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ADVANCING CANADIAN FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH RESEARCH

(14 July 2014) Studying the approaches used in Norway and Iceland to generate maximum returns from cod and other groundfish…

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEALING DISASTER

(St. John's, NL: 31 Mar 2014) The 100th anniversary of the 1914 sealing disasters was recognized today with a commemorative…

LAUNCHING SLOW FISH CANADA

Surprisingly new to Canada, Slow Fish Canada formed officially last spring as a national campaign of Slow Food Canada. A…

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS FEDERAL APPEAL OF SEAL BAN DECISION

December 9, 2013

(St. John's, NL, Dec. 5, 2013) Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to discuss the recent World Trade Organization ruling on Canada and Norway’s …

IN RECOGNITION OF WORLD FISHERIES DAY

November 26, 2012

Nov 21, 2012: The Provincial Government joined with fishing communities throughout Canada and around the world today to celebrate World Fisheries Day, a celebration highlighting the …

New Shrimp Research BY CFER Garners International Attention

August 10, 2012

Using high frequency echosounders Dr George Rose, scientific director for the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystem Research in St. John’s, Newfoundland, is piecing together a comprehensive picture …