A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium released today finds that the population count for critically ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Bioplastics, including so-called compostable plastics, are showing up in grocery aisles, restaurants and even office supply stores. But are these products actually a solution to the plastic pollution ...

Today, a modernized Fisheries Act became law, setting the stage for rebuilding fish abundance in Canada’s oceans. For the first time since its inception in 1868, rebuilding plans are now required for ...

Fisheries Minister Thompson’s quota decision for northern cod — a species that has shaped the culture, food security, and economy of Newfoundland and Labrador for generations — will either nurture a ...

Media contacts: Vaishali Dassani, Oceana Canada, [email protected], 647-294-3335 and Angela Pinzon, Pilot PMR, [email protected], 647-295-0517. Media assets are available here. Toronto, ...

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 ...

While ecosystems are complicated, the math is simple. When you take more fish out of the ocean than the ocean can naturally replenish, the number of fish drops. Keep that up year after year and you’re ...