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Canadian province seeks federal help to kick organized crime out of largest lobster fishery

'I am hearing directly from fishers that have been threatened, that have had property damaged, and that live in constant fear of repercussions for speaking out' -- Kent Smith, Nova Scotia's fisheries minister

By Barb Dean-Simmons | Sept. 2, 2024 15:59 BST
"Dumping Day" in Nova Scotia's Lobster Fishing Area 34 in December 2023. Photograph by Brenda Tate.
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Canada's largest lobster fishery, off the coast of the province of Nova Scotia, doesn't just have an issue with First Nation groups harvesting during closed seasons. It also has a problem with organized crime, says Nova Scotia fisheries minister Kent Smith. [...]

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