Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights – Globalnews.ca

February 22, 2021

A group representing commercial fishers is seeking intervener status in a lawsuit filed by a First Nation challenging Nova Scotia’s rules around buying and selling seafood products.

The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance said today in a news release its members have been directly affected by the legal action of the Sipekne’katik First Nation.

The Mi’kmaq say provincial regulations limiting the purchase of fish products harvested outside the federally regulated fishing season infringe on their treaty rights.

Commercial fishers say they want to take part in the legal proceedings to represent the perspective and interests of the commercial fishing industry.

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