Could the dispute over an off-season First Nation lobster fishery started in Canada’s most prolific harvest area interfere with efforts by Premium Brands Holdings to acquire Clearwater Seafoods, North America's largest vertically integrated shellfish harvester, processor and distributor?
Terry Paul, chief of the Membertou in Nova Scotia, has stepped down from his role as co-chair of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs as talks related to the start of an off-season lobster fishery in lobster fishing area 34 have broken down, the CBC reports. Paul blamed his decision on Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) practicing what he described as a divide and conquer strategy [...]
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