fishing

Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia (SoG) approaches on Nov.24. (Courtesy of Ian McAllister)

Two sides to a coin: Opening of the herring fisheries in BC

‘We should have a say, as Indigenous leaders, on what happens in our territory’: Chief Chickite

 

Canadian Fishery Officer Jessica Bouwers participated in Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual, multi-national effort to coordinate fisheries enforcement to protect global stocks. Photo contributed

VIDEO: Canadian-led mission enforces international fishing regulations

Fishery officers joined by U.S. Coast Guard personnel in North Pacific action

 

Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation head from the wharf in Saulnierville, N.S., after launching their own self-regulated fishery on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. A First Nations chief says his band's self-regulated Indigenous lobster fishery will press ahead today despite opposition from non-Indigenous commercial fishers that erupted in threats and violence this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial

Many plan to argue they have a constitutionally protected treaty right to catch and sell fish

 

This undated photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a yelloweye rockfish. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says conservation and protection officers are concerned about what they claim is “rampant illegal fishing” of rockfish populations in Metro Vancouver. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

‘Rampant illegal fishing’ near Vancouver compromising rockfish populations: DFO

Rockfish Conservation Areas are closed to all fishing for finfish

This undated photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a yelloweye rockfish. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says conservation and protection officers are concerned about what they claim is “rampant illegal fishing” of rockfish populations in Metro Vancouver. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)
An Australian couple vacationing in the Shuswap captured photos of a bald eagle that appears to have been ensnared by a fishing line on Aug. 3, 2023. (Neil Poh photo)

Bald eagle snagged by fishing line spotted at B.C. lake

An Australian couple captured photos of the eagle while vacationing in the area

An Australian couple vacationing in the Shuswap captured photos of a bald eagle that appears to have been ensnared by a fishing line on Aug. 3, 2023. (Neil Poh photo)
Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Building walls: West Coast Indigenous youth reclaiming clam harvest heritage

First Nations youth make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems in their territories

Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Rick Austin catches a juvenile great white shark while fishing for striped bass in the Minas Basin, N.S., in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rick Austin

Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

‘When you hook them up, they’ll come back and wreak vengeance on you’

Rick Austin catches a juvenile great white shark while fishing for striped bass in the Minas Basin, N.S., in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rick Austin
On June 7, the BC RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Shiprider Program conducted patrols in the Haro Strait and Juan de Fuca Strait. (RCMP photo)

Cops looking for owner of stolen fishing gear seized off Victoria coast

Is this stuff yours

On June 7, the BC RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Shiprider Program conducted patrols in the Haro Strait and Juan de Fuca Strait. (RCMP photo)
Heather MacLeod, a sustainability advocate and wife of a Victoria crab fisherman, is co-hosting a Victoria crab festival, Crabben in the Park. (Natasha Baldin/News photo)

Victoria crab industry sees surge in popularity with focus on sustainability

July 15 event to celebrate dungeness crab

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Heather MacLeod, a sustainability advocate and wife of a Victoria crab fisherman, is co-hosting a Victoria crab festival, Crabben in the Park. (Natasha Baldin/News photo)
Recent strong winds resulted in more than 70 stray oyster tray stacks washing ashore on Denman Island. As of April 1, 2023, all aquaculture gear is required to be properly tagged with the licence holder’s name; and DFO Facility Reference number or BC Land File number. These baskets had neither. Photo supplied

Shellfish trays litter Denman shoreline despite new DFO regulations to prevent it

B.C. Shellfish Growers Association says members need more time to update equipment

Recent strong winds resulted in more than 70 stray oyster tray stacks washing ashore on Denman Island. As of April 1, 2023, all aquaculture gear is required to be properly tagged with the licence holder’s name; and DFO Facility Reference number or BC Land File number. These baskets had neither. Photo supplied
On Saturday, July 15, Banfield Park in Victoria West will host a festival in honour of community, sustainability and dungeness crab caught in the area. (Crabben Fest photo)

