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Environmental groups launch appeal to protect Newfoundland offshore waters from fossil fuel expansion
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Court decision leaves marine ecosystems vulnerable to impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Coastal communities call for immediate regulatory review after first N.S. fish farm expansion hearing
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Endangered Mako Sharks Get A Break: International fishery managers agree to historic yet potentially short-term North Atlantic ban
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Make or Break for Endangered Atlantic Mako Sharks: International Tuna Fishery Managers Resume Negotiations
Monday, November 15, 2021
Healthy Bays Network: New Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister off on wrong foot re. Aquaculture Review Board amendments
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Offshore Alliance Welcomes Nova Scotia’s Commitment to Protect Georges Bank from Oil Drilling
Friday, April 23, 2021
Aquaculture Review Board sets troubling precedent for open net-pen aquaculture decisions in Nova Scotia
Monday, April 12, 2021
Op-ed: Federal Aquaculture Act Headed Nowhere Good
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Letter to Minister Jordan: Urgent action required to ensure fish passage on the Avon River
Thursday, November 26, 2020
EU and US Block Vital Protections for Endangered Mako Sharks
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
BP Canada granted an exploratory license to drill for oil and gas in protected marine area 
Thursday, November 12, 2020
U.S. court declares genetically modified salmon unlawful after Ecology Action Centre and other groups argue risk to endangered Atlantic salmon
Friday, November 06, 2020
Canada Steps Up with Bid to Save Endangered Atlantic Mako Sharks
Friday, October 16, 2020
Canada provides funding for oil and gas development in Newfoundland and Labrador amidst federal scientists' critique of flawed environmental assessment
Thursday, October 01, 2020
EAC joins national call to centre healthy oceans for healthy communities in Canada's economic recovery
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Province approves net-pen leases on the South Shore, dismisses public submissions over missing phone numbers
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Call for bids under new exemption for offshore drilling accelerates risk to marine refuge
Thursday, July 02, 2020
Watchdog Group Warns Certifier Over its Fisheries Standard Review
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling in NL to be scrutinized in court
Thursday, June 04, 2020
Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling in Newfoundland and Labrador puts marine ecosystems at risk
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Canada Protects Endangered Mako Sharks with Groundbreaking Atlantic Ban
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Goodbye, Cermaq
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Quick response will be critical during upcoming right whale season
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Beyond the open net-pen: a community event series
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Canada and Senegal Thwarted by US and EU in Battle to Protect Endangered Mako Sharks
Monday, November 25, 2019
Canada Joins Senegal to Champion Mako Shark Protection at International Fisheries Meeting
Monday, November 18, 2019
Right Whales in Crisis: Canadian Groups call for Speed Limits Across Entire Gulf of St Lawrence
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
A good day for Canada’s oceans
Thursday, April 25, 2019
A good day for Canada’s oceans
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Clearwater Court Case Reveals Years of Illegal Offshore Lobster Fishing
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Clearwater Court Case Reveals Years of Illegal Offshore Lobster Fishing
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Panel recommends no oil and gas in marine protected areas, calls on Federal Government for bold implementation
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Panel recommends no oil and gas in marine protected areas, calls on Federal Government for bold implementation
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Rob Stewart’s powerful and inspiring Sharkwater Extinction opens in Halifax October 19
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Coastal community connects around stories and images of coastal protection
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Coastal community connects around stories and images of coastal protection
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Develop Nova Scotia & Ecology Action Centre take you below the surface along downtown sea bridge
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Develop Nova Scotia & Ecology Action Centre take you below the surface along downtown sea bridge
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Modernized Fisheries Act One Step Closer to Adoption
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Modernized Fisheries Act One Step Closer to Adoption
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Oil and Gas Leases in Marine Refuge Threaten Conservation Benefits
Friday, April 06, 2018
Oil and Gas Leases in Marine Refuge Threaten Conservation Benefits
Friday, April 06, 2018
Ecology Action Centre Applauds Unprecedented Measures for Protection of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Ecology Action Centre Applauds Unprecedented Measures for Protection of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Ecology Action Centre welcomes next steps for marine protected areas, advises bottom up process for coastal protection
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Ecology Action Centre welcomes next steps for marine protected areas, advises bottom up process for coastal protection
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Ecology Action Centre calls for a ban on plastic bags and commitment to Extended Producer Responsibility
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Ecology Action Centre calls for a ban on plastic bags and commitment to Extended Producer Responsibility
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
New Fisheries Closures Mark Progress in Canada’s Ocean Protection Agenda
Thursday, December 21, 2017
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