Fishers
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Coast guard vessel on its way to assist RCMP search for missing fishersOfficials continue to use a helicopter to search the Nova Scotia coastline for any signs of the Chief William Saulis or its five remaining crew members.CanadaDec 30, 2020
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A painful wait for mother of Nova Scotia scallop fisher lost at seaAs of Sunday at 4 p.m. AT, crewman Michael Drake is the only one of the six people on board whose body has been recovered by search teams.CanadaDec 20, 2020
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‘It’s not fair’: Sport fishers take to the water to protest Chinook closure"Here we are stuck, unable to fish," said Island Outfitters Co-Owner Darren Wright. "It's not fair."Jul 15, 2019
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‘We’re not accepting it anymore:’ Natoaganeg First Nation continues fight with DFO over snow crab accessMembers of first nation, located near Miramichi, said they've been stuck in a case of "historical exclusion," after years of not being able to reach a settlement for access to snow crab.PoliticsJul 15, 2019
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Chronic littering leads Peterborough County to place popular fishing spot off limitsTo combat littering in an area unsafe for workers to collect the trash, Peterborough County has posted 'No Trespassing' signs on both sides of the James Gifford Causeway, on Chemong Lake.CanadaMay 12, 2018
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Sask. commercial fishers becoming increasingly dependent on pickerel for incomeThe Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation paid out just over $4.2 million to Saskatchewan fishers in the last fiscal year.CanadaNov 25, 2017
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N.S. lobster fishermen protesting outside DFO offices against illegal poachingBy 8 a.m., about 80 lobster fishermen had gathered outside the DFO office in Digby, N.S.CanadaSep 14, 2017
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Atlantic Canada fish and seafood sector nets $325M from OttawaAtlantic Canada's fish and seafood sector is getting a boost with an investment of $325 million by Ottawa.CanadaMar 10, 2017
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Manitoba anglers urged to take ice fishing shacks off lakes and riversThe warmer temperature and rapidly melting ice means anglers should start reeling in their lines - sooner rather than later.Mar 9, 2016
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