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Fish & Fishing

Reopened Bait Fishery for Struggling Atlantic Mackerel Stock...

Without a plan for monitoring and data collection, it’s not obvious how DFO will ensure that the catch limit isn’t being exceeded or how the quality of existing data will be improved for science assessments.

Credit - Aaron Janzen

For the Ocean

Connecting to Each Other and the Land on the Indigenous Quest for...

While the long, challenging trip from Gillam to Churchill reinforced a sense of distance, it also enabled me to see the way everything is connected.

For the Ocean

Oceans North 2023 Annual Report

The Oceans North 2023 Annual Report provides highlights from the last year of our work in the Arctic, Atlantic and the high seas.

Credit - Paulo Oliveira

For the Ocean

Oceans North Calls for Ecosystem-based Approach to Recovery of...

Links between the two species mean a decrease in the total allowable catch for both offers best chance for sustainable, profitable fisheries.

For the Ocean

Industry Member Displays Unacceptable Behaviour towards Oceans...

Subsequent walkout by FFAW and others threatens to derail advisory process

Credit - Alexander Semenov

For the Ocean

What’s Happening with International Negotiations on Deep-Sea...

This new industry would have major impacts on ecosystems we're only beginning to understand.

Credit - Knud Falk

Protected Areas

The Ice Bridge: A Haven for Seabirds in Pikialasorsuaq

In the second part of our series on the North Water Polynya, we look at the millions of birds that travel here each year.

Healthy Waters

What Canada Can Do Next to Protect the High Seas

Signing the high seas treaty was an important step. But as with any big step forward, it is only the start of the next chapter.

For the Ocean

Oceans North Celebrates Canada’s Signing of High Seas Treaty

The signing is an important step towards protecting marine ecosystems that make up nearly half the planet.

Protected Areas

Oceans North Celebrates Next Step Towards Protection for Western...

Today, the Mushkegowuk Council and Parks Canada announced they have completed the feasibility study for a new National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) in western Weeneebeg (James Bay) and southwestern Washaybeyoh (Hudson Bay).