Posted: Mar 03, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: March 3
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans issued its position on the same day Sipekne katik First Nation took back possession of more than 200 traps seized by DFO last fall.(Paul Withers/CBC)
Ottawa will not license any Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in Atlantic Canada unless it operates within the commercial season, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said Wednesday, siding with a key demand from the region s commercial fishing industry, while angering Indigenous leaders.
The statement is a major development in the dispute over treaty rights-based fishing that sparked violence last fall when the Sipekne katik band launched its own self-regulated moderate livelihood lobster fishery.
The Dark Vessel Detection program uses satellite technology to locate and track ships partaking in illegal fishing whose location transmitting devices have been switched off.
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Stewart Muir Stewart Muir is founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society, a Vancouver-based group open to participation by British Columbians from all walks of life who are concerned about their future economic opportunities. He is an author, journalist and historian with experience on three continents including a financial editor of The Vancouver Sun responsible for mining and markets coverage. Since Resource Works was established in 2014, the group has gained international recognition for its practical approach to the public challenges of responsible natural resource development and use.
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Here’s today’s agriculture news.
The Lead
The Indian government has offered to suspend three controversial new agricultural laws for up to 18 months as Prime Minister Narendra Modi attempts to quell nearly two months of protests by thousands of Indian farmers. As Bloomberg reports, the country’s top court had already put the implementation of the laws on hold and a panel of experts has been formed in an effort to end the deadlock. However, farmers have refused to appear before the panel, demanding full repeal of the laws.