The Department of Fisheries and Oceans returned 196 lobster traps seized last fall from those engaged in the Community Netukulimk Livelihood Fishery, then reached an interim understanding with Potlotek First Nation fishers to set 700 traps and sell their catches for the remainder of the 2021 season.

With the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Conservation and Protection Branch admitting to “tensions” in this year’s lobster fishery, the question arises; what happens next? According to press release issued by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, harvesters from Potlotek First Nation returned to their fishery on June 5 after they reached a deal…

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