Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is warning unlicensed lobster harvesters that they could be charged if they assault or endanger fisheries enforcement officers, reports SaltWire News.

Enforcement officers with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) have added body armor and cameras to their uniforms this year, reports Global News. The new equipment follows the ...

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717) continues their patrol of the South Pacific with partners from several nations in January and into February. “The U.S. is advancing a vision of a ...

HALIFAX — Federal officials say fishery officers have seized more than 1,000 lobster traps off southwestern Nova Scotia since June 1 as part of a crackdown on unauthorized harvesting and illegal sales ...

A commercial fishing representative is wondering what action the province is taking to combat illegal purchases following two recent seizures of lobster by federal fisheries officers. Fishery officers ...

Randy Nelson was a fisheries officer for 35 years, and in his time, he saw some stuff. So much, in fact, he's turned his experiences and those of his colleagues across North America into a pair of ...

A team of trainees off the western coast of Canada ended up in the “right place at the right time” to help free an entangled whale. A video shows the rescue effort and the hundreds of feet of rope ...