Fisheries - APC staff provided ongoing support and assistance to All Mi’kmaq and Maliseet and Pasamoquoddy communities as requested. Through visits, requests or dialogue with coordinators, timely relevant information was provided to various First Nations leaders and fisheries coordinators. Monthly profiles of fishers were developed and provide o the Mi’kmaq Maliseet Nation News and posted on the APC website. Staff in partnership with DFO (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) conducted three (3) workshops in January, February, and March of 2005. Major areas of focus were on ‘best practices’, ‘strategic alliances’, and ‘training and mentoring’. 

(Please click and view articles that appeared in the Mi'kmaq Maliseet News)

April 2005 – Training and Mentoring Workshop – APC / DFO
March 2005 - Fishing “Difficult but worth while job” Jason Molley
February 2005 - A female perspective on the fishery. – Jamie Issac
February 2005 - A Workshop Focus on First Nations success in the Fishery
January 2005 – A career in First Nations Water - Eric Lind
October 2004 - The Marshall Decision: Five Years Later
October 2004 – Fisherman’s Profile “Offerings to the Water” – Duncan Doucette
March 2004 - Changes needed in the Fishery - Chris Sock
February 2004 Fishing - A Family Affair - The Polchies Family
December 2003- A certain Joy in Fishing - Garfield Barlow
April 2003 - NS Chief Defends Aboriginal & Treaty Rights - Reg Maloney