September 20, 2022
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture will be supporting and participating in several events taking place throughout the province to mark National Forest Week 2022, being celebrated from September 18 – 24 and National Tree Day on Wednesday, September…
September 16, 2022
The Provincial Government has said a decision by the organization Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch that adds snow crab and lobster harvested in Newfoundland and Labrador to the group’s “avoid’ list is unwarranted and irresponsible. The US-based organization recently released…
September 14, 2022
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is urging people to refrain from feeding or handling wild foxes, particularly in the Port aux Basques area and on Fogo Island, where Conservation Officers have been responding to reports of habituated foxes….
September 13, 2022
New wildlife regulations to improve the hunting and trapping experience in Newfoundland and Labrador are in effect for the 2022-23 Hunting and Trapping Season: The big game moose hunting season opened on Saturday, September 10 and continues until December 31….
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…
