26 TM in Canada the greenest games yet. Ditching the landfill-bound, single-use cups for ones ...
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 ...
Sea otters are small marine mammals that can be found along the Pacific coast of Canada. They have loose pouches of skin under their arms that function like pockets, which they use to store food and ...
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.
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 ...
Another key factor is setting the total allowable catch too high, often because of a failure to take into account the amount of fish caught as bycatch in other fisheries or because of significant ...
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 ...
Capelin are small, fast-growing forage fish that are found across the north Atlantic ocean and are critically important to the ocean ecosystem in northeast Newfoundland. Many species such as puffins, ...
Whales are incredible marine mammals, and to celebrate how amazing they are, we’re counting down seven unique facts about them. Take action today to help protect all animals that live in the ocean, ...
Ottawa/Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People – The Federal Court has ruled the Government of Canada acted outside its authority when it designated plastic manufactured ...
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 ...