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Canadian court sides with lobster fisherman against DFO policy

A disabled fisherman challenged the DFO rule that dictates the owner of a fishing license must participate in the fishery on board the boat

By Undercurrent News | Dec. 30, 2024 15:46 GMT
Lobster fishing boats in LFA 34, in south west Nova Scotia. Photo from Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Facebook page
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A lobster fisherman from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has won a federal court battle against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) over his right to fish his license even though he has been unable to be on board his boat when it is fishing, reports the CBC [...]

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