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May 28, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Scientists Reveal Ancient Coral Habitats and Deep-Sea Canyons off Newfoundland and Labrador Coast

OTTAWA, Ontario, on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Submarine canyons stretching more than 150 kilometres. Ancient coral...
May 28, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Des chercheurs dévoilent d’anciens habitats coralliens et des canyons sous-marins au large des côtes de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

OTTAWA, Ontario, sur le territoire traditionnel non cédé du peuple algonquin Anishinaabeg, 28 mai 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Des canyons sous-marins s’étendant sur plus de 150 kilomètres....
May 05, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Canada’s Forage Fish Report Reveals Mounting Ocean Risks: Herring, Capelin, and Mackerel Have Collapsed

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new Oceana Canada report, Little Being, Big Foundation, delivers the...
August 18, 2025 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Ropeless Gear Can Save Whales and Keep Fisheries Open — Canada must Release Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy Now

OTTAWA, Ontario, traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are dying at an alarming...
August 18, 2025 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Les engins de pêche sans corde peuvent sauver les baleines et permettre la poursuite des pêches — Le Canada doit adopter une stratégie sur les engins de pêche sécuritaires pour les baleines

OTTAWA, Ontario, territoire traditionnel non cédé du peuple Algonquin Anishnaabeg, 18 août 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les baleines noires de l’Atlantique Nord, une espèce en danger...
April 08, 2025 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Feeding the Future: Rebuild Capelin and Cod to Revive Atlantic Fisheries

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and MI’KMA’KI, traditional, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the past week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) met with...
April 08, 2025 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Alimenter l’avenir : revitaliser les pêches de l’Atlantique en rétablissant le capelan et la morue

HALIFAX, Nouvelle-Écosse et MI’KMA’KI, territoire traditionnel non cédé de la nation micmaque, 08 avr. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Au cours de la dernière semaine, Pêches et Océans...
July 11, 2024 15:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada Celebrates Major Conservation Victory: Underwater Mountains off the Coast of B.C. Now Permanently Protected

VANCOUVER, unceded territory of the Coast Salish People, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tslei, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada has designated 133,017km2 of underwater mountains,...
July 11, 2024 15:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada célèbre une grande victoire de conservation : les monts sous-marins au large des côtes de la C-B bénéficient d’une protection permanente

VANCOUVER, territoire non cédé du peuple Salish côtier, comprenant les nations Musqueam, Squamish et, 11 juill. 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le Canada a désigné 133 017 km2 de monts...
March 20, 2024 05:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Entering this year’s fishing season, Oceana Canada Urges Canadian Government to Finally Address 30-Year Fisheries Crisis as Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Accelerate

OTTAWA, traditional, Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since the collapse of cod and other groundfish in Atlantic Canada more than 30 years...