Canada still floundering when it comes to commercial fisheries monitoring

Canada still floundering when it comes to commercial fisheries monitoring

By Adrian Wyld

Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS

11/8/2023

Canada hasn’t got the key tools or resources in place to monitor and protect vital commercial fisheries despite promising to rectify the problem seven years ago, a federal audit released Tuesday shows.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) isn’t collecting reliable, timely information on fish catches needed to make sure commercial stocks aren’t being overfished, a new audit by environment and sustainable development commissioner Jerry DeMarco shows.

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