Lobsters in a dangerous time
Guest Contribution by Dr. Stephanie Boudreau, Dalhousie University Upon entering the airport in Portland, Maine, the first thing I saw was a sign with a lobster welcoming me “home”. Immediately I knew...
View ArticleMaking Connections in Maine
Guest contribution by Susanna D. Fuller Atlantic Canada is closely connected with the US eastern seaboard. We share a border, the Gulf of Maine, along with visitors (more so when ferries ran from...
View ArticleModerate Livelihood Fishery: A Mi’kmaq Way of Life
Contribution by Allison Bernard For the past five years, the Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK) – also known as Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative- has been engaged in a three party negotiation process to implement...
View ArticleCan We Build a Sustainable Lobster Sandwich?
Guest contribution by Stewart Lamont Good Day Dave Murray and McDonald’s Atlantic Canada Region: Two weeks ago, for the first time ever, I purchased a McLobster sandwich at the McDonald’s on Main...
View ArticleExploring the Victoria Fisheries Co-operative
Guest contribution by Susanna Fuller. This summer, I had the pleasure of visiting the communities of Bay St. Lawrence and Neil’s Harbour in Northern Cape Breton where I dropped in on the Victoria...
View ArticleThere’s No Crying on a Fishing Boat
Guest post by Stephanie Boudreau. My father likes to joke that he comes from a place where “the men are men, and the women are men too”. Both of my parents are from Yarmouth County in southwest Nova...
View ArticleProposed Aquaculture Regulations Would Pollute Environmental Protections
by Susanna Fuller. Last month, 120 scientists, business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, environmental law organizations, and conservation organizations from across Canada...
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