Lobster season begins in N.B.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2001

Fishermen from the Burnt Church First Nation in New Brunswick began their fall lobster season on Monday with a temporary licence from the federal government.

The fishermen, however, say they are going to ignore the terms of the seven-day licence. They say they have a free right to fish under a Supreme Court decision which upheld the treaty rights of Mi'kmaq and Maliseet fishermen.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Minister Herb Dhaliwal hopes to negotiate a fisheries agreement with the band.

Get the Story:
'The government flinched': Burnt Church fishermen (CBC 8/21)

Relevant Links:
The Marshall Case, Department of Fisheries and Oceans - www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/COMMUNIC/Marshall/marshall_e.htm
The Burnt Church Support Site - www.tao.ca/~beinglightbeing/burntchurch
Fishing Fury, from the CBC: cbc.ca/news/indepth/fishingfury/index.html

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