Fisheries Act updates to better support the review of projects

Fisheries Act changes bring protection back to fish and their habitat

If passed, it will amend the act, bring back lost protection and introduce additional safeguards, such as restoring fish habitat and rebuilding ...

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act Approvals

The Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act (HREA) of 2014(opens in new tab) (Fish & G. Code §§ 1650-1657) established a permitting process with CDFW for ...

Back to the Future: Amendments to the Fisheries Act

Other notable changes include the enhanced Ministerial powers to rebuild depleted fish stock and take “prompt measures” to address threats to ...

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(5) Evidence of support for the project by ... (f ) Project Review and Approval.-- (1) In ... GREAT LAKES FISHERY ACT OF 1956. Section 3(a) of ...

Canada's Environmental Reviews: Fisheries Act - Envirolawsmatter

The bill included the restoration of important habitat safeguards, stronger enforcement measures and clearer rules for authorizing projects or proposals that ...

Fisheries Act 2018

Stronger and expanded habitat protections for all fish · Requiring actions to rebuild depleted fish stocks · Creation of a public registry to track projects that ...

Applying Modern Safeguards to the Fisheries Act - Electricity Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada to deliver on fish and fish habitat protection through project review, monitoring, and enforcement; the ...

Edson Mainline Expansion Project Supplemental Information in ...

... PROJECT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF. FISHERIES ACT REQUEST FOR REVIEW. ALFORD CREEK SECTION. Limitations and Sign-off. This document ...

THE FISHERIES IMPROVED FOR SUSTAINABLE HARVEST ...

The FISH Project is a 7-year technical assistance project consisting of a 5-year base period extending from September 22, 2003 to September 21, 2008, and a 2- ...

A Safety Net for Ocean Fisheries: The Case for Stronger Protection ...

We found that councils have generally not used the law's habitat protection requirements to significantly reduce commercial fishing's ongoing ...

Government to gut the Fisheries Act - NB Media Co-op

The Fisheries Act served as an essential stop-gap on the expansion of destructive projects, but to the fossil fuel industry and their allies, it ...

Federal Register :: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and ...

This amendment allows the New England Council flexibility to increase monitoring in certain fishery management plans to assess the amount and ...

The tabling of Bill C-68: amending the Fisheries Act to provide more ...

These amendments reduced the scope of the Fisheries Act, especially for industrial or commercial projects likely to affect the aquatic environment. Bill C-68 ...

Liberals move to protect more fish by overhauling Harper-era reforms

The legislation would also give the government the power to introduce regulations to help rebuild depleted fish stocks. A 2016 audit from the ...

Participatory law review and development of Fisheries legislation

assistance in reviewing and updating the fisheries legislation as recommended in Tongan national plans of development and in the Tonga Fisheries Sector Review.

Federal Fisheries Act Review: Restoring Lost Protections and ...

These restoration efforts need to be supported by strong legislation to protect the remaining fish and habitat – vulnerable populations need more protection, ...

Three steps for project success under the Canada Fisheries Act

Many of us have been trying to make sense of the proposed Fisheries Act changes that were rolled out by the federal government last week.

New Fisheries Act Reverses Harper-era 'Gutting' - The Narwhal

'You can't protect fish without protecting fish habitat' · New provisions include public registry, management agreements with Indigenous bodies.

Environmental, Indigenous and Natural Resources Blog

On November 25, 2013, significant changes to the Fisheries Act come into force. The most significant, and most controversial, change in the legislation is the ...

Feds to Introduce Changes to Fisheries Act | Water Canada

Under the Fisheries Act, states the release, no distinction is drawn between the vital waterways, lakes, and rivers that support Canada's ...