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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\u2019s 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\u2019s up to Sipekne\u2019katik \u2014 not the alliance \u2014 to decide if it wants to engage Ottawa over treaty rights. Alliance President Colin Sproul says his group plans to… <\/p>\n

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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\u2019s 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\u2019s up to Sipekne\u2019katik \u2014 not the alliance \u2014 to decide if it wants to engage Ottawa over treaty rights. Alliance President Colin Sproul says his group plans to... <\/p>\n

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