{"id":36027,"date":"2024-03-04T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=36027"},"modified":"2024-03-04T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:23:22","slug":"native-america-calling-demand-for-a-japanese-staple-sparks-treaty-fishing-disputes-in-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/native-america-calling-demand-for-a-japanese-staple-sparks-treaty-fishing-disputes-in-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Demand for a Japanese staple sparks treaty fishing disputes in the West"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 4, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Demand for a Japanese staple sparks treaty fishing disputes in the West<\/div>\r\nOverfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fukushima_nuclear_accident\">Fukushima nuclear disaster<\/a> are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/mi-kmaw-leaders-elvers-assembly-1.7125614\">tribes in Nova Scotia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/business-and-economy\/2018-05-01\/why-maine-is-the-only-state-in-the-us-with-a-significant-elver-fishery\">Maine<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Eels cannot reproduce in captivity. So <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_eel\">juvenile glass eels<\/a>, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dmr\/fisheries\/commercial\/fisheries-by-species\/eels-and-elvers\/the-maine-eel-and-elver-fisheries\">elvers<\/a>, are a valuable commodity for Japanese aquaculture. They supply demand for a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafoodsource.com\/news\/supply-trade\/elvers-plentiful-in-japan-harvest-remains-capped\">traditional dish in Japan<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThat demand is so high, it is threatening eel fisheries to the point that Canada is shutting down commercial seasons. Tribes maintain their treaty right to fish despite the government\u2019s mandate. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe dispute is causing rifts with non-Indigenous fishers and government officials.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/native-america-calling-demand-for-a-japanese-staple-sparks-treaty-fishing-disputes-in-the-west\/img_1640\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" data-attachment-id=\"36030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/04\/native-america-calling-demand-for-a-japanese-staple-sparks-treaty-fishing-disputes-in-the-west\/img_1640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/ElverFishing-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368196020&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1640&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Elver Fishing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Elver Fishing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elver fishing nets are seen in Maine. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smilla4\/8793880604\/&gt;smilla4&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/ElverFishing-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/ElverFishing-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elver Fishing\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-36030\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Elver fishing nets are seen in Maine. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smilla4\/8793880604\/>smilla4<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-corey-francis-hinton-4a272761\">Corey Hinton<\/a> (citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe), attorney at <a href=\"https:\/\/dwmlaw.com\/profile\/michael-corey-f-hinton\/\">Drummond Woodsum<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJonathan Smith (Shinnecock), tribal fishing rights advocate\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/rick-williams-38646986\">Dr. Rick Williams<\/a>, president of <a href=\"https:\/\/praxis-consulting.ca\/\">Praxis Research and Consulting, Inc.<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the Fukushima nuclear disaster are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving tribes and First  Nations in the U.S. and Canada.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11,13,1,14,23],"tags":[4681,71,40,3310,4680,1244,243,133,34,725,929,2340,134,4671,202,483,154],"class_list":["post-36027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-environment","category-law","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-corey-hinton","tag-economic-development","tag-food","tag-japan","tag-jonathan-smith","tag-maine","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-york","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nuclear","tag-passamaquoddy","tag-radio","tag-rick-williams","tag-shinnecock","tag-subsistence","tag-treaties","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/04\/ElverFishing-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-9n5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36027"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36035,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36027\/revisions\/36035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}