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Canadian Space Agency using satellites to track endangered right whalesCanada is giving a total of $5.3 million over three years to five companies for a series of projects to help protect the endangered species.CanadaJan 26
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63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020: Fisheries DepartmentFisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said today in a news release that most of the so-called "ghost gear" collected were traps and pots from lobster and crab fishing.CanadaJan 7
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Sipekne’katik First Nation ceases discussions with DFO on moderate livelihood fisheryChief Mike Sack of the Sipekne'katik First Nation say they may reconsider should there be a change in the department's approach.CanadaDec 10, 2020
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Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leaderChief Mike Sack says the seizures by Fisheries Department officers have undermined negotiations with Ottawa aimed at establishing a moderate livelihood fishery.CanadaNov 26, 2020
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Bridgewater says a not-so-fond farewell to the HMCS CormorantDozens of people gathered in parks and parking lots on the shores of the LaHave River on Wednesday to watch the Cormorant leave its home in Bridgewater, N.S.CanadaNov 18, 2020
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Sipekne’katik First Nation secures sale for 45K kg of lobster caught by moderate livelihood fishersChief Michael Sack told Global News that the Sipekne’katik First Nation has been unsuccessful in its attempts to talk with fisheries officials. 'Talks have broken down,' he said.PoliticsNov 18, 2020
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Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance confirms opposition to moderate livelihood fisheriesOsborne Burke said his industry association, which represents about 140 lobster processors and lobster pounds, supports treaty rights but it must be done under the rules set by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.PoliticsNov 14, 2020
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Mi’kmaq fishers intend to fight federal charges alleging illegal lobster catchAshton Bernard, 30, of Eskasoni First Nation, says he will rely on the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Donald Marshall Jr. case.PoliticsOct 26, 2020
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chief casts doubt on Ottawa’s bid to quell violence over lobsterThe chief says he expressed his concerns to federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett on Saturday.CanadaOct 25, 2020
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N.S. Assembly of Mi’kmaw Chiefs demands DFO stop seizing moderate livelihood lobster trapsIf the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has seized any traps, the assembly said they must be returned 'immediately.'PoliticsOct 20, 2020
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