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Five people from Maine arrested in Nova Scotia for illegally fishing baby eelsThe federal Fisheries Department says five people from Maine were arrested in southwestern Nova Scotia last weekend for illegally fishing for baby eels.CanadaApr 24
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‘Starlight tour’: Mi’kmaq fisher allegedly dumped without boots or phone feared deathTwo Mi’kmaq fishers say they were dumped by federal fisheries officers far from home at 1 a.m. in Nova Scotia without footwear or phones.CanadaApr 3
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‘Extremely troubling’: Mi’kmaq protest Trudeau event after alleged fisher detentionsProtesters tried to shout down a news conference today in Halifax with the prime minister over the alleged treatment of two Mi’kmaq elver fishers by federal fisheries officers.CanadaApr 2
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Fisheries minister leaning toward suspending this year’s Maritime baby eel fisheryCanada's fisheries minister says she wants to shut down this year's lucrative baby eel fishery with only weeks to go before the season opens in the Maritimes.EnvironmentFeb 13
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‘A bucket and a net and you’re in business.’ Looming tensions in Maritime eel fisheryThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans closed the fishery for the tiny, translucent fish known as elvers on April 15 after reports of violence related to unauthorized fishing.EconomyDec 14, 2023
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Federal Court rules 2022 elver quota transfer to First Nations fair and reasonableThe Federal Court has rejected an attempt to overturn Ottawa's decision in 2022 to reallocate part of the lucrative elver fishery quota to First Nations.CanadaSep 1, 2023
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Federal government extends closure of baby eel fishery in the MaritimesOfficials also say the department will initiate a “comprehensive review” of the elver fishery in order to ensure its long-term stable management and the conservation of the stock.EnvironmentMay 30, 2023
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Long-running study on baby eels cancelled amid unlicensed, chaotic fishingThe federal government closed the fishery for baby eels in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for 45 days on April 15 after reports of poaching and of violence among fishers.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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Officers seize $500,000 worth of baby eels outside Halifax amid fishery closureThe federal Fisheries Department says it has seized 113 kilograms of baby eels worth about $500,000 during a recent inspection.CanadaMay 8, 2023
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Federal minister says strike hampering enforcement of baby eel fishery closureSean Fraser says the public service strike has made it difficult for Ottawa to enforce conservation rules for the highly contentious and lucrative baby eel fishery.CanadaApr 27, 2023
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