Hereditary chief in B.C. says renewal of fish farms will take a ‘huge toll’ on wild salmon
Laich-Kwil-Tach Hereditary Chief Tsahaukuse (George Quocksister Jr.) says fish farms operating outside of Discovery Islands…
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DFO interim agreement with Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia shows Ottawa’s plan working: minister
Departing Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the interim agreement signed with Mi’kmaq communities indicate her…
DFO in Nova Scotia punching holes in lobster tails to track them
Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) are punching holes in the tails…
Mi’kmaw harvesters hold rally outside DFO headquarters in Dartmouth
Mi’kmaw fishers and their supporters held a gathering in front of the Atlantic headquarters for…
Chief Mike Sack arrested as Mi’kmaw start own fishery
A Nova Scotia First Nation chief was arrested Monday after opening a treaty lobster fishery….
Coastal First Nations in B.C. demand DFO respect their right to fish
On Aug. 4, the Ha’wiih issued fishers with licences. They will harvest according to allocations from their own fisheries plans.
Mi’kmaw fishing boats ‘set adrift’ overnight in Nova Scotia
Sipekne’katik chief accuses DFO of working with non-Indigenous commercial fishers.
Mi’kmaw harvester wants lobsters seized by DFO accounted for
“It’s our right. That’s what we agreed to 300 years ago,” says Matt Cope from Nova Scotia
Fish farms, jobs, and wild salmon stocks in the Discovery Islands in B.C.
A nation is allowing a fish farm to restock ahead of an all out ban but some leaders say it’s putting money over their futures.