Lobster Fishery
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More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: OttawaFederal prosecutors are pressing ahead with charges against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are planning constitutional challenges.MoneyOct 15, 2023
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Most of Nova Scotia’s lobster fleet well-suited to go electric: studyA report released on Thursday by Oceans North says the province's lobster fishery is positioned to lead the way toward zero-emission fishing.EnvironmentSep 21, 2023
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Nova Scotia intends to increase fine for buying out-of-season lobster to $1 millionNova Scotia’s fisheries minister says he’s making the move because of rising tension over unauthorized lobster fishing in the province's southwest.CanadaSep 7, 2023
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Frustration mounting over unauthorized lobster fishing in southwestern Nova ScotiaSt. Marys Bay was the scene of confrontation in September 2020 when the Sipekne'katik First Nation started a pioneering self-regulated lobster fishery.CanadaAug 29, 2023
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Fire significantly damages lobster fishery on Grand Manan, N.B.A lobster fishery in Grand Manan caught fire Monday and it sustained significant damage, according to the island's mayor.CanadaMay 1, 2023
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Tracing fishing gear to protect North Atlantic right whales is positive step: expertsMuch can be learned about the evolving habits of endangered North Atlantic right whales by tracing pieces of fishing gear from which the animals are freed, say researchers.EnvironmentFeb 6, 2023
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Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progressFederal conservation officers seized more than 7,000 lobster traps in the two years since violence flared in Nova Scotia when a First Nation started a moderate livelihood fishery.CanadaDec 19, 2022
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Sipekne’katik chief ‘optimistic’ about newly appointed fisheries minister, Joyce MurrayThe chief of Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia says he's looking forward to a clean slate with the newly appointed fisheries minister.CanadaOct 27, 2021
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2 more N.S. Mi’kmaq communities strike deals with Ottawa to set lobster trapsOttawa said it struck interim understandings with Bear River and Annapolis Valley First Nations that would allow fishers to set 70 traps per vessel and to legally sell their catch.CanadaOct 13, 2021
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Federal enforcement in N.S. fisheries dispute ‘political’: Mi’kmaw lawyer'We ask that any government officials here respect First Nations and their rights, not only today when I’m out on the boat, but every single day.'CanadaSep 20, 2021
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