In a press release issued Tuesday, RCMP said 23 people have been charged with break-ins in relation to the October 2020 incident in Middle West Pubnico.

RCMP say 15 people face a charge each of break and enter while eight others face charges of break and enter and mischief in connection with the raid at a lobster pound in October.

Chief Andrea Paul of Pictou Landing First Nation had made it clear in September they would be fishing for lobster in smaller aluminum boats.

RCMP is asking the public to help investigators identify suspects who engaged in criminal activity.

The season in Lobster Fishing Area 34 will officially open on Tuesday at 4 a.m. AT., after an eight-day delay to the season.

"I am calling upon you, Mr. Trudeau, to ensure the Honour of the Crown," reads an open letter from Chief Mike Sack of the Sipekne'katik First Nation

The incident occurred as crowds gathered near the lobster pound that was to handle the catch harvested by Sipekne'katik First Nation fishers.

The federal Fisheries Department says fishers in Lobster Fishing Area 33 on the province's south shore can go ahead with dumping their traps this morning.

Mi'kmaq fishers faced violence and vandalism last month after launching a rights-based lobster fishery in southwest Nova Scotia.

Chief 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.