DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada seize hundreds of illegal, ghost traps near White Rock, B.C.

Crews collect the traps using a line and grapple hook, which is thrown over the side of a patrol boat, then dragged across the ocean floor.