Rochelle Baker

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada has rolled out its overdue whale-safe fishing gear strategy days after an endangered North Atlantic right whale, known as Division, died from entanglement after more than a month of s... See more

Canada has rolled out its overdue whale-safe fishing gear strategy days after an endangered North Atlantic right whale, known as Division, died from entanglement after more than a month of suffering. The four-year old male, which had been spotted in Canad... See more

Conservationists and many First Nations are celebrating a Federal Court of Appeal decision that upholds the closure of salmon farms in BC’s Discovery Islands. A battle over the ultimate fate of open-net pen salmon farms in the region’s waters, between the... See more

Canada’s healthy oceans are worth billions more than what can simply be extracted from them. Oceans and coastal ecosystems generated at minimum $7.1 billion in benefits in 2023, new figures from Statistics Canada suggest. The study is part of the federal ... See more

Elevate your local knowledge Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today! Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today! Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first. Whale researcher Janie Wray vividly remembers the first ... See more