Legal elver fishers are the only ones being penalized by the federal government’s decision to shut down the Maritime fishery,…
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Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a Parrsboro man with multiple criminal counts after a night time altercation with fishery officers…
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The federal government has carried through on its threat to cancel the 2024 season for baby eels, also known as…
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Representatives of the $45-million Maritime elver fishery are calling on the federal government to implement enforceable regulations for moderate livelihood…
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Some Mi’kmaw leaders are giving the federal government a March 8 deadline to respond to an elver fishery proposal they submitted two…
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Some Wolastoqey fishers say closure of the fishery for baby eels, or elvers, this year will infringe on their treaty rights and impact…
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“You all appear so calm and we all appear so frustrated,” MP Ken Hardie told Canada’s top DFO brass on…
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The federal government has served notice it intends to close the commercial fishery for baby eels, or elvers, in the…
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Commercial elver licence holders were told Jan. 10 that the Public Prosecution Service of Canada won’t be prosecuting Fisheries Act…
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) plans to crack down on the illegal fishery for baby eels, also known as elvers, in…
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