Intelligence
Nova Scotia establishes compliance unit to tackle illegal seafood activity
Nova Scotia launches a compliance unit with new penalties, audits and enforcement tools to target illegal seafood activity.
Fisheries
Membertou First Nation to test Canada’s first electric boat in commercial lobster fishery
A First Nations-led project will test Canada’s first electric boat and assess if electric vessels can work in the commercial lobster fishery.
Intelligence
As ‘unprecedented’ wildfires burn across Canada, Nova Scotia seafood sector feels the heat
With wildfires raging across Canada, Nova Scotia's seafood industry faces lobster fishing, aquaculture and supply chain disruptions.
Innovation & Investment
Report: Nova Scotia kelp farming sector ready to take off
A new economic analysis reveals a $149 million potential for the emerging Nova Scotia kelp farming and product sector.
Intelligence
Atlantic Canada’s shellfish sector to get $53 million in Hurricane Fiona relief
The Canadian government will provide funding for two years for Atlantic Canada's shellfish sector to help with the Hurricane Fiona recovery.
Innovation & Investment
Canadian government aid to boost Cape Breton oyster farming industry
The Canadian government is providing $2 million to help revitalize the Cape Breton oyster farming industry destroyed by MSX parasite.
Responsibility
Is Nova Scotia’s seafood economy ready for climate change?
A Centre for Marine Applied Research study will assess the climate change readiness of seafood-dependent communities in Nova Scotia.