Category Archives: Fisheries
Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX — The Indigenous leader at the centre of a simmering dispute over Nova Scotia lobster said Thursday the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officials could lead to big trouble on the water. Chief Mike
Whales to trout: Ottawa announces $50M for research into fisheries ecosystems
The federal government has announced more than $50 million for research into marine and freshwater ecosystems across Canada. The projects range from improving habitat for Atlantic salmon to measuring the effects of shipping on whales off the British Co...
Federal fisheries minister should resign over lobster dispute: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX — The chief of the First Nation at the centre of a lobster fishing dispute in Nova Scotia says the federal fisheries minister should resign because she appears unwilling to deal with the band's challenges. Chief Mike Sack of the
‘Not good’: Ocean advocacy group criticizes Canadian fishery management in audit
HALIFAX — Only about 25 per cent of Canada's fish populations are considered healthy and the federal government is missing data on more than one-third of the country's fisheries, according to an ocean conservation group. Oceana Canada released it...
Ottawa plans to move from open-net fish pens to ‘sustainable technology’ in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The federal government says it has a game plan to transition away from open-net fish farming on British Columbia's coast. Terry Beech, a Burnaby MP and parliamentary secretary for the minister of fisheries, said the government is comm...
First Nation to launch lawsuits against N.S. commercial fishers for alleged damages
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. — A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after it opened a self-regulated lobster fishery says it will launch a series of lawsuits against non-Indigenous fishers for alleged damages incurred by its members. The band a...
Indigenous moderate livelihood lobster fishery expands in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in Nova Scotia has a new participant. The Pictou Landing First Nation this week became the latest Mi'kmaq band to start fishing for lobster outside the federally regulated season. Like the other band...
Conservation group says regulatory gaps in Canadian seafood supply chain pose threat
HALIFAX — An ocean conservation organization says Canada's “poorly regulated” seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy. In a report released Thursday, Oceana Canada says the regulatory gaps are unwittingly...
N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps
HALIFAX — The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs is alleging the federal Department responsible for fisheries is planning to seize gear and traps from moderate livelihood lobster fisheries in the province.The chiefs condemned the alleged action fro...
N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps
HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing the department responsible for fisheries of planning to seize gear from lobs...