A group representing commercial fishers in Nova Scotia says it plans to appeal after a court ruled it does not have standing to pursue a case involving Indigenous fishing rights. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance was asking the court to rule that members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation do not have a treaty right to fish lobster out of season without commercial licenses. It claimed the commercial fishery in Nova Scotia’s St. Mary’s Bay was unauthorized and unlawful and has had a detrimental impact on other fishers and lobster stocks. Last month, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismissed the case, saying it’s up to Sipekne’katik — not the alliance — to decide if it wants to engage Ottawa over treaty rights. Alliance President Colin Sproul says his group plans to…
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