Yukon gov’t announces suite of changes to hunting, fishing rules
By Julien Greene Big changes for moose, deer and grizzly bears The Yukon government says compromise — ensuring harvest opportunities while
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Ottawa signs $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Nunavut
On Thursday, Ottawa co-signed a $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Canada’s Arctic, aimed at boosting jobs and opportunities
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Oslo and Moscow safeguard fishery cooperation
Fifty years of fishery cooperation in the Barents Sea could collapse if Norway closes all its seaports for Russian fishermen,
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Oslo prolongs Russia’s permission to call on ports in Northern Norway
The Norwegian Government on Friday made clear that Russian fishing vessels are welcome to visit the three ports of Tromsø,
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Four projects receive CanNor funding to foster northern innovation
Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs has announced federal funding of up to $2.4 million that he said will help promote
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N.W.T. fisher says DFO officers are going overboard with enforcement tactics
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News A commercial fisherman in Hay River, N.W.T., is voicing concerns about what he views as harassing and
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Fishing vessels dominate Arctic shipping traffic in 2022: report
According to a recent Arctic Council report, fishing vessels were the most common ships in Arctic waters in 2022. Of
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Norwegian king crab exports surge amid Russia sanctions
Export value last year increased by 43% compared with 2022, data from the Norwegian Seafood Council shows. All-time high value
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Canada’s largest fishing vessel will be ready for 2024, says Baffin Fisheries CEO
A ship being described as Canada’s largest fishing vessel — one that will soon make regular ports of call in
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Russia threatens to withdraw from fishery deal with Norway
Limiting access for Russian fishing vessels to Norwegian ports is illegitimate, Moscow claims and warns that further restrictions could cause
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Barents Sea cod quotas lowered by 20% for the third year in a row
Norway and Russia find common interests in cod and other fish stocks. A deal is reached on the 2024 quotas.
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Feds ask court to dismiss Nunavut Inuit lawsuit on fishing licences
Government argues minister appropriately factored Inuit rights in decision-making process Lawyers representing the Government of Canada are asking a federal
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Salmon are dying in dried-up river beds in northern Yukon
‘What we have been seeing … is that dewatered area was much, much, much larger than it had been in
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Fish diversity increasing in northern waters as oceans warm: study
The diversity of fish species in northern seas has increased by more than 60 per cent in recent decades due
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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers
The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched
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