Government of Canada welcomes delegation from the Republic of Mozambique to learn more about Canada’s fisheries and ocean management

Ottawa, ON — Last week, the Government of Canada welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Mozambique to Atlantic Canada for a study visit focusing on fisheries, aquaculture, and oceans management. The visit follows an invitation from Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, to his counterpart, Agostinho Salvador Mondlane, Minister of Seas, Inland Waters and Fisheries of the Republic of Mozambique, during the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, co-hosted by Canada, Kenya and Japan, in November 2018.

 

During their meeting in Kenya, Ministers Wilkinson and Mondlane agreed to work together to build strategies that will both preserve our ocean and its biodiversity while enhancing the economic prosperity of both nations. They agreed, that Canada and Mozambique should work to sustainably manage the oceans in a way that protects the environment and creates jobs and economic prosperity. 

 

Canada and Mozambique have a history of cooperation for oceans management. For example, the Canadian Coast Guard is working in Mozambique with the US Africa Command and the US Navy's African forces to train personnel on search and rescue techniques and how to respond to maritime incidents.

 

The delegation from Mozambique began its tour in Moncton, New Brunswick on April 29 and visited several marine facilities and institutions throughout the Maritimes. The study visit concluded in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 3.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.