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Reopened Bait Fishery for Struggling Atlantic Mackerel Stock Raises Monitoring Concerns
April 25, 2024 “While we recognize the importance of the bait fishery for harvesters, we have concerns about how the catch will be monitored,” says Katie Schleit, Fisheries Director at Oceans North. Last year, a report from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) found many issues with DFO’s approach to monitoring marine […]
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Métis Nation of Alberta releases results from 2022 fish health monitoring
Apr 17, 2023 The Métis Nation of Alberta just released a report from fish health monitoring that took place last year on Sturgeon Lake, Lac La Biche, Moose Lake, Lesser Slave Lake, and Pigeon Lake, indicating that fish tissue samples from these lakes showed concentration levels of mercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) below Alberta’s […]
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