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Newfoundland cod fishery announces milestone sustainability assessment

Newfoundland’s only commercial cod fishery is back on the map following an announcement that it has entered full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard, the world’s best for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The MSC assessment is being led by Icewater Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Choice International, members of a client group that supported a WWF-led Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) on the southern Newfoundland cod fishery, which is commonly referred to as 3Ps, its NAFO statistical area designation. The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW), Newfoundland

‘Seafoodies’, NGOs renew calls for National Sustainable Seafood Day in Canada

All Canadians can play an important role in protecting the future of our fisheries and marine life, according to a group of national sustainable seafood programs, celebrity chefs and NGOs who are renewing calls to have March 18 recognized as National Sustainable Seafood Day in Canada. “Canada’s – and the world’s – oceans are in a state of crisis as a result of decades of overfishing, pollution and a changing climate,” said Jay Ritchlin from the SeaChoice/David Suzuki Foundation. “With an official date supporting sustainable seafood on the national calendar, it will be much easier for

Three Canadian cities chosen as green leaders in global city challenge

Three Canadian cities, Edmonton, North Vancouver and Surrey, have been chosen finalists in WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge 2014, selected by an international jury of sustainability experts for impressive city actions on climate change. The Canadian finalists were selected from 11 participating cities in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, demonstrating strong commitments to a greener, renewable future. Edmonton’s ambitious sustainability plan, North Vancouver’s commitment to carbon neutrality by 2107, and Surrey’s increase in use of renewable energy through innovative waste-

Media Release

Media Release For immediate release - Tues, November 5, 2013 Vancouver,  BC – Today’s  framework agreement by British Columbia and Alberta to find ways to transport oil through B.C. does not address the unacceptable risk of a major oil spill in the Great Bear region, according to WWF-Canada and Coastal First Nations. “This doesn’t change our view that transporting diluted bitumen along B.C.'s north coast poses a grave and inevitable risk to the communities and ecosystems of the Great Bear region,” says WWF President and CEO David Miller. “The only way to avoid such a risk is to

NAFO takes control of catch data conundrum

HALIFAX, NS - The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has agreed to work towards improving the reliability of its catch data, an important step that will help the 12-nation body make better long-term decisions on the sustainable use of one of the world’s most famous fishing grounds, says WWF.   During the September 23 – 27 annual meeting in Halifax, Canada, an independent review panel reported catch discrepancies as high as 59% between official catch statistics and figures estimated by scientific observers, highlighting a long-standing struggle that has tarnished NAFO’s

Celebrating 20 years, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Calls for Volunteers to Fight Shoreline Litter

VANCOUVER, B.C. and TORONTO, O.N. – Imagine travelling across Canada three times end to end – between Vancouver, B.C. to St. John’s, N.L. That distance – 21,775 kilometers – is about the length of shorelines cleaned to date in this country as part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited. Celebrating 20 years this fall, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (or “Shoreline Cleanup”), a conservation initiative of Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, is calling on Canadians to sign up now at ShorelineCleanup.ca as site coordinators or participants for this fall’s

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