The Wolastogiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, the only Maliseet community in Québec, has acquired an electric hybrid fishing vessel to enhance its commercial fishing activities. The decision was made after attending a boat show where Québec-built aluminum boats were...
The Passamaquoddy First Nation’s newly developed hybrid lobster boat, called Hybrid One, has been created by P.E.I. engineering company Aspin Kemp & Associates. This innovative vessel features a diesel-electric hybrid system, providing power and efficiency...
Catching and selling lobster during the fall season is how some Mi’kmaw fishermen of Potlotek First Nation make a living. “We’re just trying to catch some lobster to sell and feed our kids and give our family a roof over their head,” said Mi’kmaw fisherman Craig...
A four-day Bay of Fundy expedition earlier this month was life-changing for one Wolastoqey youth. “If I didn’t get on that ship I wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity to do everything I did on there,” said Korey Lyons, from Sistansisk...
On September 26 the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation (“Listuguj”) began its fall lobster fishery. The fishery is an exercise of the community’s rights under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. This year, for the first time, the Department...
“The long-term prosperity of Canada’s seafood sector depends on abundant fish stocks and healthy ecosystems. In Eastern Canada, pelagic forage fish, like herring and mackerel, play a vital role in the ecosystem and the fishing industry. They are an important...
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