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Court says Canada’s fisheries department acted unfairly in 2023 elver quota decision

DFO did not hold to the assurances it gave the year before when the department said it would engage with license holders well before the 2023 season, says a federal court judge

By Undercurrent News | April 2, 2025 15:02 BST
Canada's elver fishery is one of the most lucrative in the world, with prices surpassing CAD 5,000 ($3,694) per kilo. Photo courtesy of Joyce Godsey/Shutterstock.
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Canada's federal court has ruled that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) did not adequately consult with licensed commercial elver fishers in the Maritime provinces when it gave 14% of their annual quota to First Nations in 2023, reports the CBC.  [...]

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