N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps

N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps

By Danielle Edwards

Source: the record

10/3/2020

A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing the department responsible for fisheries of planning to seize gear from lobster trappers in the province.

The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs issued a statement on Friday saying they’d learned of unspecified plans from the conservation and protection department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, but did not disclose the source of their information.

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