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By John Chilibeck \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 19\/06\/2024\u00a0 Ottawa is considering the idea of giving half of the annual quota for lucrative baby eels in the Maritimes to First Nations, a massive change that would shake up the industry. A Wolastoqey chief welcomed the news, but an industry representative called it \u201cshocking,\u201d arbitrary and unfair. If the proposal goes ahead, it will not include any taxpayer-funded compensation for the industry. In a June 10 letter obtained by Brunswick News, Jacinta Berthier, a regional director with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, or DFO, told commercial harvesters in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that her federal department is \u201cconsidering redistribution of quota to increase First Nations participation in the elver fishery and support fishing in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.\u201d Elver… <\/p>\n

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By John Chilibeck \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 19\/06\/2024\u00a0 Ottawa is considering the idea of giving half of the annual quota for lucrative baby eels in the Maritimes to First Nations, a massive change that would shake up the industry. A Wolastoqey chief welcomed the news, but an industry representative called it \u201cshocking,\u201d arbitrary and unfair. If the proposal goes ahead, it will not include any taxpayer-funded compensation for the industry. In a June 10 letter obtained by Brunswick News, Jacinta Berthier, a regional director with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, or DFO, told commercial harvesters in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that her federal department is \u201cconsidering redistribution of quota to increase First Nations participation in the elver fishery and support fishing in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.\u201d Elver... <\/p>\n

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