FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2024 Yesterday, there was an incident involving Mi’kmaw harvesters and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The harvesters’ gear and clothing were seized and DFO’s Conservation and Protection Officers (C&P) left them without footwear or phones, hours away from home. Today, the Assembly of
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Mi’kmaq Extremely Dissatisfied with Minister’s Lack of Formal Consultation and Accountability in Elver Fishery Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2024 Last night, Minister Lebouthillier announced that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will not open the 2024 elver season, which, in turn, also means a non-renewal of the Kespukwitk Elver Harvest Document for the season. The Kespukwitk Mi’kmaw communities are frustrated with
Mi’kmaw Communities Condemn DFO’s Position on Lobster Trap Allocation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2023 In May 2023, Mi’kmaw communities in the traditional district of Kespukwitk – Annapolis Valley, Bear River, Glooscap and Wasoqopa’q (Acadia) – contacted the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to discuss the expected participation levels of Treaty Right Protected (TRP) lobster harvesters from
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Fishing boat seized by DFO last month still not returned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2022 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs are frustrated over recent seizure of a fishing boat and gear by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Over a month ago, Craig Doucette, a harvester from Potlotek First Nation, fishing under their Netukulimk livelihood fishery