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Nova Scotia

Fishermen spot pod of killer whales off Cape Breton

Lobster fishermen in northern Cape Breton were treated to a special sighting this week as they came face to face…

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World

5 fishermen rescued after 55 days adrift at sea

Five fishermen who had been missing since mid-March were miraculously rescued at sea last week after surviving 55 days adrift…

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Nova Scotia

Inspired by great-grandfather’s near death, scholarship winner hopes to make life safer for fishermen

Ben Collings-Mackay, a fourth-year business student at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., and a fourth-generation lobster fisherman, is…

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Nova Scotia

Increasing Jonah crab numbers a problem for lobster fishermen in parts of Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia lobster fishermen are facing a new challenge with the burgeoning Jonah crab population. Dan Fleck, the executive…

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Nova Scotia

Fishermen greet DFO baby eel licence plan with uncertainty

Fishermen employed by commercial licence holders to catch highly lucrative juvenile eels are trying to parse the implications of a…

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Tech

N.B. fishermen test new gear in bid to stay on the water when right whales spotted

As of Aug. 13, fishermen in New Brunswick were forced to pull their traps and stop fishing on 35 separate occasions this year after North…

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