Mi’kmaw fisher hopes his treaty rights will prevail at trial
Matthew Cope was charged in August 2020.
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Hundreds of Mi’kmaq lobster traps seized as moderate livelihood fishery continues
Two-hundred and fifty – that’s how many lobster traps Sherman Cremo of Eskason First Nation…
Mi’kmaw treaty lobster fishery launches, fisheries officers seize lobster and gear
Fisheries officers seized crates of lobster at Saulnierville wharf, harvested by Sipekne’katik First Nation fishermen….
IndigiNews: TMX continued work in river for two weeks after salmon controversy
After residents and activists rang alarm bells during the early salmon run on Aug. 7, pipeline expansion staff continued working in the Coquihalla River until Aug. 21
Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
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…
Mi’kmaw fishers say eels are smaller in size and numbers
Mi’kmaw fishers are ice fishing for eels, a traditional dish used in ceremony. But the…
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…