Lennox Island Says it Will Defend Treaty Rights After DFO Seizes Lobster Traps
Lennox Island First Nation is calling out what it describes as "aggressive enforcement" by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans after lobster traps were seized from its treaty-protected fishery in Malpeque, P.E.I., and Alberton, P.E.I., on Sunday.
In a news release, Chief Darlene Bernard said the traps were part of a self-governed moderate livelihood fishery launched in 2022 and operated under a management plan created by the community.
The Mi'kmaq have a right to fish for a "moderate livelihood" outside the commercial fishery regulated by...
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