The Sipekne'katik First Nation has indefinitely postponed the start of a communal lobster fishery planned for Thursday in southwestern Nova Scotia. Sipekne'katik's decision is the latest twist in its plans to resume lobster fishing in 2021. In April, Sack announced the band would resume an out-of-season moderate livelihood lobster fishery June 1. Protests — sometimes violent — from commercial fishermen greeted the launch last September of the first self-regulated moderate livelihood lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. DFO has not yet approved any Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in Nova Scotia and warned earlier this year it will enforce rules that prohibit any unauthorized fishery.

Source: CBC News June 02, 2021 17:26 UTC