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What do you want for New Brunswick’s 5,500 kilometres of precious coastline on this World Oceans Day? I think New Brunswickers want healthy shores and waters, and prosperous coastal communities, where development proceeds within a plan that protects public and environmental health. The good news for World Oceans Day is that we’re part way there […]
A treasure too valuable to waste — our shorelines Read More »
On this World Oceans Day, millions of people from across our blue planet will join together to celebrate our oceans, including New Brunswickers’ beloved Atlantic Ocean. World Oceans Day has been celebrated every year on June 8 after thousands of organizations signed a global petition in 2008 to secure the official recognition from the United Nations.
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The federal government wants to know what you think about Marine Protected Areas. The Government of Canada is taking the next step toward fulfilling its international commitment to protect five per cent of Canada’s marine and coastal areas by 2017, and up to 10 percent by 2020, by establishing a new series of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). With the
Join us for an Open House on Marine Protected Areas Read More »
This past week (May 17-23), more than 29,000 gaspereau moved up the Milltown fishway located at the head-of-tide on the St. Croix River between New Brunswick and Maine — marking the highest count for this seven-day period since 1996. Seeing the spawning run off to such a strong start is a real cause for celebration, as much
Big things are happening for a little New Brunswick fish Read More »
The Bay of Fundy is a true natural treasure; home to the largest tides in the world and renowned for its biological diversity that has supported vibrant communities of people and animals for thousands of years — but the Bay is currently facing a number of environmental challenges and the situation is forecast to get
Help celebrate and protect the Bay of Fundy! Read More »
Our Fundy Baykeeper has been awarded the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s highest honour for outstanding contributions to the conservation of Atlantic Canada’s most iconic fish. The T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser Award has been given since 1975 to an individual or organization that displays a long-term commitment to wild Atlantic salmon conservation on a regional or national level.
Baykeeper win reflects strong tradition of environmental action in our Bay of Fundy Read More »
ASF selects Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper, as T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser recipient ST. ANDREWS – The Fundy Baykeeper, a program of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, has been selected to receive the T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser award by the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Program leader Matt Abbott will accept the award tonight during an ASF gala dinner at
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The Conservation Council’s Executive Director says the climate change impacts of large pipeline projects should always be factored into their review process, but noted the addition of a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions test for the Energy East Pipeline is not the final nail in the proposed bitumen pipeline’s coffin. “Any comprehensive review of a project of this
Not the “final nail” in the Energy East coffin, but a step in the right direction Read More »
Last week, the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes report, Building Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada, was released. The Report sets out recommendations for how the federal environmental assessment (EA) process should be reformed. Public comments are due by May 5, 2017, and can be submitted at
The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott was featured in the Hakai magazine on April 7, 2017, where he said sea lice outbreaks are common on East Coast salmon farms. A half-million salmon died in the Bay of Fundy from sea lice outbreak in north Passamaquoddy Bay last summer. More than 240, 000 Salmon died from
Salmon farms as “disease incubators” Read More »
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