Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Maritimes Region
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Information for workers in the fisheries industry related to COVID-19
Know the signs and check before you harvest!
Please be safe and follow the guidelines on our white, yellow and red shellfish signs when fishing.

Learn more about recent changes to the Fisheries Act!
Changes to the Fisheries Act will help:
- restore protections for fish and fish habitat
- enhance marine protection and habitat restoration
- improve management of projects
- preserve independent inshore fisheries
- strengthen Indigenous role in project reviews, monitoring and policy development

Shellfish harvesting map – Check before you harvest!
Check out the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) mapping tool to learn more about fishery openings and closures in real-time. It’s important to check the map and to read any posted signage before you harvest. If you have any questions, please contact your local Conservation and Protection detachment.

Atlantic Fisheries Fund
On March 10th, we announced this $325-million investment in the fish and seafood sector. The program aims to help Atlantic Canada's seafood sector transition to meet growing market demands for high-quality and sustainably-sourced products and we have been working closely with our provincial partners to negotiate the program details. As a result, the Atlantic Fisheries Fund is now open for business with all Atlantic Provinces officially signed on.

Be whale wise!
Help us protect the whales by keeping a safe distance this summer! Whale watching is an exciting boating activity enjoyed by many. With this excitement, comes responsibility - when we get too close, approach too fast, or make too much noise, we can disrupt their activities, cause them unnecessary stress, and put their lives in danger.

In the News
- Minister Jordan calling all Canadians to contribute to our Blue Economy Strategy
February 23, 2021 - Government of Canada continues to invest in research to inform protection measures for vulnerable whale populations
February 16, 2021 - Minister Jordan concludes successful first week of engagement on Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy
February 12, 2021 - Minister Jordan launches engagement on Canada’s new Blue Economy Strategy
February 8, 2021 - Government of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia invest more than $44 million in the fish and seafood sector
February 4, 2021
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- Date modified:
- 2021-02-24