A transport company located in a Halifax-area industrial park has recently been charged after fisheries officers conducted a search last…
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The illegal fishery for juvenile eels, also known as elvers, in the Maritimes has led to about three dozen people…
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Federal Fisheries Officer Suspended for Mishandling Arrest of Mi’kmaw Elver Fishers A federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10…
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In a recent ruling by three judges, commercial groups fishing for juvenile eels in the Maritimes faced another setback as…
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An internal review into whether federal Crown attorneys are refusing to prosecute infractions related to the turbulent baby eel fishery in…
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A top federal fisheries enforcement official says it’s likely many of those arrested this spring for illegally fishing for baby…
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Federal officials are considering handing over to First Nations a much greater portion of the lucrative but highly fraught Maritime…
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The top enforcement officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Maritimes says arrests and seizures are…
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Federal fisheries officers patrolling for unauthorized elver fishing arrested five people from Maine last weekend in southwest Nova Scotia, adding…
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The federal Crown has halted its prosecution of five Mi’kmaw men accused of unauthorized elver fishing three years ago on…
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