September 12, 2022
Resource Enforcement of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are seeking information related to the recent discovery of two moose carcasses off Route 100 (Cape Shore Highway) near the community of Cuslett, Placentia Bay. Officers responding to a report…
September 12, 2022
With the recent opening of the 2022-23 big game hunting season, hunters and trappers are encouraged to continue supporting wildlife management efforts by submitting crucial information from the annual hunt to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture. Wildlife managers…
September 7, 2022
Recent investigations conducted by the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Resource Enforcement Division have resulted in several individuals being apprehended and charged related to the alleged poaching of Atlantic salmon. On July 6, 2022, Resource Enforcement Officers apprehended two…
September 2, 2022
All forest access roads that had remained closed as a result of the Paradise Lake and Bay d’Espoir Highway forest fires are scheduled to open at noon today (Friday, September 2). In the Paradise Lake area, access to the end…
September 1, 2022
The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, is extending a heartfelt thank you to firefighting personnel from outside Newfoundland and Labrador upon completion of their deployment to support forest fire suppression efforts in the Bay d’Espoir region….
August 26, 2022
New legislation to improve the hunting and trapping experience will be in effect beginning Sunday, August 28. Valid licence holders will be permitted to hunt or trap on Sundays within their respective management areas throughout the entire hunting and trapping…
August 26, 2022
Additional forest access roads in the Miguel Lake area that had been closed as a result of the Paradise Lake and Bay d’Espoir Highway forest fires are now open.However, public access to areas beyond the fire line is still prohibited….
August 17, 2022
The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, is scheduled to speak at the Aquaculture Canada and WAS North America 2022 conference closing gala tomorrow (Thursday, August 18) in St. John’s. The event is taking place at the…
August 15, 2022
The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, will be participating in a panel discussion tomorrow (Tuesday, August 16) as part of the World Aquaculture Society 2022 conference taking place this week in St. John’s. The event titled…
August 14, 2022
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture has made arrangements to open a number of forest access roads in the area of Paradise Lake and Bay d’Espoir Highway (Route 360), so that residents may access their cabins and campers. The…
