Destruction of fish habitat brings hefty fine
Those responsible for the construction of a marina will have to pay heavy fines for damaging important fish habitat. (Photo: Stock File) CANADA Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 22:40 (GMT + 9) On 26...
View ArticleSturgeon need more fish habitat
Environment File JORDAN VERLAGE/St. Albert Gazette Scientists say some 600 fish found dead this week by the sewer outfall closest to the city’s cenotaph likely died of winterkill from a lack of oxygen...
View ArticleInternational Investigation of Canada’s Farmed Fish Operations
For Immediate Release, February 7, 2012 Contact: Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 669-7357 Alexandra Morton, Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society, (250) 974-7086 Chief Bob Chamberlin,...
View Article625 Scientists Oppose Fisheries Act Changes to Habitat Protection
CANADA – A group of 625 scientists have written to the Canadian government expressing concern that habitat protections are about to be removed from Section 35 of the Fisheries Act. The scientists...
View ArticleFarmers protect fish habitat in their fields
Valley farmers protest heavy-handed measures to protect fish More than 25 farmers from the Fraser Valley demonstrated outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) headquarters in downtown...
View ArticleAudit finds fish habitat not well protected
Audit finds fish habitat not well protected, fire suppression system inadequate Published on July 5, 2012 by DesiWireFeed · No Comments THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — An audit by British Columbia’s...
View Article$4 million habitat project for fish at Colony Farm
Officials will mark the near completion of fish habitat at Wilson Farm at Colony Farm Regional Park with a celebration with the Kwikwetlem First Nation today. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO SHARE THIS STORY...
View ArticleGreenView: Sierra Club applauds the new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Updated GLWQA signed in Washington DC, September 7, 2012 By Mary Muter, Chair Sierra Club Canada Great Lakes Section After 25 years the governments of Canada and the United States have finally come...
View ArticleNew management plan for Southwest Pond
If you want to drop a line into Southwest Pond near Greenspond this summer, you should know the rules have changed — dramatically. Topics : Fisheries and Oceans Canada , Indian Bay Ecosystem ,...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Is Fish Habitat and Why Must We Care?
Forward Post: AFS Journal What Exactly Is Fish Habitat and Why Must We Care? Mon Jun 3, 2013 2:29pm What Exactly Is Fish Habitat and Why Must We Care?Thomas E. Bigford Office of Habitat Conservation,...
View ArticleOttawa pledges $284 million to expand protections for fish habitats
Ottawa pledges $284 million to expand protections for fish habitats By Mia Rabson The Canadian Press WATCH ABOVE: The federal government has pledged to “restore lost protections” for fish habitats that...
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