Ottawa pledges to help Lebanon's battered fishing industry

"Canada is responding to the needs of the people in Lebanon, who are now trying to rebuild their lives," International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner said in a statement.

"We must act immediately to limit the impact of the spill on the environment and to help those who are dependent on the fishing sector rebuild their livelihoods."

The funds, part of a larger aid package announced mid-August, will buy fishing nets and boat engines for coastal communities, help repair damaged boats and ports as well as rebuild Lebanon's Fisheries Cooperative and the fish market in Ouzaai, Verner said.

Canada has also sent an environmental expert to the region to assist with the oil spill response and is funding the use of a helicopter to survey the affected area, she said.

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