Nova Scotia Lobster Co. Charged by DFO with Illegal Purchases Goes into Receivership
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Chronicle Herald] by Aaron Beswick - October 17, 2018
A company charged with purchasing lobster caught out of season by Aboriginal fishermen has gone into receivership.
Grant Thornton is acting as receiver for Guang Da International.
The company was charged this spring by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with purchasing lobster caught under an aboriginal communal fishing licence that doesn’t allow for sale.
Fisheries and Oceans began investigating Guang Da in 2017 when tensions rose on the south shore around allegations that aboriginal fishermen were catching and ...
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