Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation’s lobster fishery illegal

The Canadian Press A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal. The United Fisheries Conservation Alliance says it also wants the court to define the scope and limits that should apply to a fishery operated by the Sipekne’katik First Nation in St. Mary’s Bay. The group’s lawyer, Michel Samson, says a notice of action was filed Thursday with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Samson says the alliance is suing because a separate court case — filed by Sipekne’katik First Nation against the federal and Nova Scotia governments — was paused in order to mediate a resolution. The Sipekne’katik First Nation had gone to court in 2021 to have its lobster fishing rights…

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