Lobster Fishery
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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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Assembly of First Nations national chief visits N.S. to show solidarity with Sipekne’katik fisheryNational Chief RoseAnne Archibald was in St. Mary's Bay, hauling lobster traps alongside Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack.CanadaSep 9, 2021
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First Nation in N.S. vows to keep fishing despite arrest for ‘unauthorized fishery’Chief Mike Sack says members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation will fish until the end of the year as planned.CanadaAug 20, 2021
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First Nation chief detained by fisheries officers in N.S. after launching fisheryChief Mike Sack says he was pulled over by fisheries officers shortly after he held a news conference at the Saulnierville Wharf.PoliticsAug 16, 2021
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Federal minister’s office concerned with Nova Scotia band’s lobster fishery intentSipekne'katik First Nation plans to proceed with a self-regulated treaty fishery on Monday.PoliticsAug 14, 2021
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Treaty rights an election issue: Indigenous chiefChief Mike Sack of the Sipekne'katik First Nation says the impacts of colonization and the residential school system have had a stranglehold on Indigenous communities for decades.CanadaAug 7, 2021
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An ocean menace: study finds ghost gear capturing species at risk and lobsterLobster traps made up the majority of the gear pulled to the surface.CanadaJul 30, 2021
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