Indigenous fishermen from Potlotek First Nation are pushing to practice their inherent Treaty Right, but Fisheries and Oceans Canada says what they're doing is illegal.
Catching and selling lobster during the fall season is how some Mi’kmaw fishermen of Potlotek First Nation make a living.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada sees what Doucette is doing as illegal because he is fishing out of season and will affect lobster conservation. “They’re still seizing our gear, they’re still threatening us to take our boats and our trucks and all our gear. They take our fishing gear in the fall to stop us from fishing but they bring it back to us in the spring before the spring season starts. I have a 14-year-old daughter and she’s thinking, ‘Is dad a criminal?’” he said.
Chief Marshall says Potlotek had an understanding with the DFO to only fish during the spring season for a moderate livelihood however, he alleges, commercial fishermen were vandalizing and cutting their traps which left them no choice to fish in the fall to make up for lost revenue. Chief Marshall is now calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and DFO Minister Joyce Murray to come to the negotiating table quickly.
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