Fishermen employed by commercial licence holders to catch highly lucrative juvenile eels are trying to parse the implications of a…
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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…
Read More »Some Mi’kmaw lobster fishermen say they’re still being prevented from earning a moderate livelihood, more than two weeks after the…
Read More »A brewing battle between the federal government and lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick appears to have come to an end.…
Read More »A northeast New Brunswick Liberal MP is joining the Maritime Fishermen’s Union in calling for a better balance between protecting…
Read More »A member of the Fisheries Department’s marine planning group was publicly challenged in Nova Scotia this week to guarantee marine protected…
Read More »The pilot of a Canadian Armed Forces helicopter that rescued three fishermen from their burning boat in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday says…
Read More »Moderate livelihood fishing agreements touted as a way to bring peace to the lucrative lobster fishery are in hot water…
Read More »A no-compromise lobbying campaign by Maine lobster harvesters has helped keep wind farms out of a crucial lobster fishing area in the Gulf…
Read More »Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister Steve Craig says his government is still looking at ways to help Shelburne County fishermen with…
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