Coasts & Oceans
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New CWF program helps Atlantic fish harvesters transition to whalesafe gear
2025-12-05
HALIFAX, N.S. July 28, 2022 – The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce that it has received $4.4 million from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund to establish the CanFish gear lending program to help recover the North Atlantic Right Whale while sustaining commercial fisheries.
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Media Advisory: CanFishGear.ca
2025-12-05
Media are invited to a behind the scenes tour of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s (CWF) CanFish warehouse for special announcements and updates about the new gear lending program.
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Statement by Sean Brillant, Canadian Wildlife Federation Senior Conservation Biologist –Marine Programs on North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality
2025-12-05
The survival of North Atlantic right whales is going to require support from all Canadians, and CWF will continue to work with all partners to lead initiatives to support emergency response, conduct research to reduce entanglement risks and raise awareness about this majestic part of our Canadian marine heritage.
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Aquatic Habitat Canada partnership announced in celebration of Environment Week and Rivers to Oceans Week
2025-12-05
A national network for aquatic habitat protection and restoration is being created to help governments, local communities, Indigenous organizations, industry stakeholders and conservation organizations more effectively protect and restore healthy and resilient aquatic ecosystems.
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Fisheries Act Updates Improve Conservation of Canada’s Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is celebrating the passage of several updates to the Fisheries Act which improve the conservation of our oceans, lakes and rivers.
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CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy
2025-12-05
CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
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CWF encouraged but cautious about new measures to conserve right whales
2025-12-05
The federal government’s new measures to conserve right whales are well founded and we are hopeful they will prevent another mortality crisis; however, the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is urging the development of a ‘Plan B’.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Welcomes New Measures To Reduce Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales
2025-12-05
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada announced the measures that will be in place in 2021 to reduce the risks to North Atlantic right whales from fishing and shipping. Building on measures from 2020, CWF is encouraged by new additional measures to help protect this endangered species.
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Young Adults Help New Brunswick Flood Victims
2025-12-05
After helping Fredericton homeowners during the floods, the newest recruits in the Canadian Conservation Corps are planning additional community service and conservation projects across Canada.
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Press Releases
2025-12-05
Get all the Canadian Wildlife Federation press releases on a variety of wildlife topics and issues.
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