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Nova Scotia minister says ‘organized crime’ involved in lobster fishery – Halifax

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2024 12:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Nova Scotia ministers say inadequate federal enforcement of the lobster fishery in the province’s southwest has led to organized crime “terrorizing” the local community. Fisheries Minister …

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Most of Nova Scotia’s lobster fleet well-suited to go electric: study – Halifax

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 21, 2023 11:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An environmental group has concluded that about 2,300 lobster boats operating off Nova Scotia are suitable candidates to switch from diesel to electric motors. A report released today by Oceans …

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Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progress

Federal conservation officers have seized more than 7,000 lobster traps in the two years since violence flared in Nova Scotia when a First Nation tried to assert a treaty right by fishing out of season. Earlier this month, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirmed it had confiscated almost 2,000 …

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