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canadian fish habitat · 2018-02-21
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 were lost under the Harper government with a $284-million commitment The federal government will spend $284 million over the next five years to enforce new la…
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bass habitat 2 · 2013-06-12
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, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: Thomas.bigford@noaa.gov “Fish habitat” is a simple term. We can easily imagine a fish l…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2013-03-03
If you want to drop a line into Southwest Pond near Greenspond this summer, you should know the rules have changed — dramatically. Dozens of unique habitat models at fishiding.com Topics : Fisheries and Oceans Canada , Indian Bay Ecosystem , Southwest Pond , New-Wes-Valley , Greenspond As of June 1 of this year, anglers will only be permitted to retain two f…
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canadian fish habitat · 2012-09-12
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 together on the terms of a new revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (online here) that better reflects the current conditions of the Great Lakes than the 1…
Read field note →british columbia · 2012-07-11
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 By Staff Writer - The Tri-City News Juvenile salmon will have more protected habitat to get a good start in life thanks to a $4 million habitat enhancement pro…
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british columbia · 2012-07-10
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 forestry watchdog has found 23 of 24 timber sales licence holders it investigated failed to comply with provincial legislation. Auditors from the Forest Practices …
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-04-26
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 Vancouver Tuesday, saying their ability to farm is being hurt because endangered fish species have colonized ditches. See the dozens of unique artificial fish habit…
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canadian fish habitat · 2012-03-27
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 believe that removing the habitat protections would jeopardise many important fish stocks and the lakes, estuaries and rivers that support them. "Weakening habitat …
Read field note →british columbia · 2012-02-07
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, Kwikwasu'tinuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation, (250) 974-8282 Zeke Grader, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, (415) 561-5080 x 224 Petition Seeks In…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-02-07
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 in the Sturgeon River. Science team spots fish kill Local scientists had their sleuthing hats on this week after hundreds of silvery fish turned up dead in the…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-02-03
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 January 2012 in the Provincial Court of Alberta, RJ Williscroft Contracting Ltd pled guilty to one count of a violation of subsection 35(1) of the Fisheries Act fo…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-02-03
Diamond mining company De Beers lobbied government officials to allow them to drain a lake in the Northwest Territories , decimating local fish habitat , in order to move forward with its Gahcho Kue diamond mine. See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the leader in science based, proven,…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-02-03
Watching the Sound: More Scrutiny Called for Gravel Mine written by Damien Gillis Local Governments, Citizens Want More Scrutiny of Proposed Howe Sound Gravel Mine by Damien Gillis l The Canadian.org R egional politicians in jurisdictions along Howe Sound are calling for a bigger role in the review of a major proposed gravel mine at McNab Creek. Several Suns…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2012-02-01
Fisheries and Oceans Canada January 31, 2012 12:00 ET Court Imposes Significant Fine for Damage to Northern Pike Habitat HIGH PRAIRE, ALBERTA-(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - On January 26, 2012 in the Provincial Court of Alberta, R.J. Williscroft Contracting Ltd. pled guilty to one count of a violation of subsection 35(1) of the Fisheries Act for " the harmfu…
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british columbia · 2012-01-21
Minister Shea Presents 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award to Kamloops Volunteer KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA-(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2012) - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue and Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister…
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british columbia · 2012-01-18
Approximately 280,000 cubic metres of gravel accumulated in the active channel of the river, this was largely offset by significant losses (4 million cubic meters) of over-bank sand on islands and river edges, resulting in little net gain of sediment. (Credit: janheuninck via Flickr) B.C.'s Fraser River has become the battleground for the gravel industry and…
Read field note →british columbia · 2011-11-27
Critics claim mineral exploration in B.C. needs more accountability Campaigning for the B.C. Liberal Party leadership, Christy Clark promised to put the controversial Prosperity Mine project back into play. Mineral exploration is exploding in B.C., but critics claim the provincial government isn’t assessing the environmental impact. Soaring global demand for…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2011-11-15
Rehabilitation of an area near Kama Point and Kama Bay (20 kilometres east of Nipigon) will reinstate Kama Creek and its floodplain to a condition resembling its original pre-1960s configuration. ((Lakehead University)) North Shore of Lake Superior Remedial Action Plan A Lakehead University researcher believes returning a creek to its original course will he…
Read field note →canadian fish habitat · 2011-09-14
Larry Peterson and Nick Strussi met through their shared love of fishing. When they came together in the late 1990s to help protect fish habitat during construction of the Island Highway through the Comox Valley, they became a formidable force in the protection and conservation of wild fish and their habitats. See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat…
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