N.S. court orders more detailed allegations in $10M illegal lobster lawsuit

-CP-A Nova Scotia court has ordered a commercial fishing group seeking $10 million in damages related to alleged illegal lobster buying to name names and provide more details about its allegations. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance, a group representing thousands of independent, multi-species commercial fishers and associations across the Maritimes, filed a lawsuit against Independent Fisheries Ltd. and its president Xiaoming (Mark) Mao in November 2024. The suit also names the owners and operators of Fisher Direct Ltd. and Seawell Holdings Ltd., both based in Shag Harbour, N.S., as defendants. The alliance alleged that it had conducted an investigation revealing the defendants participated in a conspiracy to transport, process and sell illegally caught lobster. It claimed the alleged scheme has diminished lobster stocks in St. Marys Bay, a rich fishing…

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