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First Nations receive federal funds to purchase marine rescue boats
Bernadette Jordan addresses the media following a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on January 14, 2019. Jordan says the government will provide $2 million to allow First Nations to continue to strengthen the marine safety system across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘A new chapter’: Quebec First Nation signs five-year fisheries agreement with Ottawa
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette speaks in Halifax, on Feb. 17, 2021.
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Federal government begins consultations on strategy for sustainable development of ocean economy
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan rises during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Sept. 29, 2020.
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N.S. fishery sector to receive nearly $45-million in joint funding to help weather COVID-19 pandemic
Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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More than 63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020, Fisheries Department says
Fishing gear collected from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Plan to phase out Discovery Islands salmon farms decried by industry and local mayors
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan speaks in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Dec. 12, 2019.
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Nova Scotia lobster fishing season underway as First Nation fishers to sit out
Fireworks explode as boats loaded with traps head from the harbour in West Dover, N.S., Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Federal fisheries minister should resign over lobster dispute in Nova Scotia, Indigenous leader says
Indigenous fishermen adjust lines on their boat in Saulnierville, N.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Tensions remain high over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery that has been the source of conflict with non-Indigenous fishermen. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq want more than words from Ottawa in ongoing lobster conflict
Fishermen from the Sipekne'katik First Nation work from a wharf in Saulnierville, N.S., on Sept. 21, 2020.
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Federal government working with Indigenous group to rename icebreaker CCGS Edward Cornwallis
The Ocean Foxtrot, a diving support ship, and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Edward Cornwallis are seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in an undated file photo.
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Disputes, overfishing concerns prompt temporary closure of baby eel fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan speaks during question period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Dec. 12, 2019.
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Fisheries in Atlantic Canada anxious as they await federal aid package
A fishing boat, loaded with traps, heads from port in West Dover, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2019.
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Spring lobster season in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence delayed to May 15 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Fishing boats, loaded with traps, head from port in West Dover, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2019.