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Nova Scotia

On the banks of a Nova Scotia river, Mi’kmaw elver fishers defy Ottawa

As the sun sets along the banks of the Fitzroy River, Tabitha Morrison takes a moment from her work of…

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Scallop fishers scoop invasive sea vomit from Bay of Fundy in aid of science

Scallop fishers in the Bay of Fundy are on the lookout for an unusual and somewhat repulsive species that has…

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Nova Scotia

Officer receives suspension after Mi’kmaw elver fishers left without boots

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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Nova Scotia

Fishers want ‘incredibly important’ Georges Bank protected against offshore wind development

As Nova Scotia rushes to establish an offshore wind industry, some fishers are calling for explicit protection for the rich…

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Nova Scotia

DFO warns Canadian fishers about participating in French halibut fishery

The federal government is warning Canadian fishers that they could face penalties up to the loss of licences if they…

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Nova Scotia

Mi’kmaw fishers say DFO officers left them to walk for hours at night after seizing boots, phones

Two Mi’kmaw elver fishermen say they were forced to walk in sock feet for hours along a rural Nova Scotia…

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Nova Scotia

Climate change leading to obstruction of Cape Breton harbours, fishers say

Fishery officials in northern Cape Breton say the increasing need for harbour dredging is a clear sign that climate change…

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Nova Scotia

Maritime elver fishery closure penalizes legal fishers, committee hears

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

For traditional Mi’kmaw adult eel fishers, it’s not about the money

Mi’kmaw fishermen thrust a rake-like spear deep into a hole cut in the ice on a river in Antigonish, N.S.,…

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Nova Scotia

Wolastoqey fishers say proposed elver fishery shutdown infringes on treaty rights

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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