Category Archives: Fisheries
‘Blacklisted:’ Nova Scotia First Nation pulls commercial lobster boats from the water
HALIFAX — The chief of the First Nation behind a disputed moderate livelihood lobster fishery in Nova Scotia says recent vandalism and the loss of potential sales have cost the band more than $1.5 million — and he wants those
Five things to know about the dispute over Nova Scotia’s Indigenous lobster fishery
HALIFAX — Tensions remain high in the dispute over the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. Here are five things to know about the situation. 1. The dispute has a long history. In September 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the
Cabinet ministers request emergency debate over Nova Scotia treaty dispute
OTTAWA — Four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi'kmaq fishers. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan says parliamentarians should ...
B.C. Liberals promise $100 million to improve rural internet access
The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties were back on the campaign trail on Vancouver Island and in the south-central Interior on Sunday, making pledges on issues ranging from wild salmon protection to home ownership as the provincial e...
N.S. calls on Ottawa to define a ‘moderate livelihood,’ as fishing dispute boils over
HALIFAX — Calls for Ottawa to define a "moderate livelihood" fishery mounted on Sunday, as hundreds gathered in support of Indigenous lobster fishers after a heated dispute over treaty rights boiled over. Following fierce clashes outside fish pla...
N.S. First Nations chief calls for military support after lobster pound fire
A federal promise of more police resources to contain escalating violence in southwestern Nova Scotia fishing communities met with scant approval Saturday, with one First Nations leader calling for military support in the wake of a suspicious fire. Fed...
First Nations chief calls on Trudeau to help settle Nova Scotia lobster dispute
DIGBY, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more than send tweets to settle an increasingly violent dispute over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, a First Nations chief said Thursday. "Actions speak louder than words," Chief...
Mi’kmaq harvesters in N.S. propose joint federal-Indigenous study on lobster stocks
HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq First Nation in Nova Scotia that has launched a self-regulated fishery is proposing a joint study with the federal government on the health of the lobster stocks in St. Marys Bay. Sipekne'katik First Nation said Friday the
Lobster catch dropped in N.S. bay in years leading up to launch of Mi’kmaq fishery
HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says data gathered from a Nova Scotia bay where a self-regulated Mi'kmaq lobster fishery has been recently launched shows a decrease in the catch in recent years. However, the department also says there has be...
Second Mi’kmaq fishery creating ‘a big excitement’ in small Cape Breton band
The leader of a First Nation in southern Cape Breton that has started Nova Scotia's second self-regulated commercial Indigenous fishery says it has created a mood of excitement and optimism in his small community. Wilbert Marshall, the chief of Potlote...