Justice Elizabeth Walker said the quota transfer was “fair and reasonable'' given the broad discretion the fisheries minister has to manage Canadian fisheries.
However, the ruling noted that the elver quota transfer came after negotiations to buy out the existing licence holders were discontinued. The judge also said the substance of her decision was a “licensing decision applicable solely to the 2022 elver fishing season.”
Author of the book “Contested Waters: The Struggle for Rights and Reconciliation in the Atlantic Fishery,” Williams said elver fishing is unique and regulations around the industry can’t easily apply to other fisheries.Ottawa has issued nine licences for elver fishing on rivers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick — with a total quota of 9,960 kilograms that has been in place since 2005.
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