Julia Walker

Lover of travel, taker of pictures, MINI enthusiast, fluent in English and sarcasm.

[DFO Maritimes @DFO_MAR]

Last month, our Conservation and Protection staff attended the Port Morien Wildlife Association’s Kids Fishing Derby in Glace Bay, NS.

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Last month, our fishery officers and biologists joined forces for fly-overs of future project sites across NS.

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Getting too close to marine mammals stresses and harms them. Keeping a minimum distance from marine mammals is the law.

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On May 21 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, fishery officers conducted a large-scale riverside operation to address unauthorized elver harvesting activity,

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On January 27 at Dartmouth Provincial Court, Craig Hartlen pleaded guilty for failure to comply with a condition of licence by fishing inside the Sambro Bank Sponge Conservation Area.

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On January 13, 2025, James Darren Sweeney pleaded guilty for harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. He was sentenced to pay a $10,000 fine.

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On October 23, an individual pleaded guilty to unauthorized longline fishing in a high-protection zone of the St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area (MPA), near eastern Cape Breton, NS.

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@SherryCarmont @CelebrityCruise I love York Redoubt!

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Approaching marine mammals too quickly, too close, or making too much noise, can disturb, stress or harm them.

Canada has laws in place to help protect marine mammals. Anyone breaking these laws can be charged with an offence.

Learn more: https://t.co/egmtdwGxRd

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Looking for an educational activity to do over the summer? 🌞

Come visit us at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography to learn more about the research being done at our facility.

📅 Book a tour today by contacting: [email protected]

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🔍Here is a sneak peak of some of the historical facts you can learn while touring the Bedford Institute of Oceanography: Established with the vision and promotion of Dr. W.E. van Steenburg, BIO was officially opened in 1962 as a multidisciplinary oceanographic research facility.

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⚠️ Check before you harvest!

Shellfish harvest areas may be closed or prohibited at any time due to dangerous bacterial and biotoxin levels. For more information, visit: https://t.co/A6qRhMcHyS

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@kurtarnold_kurt Also had pizza, but I made it on a tortilla 😋

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Since March 6 in separate incidents across Southwest NS, including Hubbards over the weekend, fishery officers arrested 26 individuals who are under investigation for infractions of the Fisheries Act & Maritimes Provinces Fishery Regulations for the unauthorized harvest of elver.

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Five individuals and three companies in the NS halibut fishery have been convicted of 18 charges laid in 2021 for violations of the Fisheries Act and Regulations.

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Commercial harvesters in the Maritimes Region are required to pay annual licence fees in most fisheries by December 31 each year.

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@SherryCarmont Happy birthday, Sherry! 🥳 You look fantastic 🤗 and so does that cake 😁