This Victoria festival will have buckets of steaming dungeness crab for you

Crab Fest: Crabben in the Park is July 15

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On Saturday, July 15, Banfield Park in Victoria West will host a festival in honour of community, sustainability and dungeness crab caught in the area. (Crabben Fest photo)
Erin Boggs is the fourth generation of the Robinson family to own and operate Robinson’s Outdoor Store since its founding in 1929. She and co-owner Matt King faced several challenges over the five-year transition, but in the first year of full ownership, the store is doing well. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Business booming after fourth generation’s first year running almost 100-year-old Victoria store

Erin Boggs took over Robinsons Outdoor Store in 2022, navigating the pandemic while in transition

Erin Boggs is the fourth generation of the Robinson family to own and operate Robinson’s Outdoor Store since its founding in 1929. She and co-owner Matt King faced several challenges over the five-year transition, but in the first year of full ownership, the store is doing well. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The view of the herring spawn from Cardena Crescent in Port McNeill. (Stephanie Manke photo)

Herring spawn documented for perhaps first time ever off Port McNeill

Herring are not a spawn-and-die species as they can live for 8+ years

The view of the herring spawn from Cardena Crescent in Port McNeill. (Stephanie Manke photo)
Randy Dodd fishes in a pool by Bridge Creek Falls back in 2021. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)

It will cost a little more to go freshwater fishing in B.C. this summer

The provincial government announced that angling fees are going up for the first time since 2003

Randy Dodd fishes in a pool by Bridge Creek Falls back in 2021. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)
Black Press file photo of the annual herring spawn in the Salish Sea.

Herring advocate skeptical about precautionary principle in Strait of Georgia

Critic questions DFO methodology in calculating harvest limits

Black Press file photo of the annual herring spawn in the Salish Sea.
Kris Dudoward is shown aboard the commercial fishing vessel Irenda earlier this week with catch of sockeye salmon on B.C.���s Skeena River near Prince Rupert. The union representing commercial fisheries, the United Fisherman Allied Workers filed a petition on Feb. 22 requesting the end of foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas on the BC coast. File - THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mitch Dudoward **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Union files petition in Ottawa to stop foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas

UFAW-Unifor seeks a formal ending to all foreign investment, owner operator policy framework

Kris Dudoward is shown aboard the commercial fishing vessel Irenda earlier this week with catch of sockeye salmon on B.C.���s Skeena River near Prince Rupert. The union representing commercial fisheries, the United Fisherman Allied Workers filed a petition on Feb. 22 requesting the end of foreign ownership of fishing licences and quotas on the BC coast. File - THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mitch Dudoward **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Three fishermen show off a halibut while on a guided fishing trip with CMF Charters, based out of Prince Rupert. (Photo: Supplied)

Haida Gwaii named one of the best Canadian fishing destinations

‘One-stop shop for fantastic angling action’: online booking site

Three fishermen show off a halibut while on a guided fishing trip with CMF Charters, based out of Prince Rupert. (Photo: Supplied)
Sooke is a fishing hotspot for five species of salmon and halibut. (Contributed - Fishing-Booker)

Sooke one of the best places to fish in Canada: survey

‘Fishing is on fire practically all year’

Sooke is a fishing hotspot for five species of salmon and halibut. (Contributed - Fishing-Booker)
An aerial view of the annual herring spawn in the Salish Sea. Black Press file photo

Concerns resurface as roe herring fishery approaches in Strait of Georgia

Advocates say species in decline, federal government not doing enough to protect it

An aerial view of the annual herring spawn in the Salish Sea. Black Press file photo
Members of a ground search and rescue team walk along the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. as they look for five fishermen missing after the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis sank in the Bay of Fundy, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. As Canadian fishers continue to die in frigid waters when their boats capsize, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Amid fishing deaths, calls rise for Canada’s small boats to have stability checks

Transport Canada: Regulation would be ‘functionally challenging and prohibitively expensive’

Members of a ground search and rescue team walk along the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. as they look for five fishermen missing after the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis sank in the Bay of Fundy, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. As Canadian fishers continue to die in frigid waters when their boats capsize, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan