by Shane Birley | Jan 15, 2021
On January 2nd, 2021, the Government of Canada proposed amendments to the Fishery Regulations in an effort to combat low fish stocks. In 2019 the federal government responded to Canada’s decades-long fishery crisis with amendments to the Fisheries Act that require...
by Shane Birley | Jun 30, 2020
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous peoples to right the wrongs of our past and pave the way for a new relationship based on rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership. In that spirit, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
by Shane Birley | Jun 2, 2020
The presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has led the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to close certain grid areas to fishing for the season.The effort is intended to protect the highly endangered right whales, which have...
by Shane Birley | May 8, 2020
A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.In April, the federal government announced $306.8...
by Shane Birley | Sep 11, 2019
A news release from the Government of Canada about how DFO is proceeding to advance reconciliation with First Nations across Canada. Ottawa, Ontario- The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples, based on the recognition of...
by Shane Birley | Jun 26, 2019
A CTV article detailing Eel Ground First Nation resuming a treaty fishery for snow crab despite negotiations with DFO. FREDERICTON — The chief of the Eel Ground First Nation in northeastern New Brunswick says his members have resumed a treaty fishery for snow...
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