At night, we offer an ideal cover for sabotage in sleepy fishing villages along the southern shore of Novascosia.
Slashed buoy, stolen lobster crate, mysterious fire. These are only a small part of Robster fishermen, which have been trapped in the battle for over 30 years.
LobsterMen has an easy way to frame the dispute. Think of the blessings of the sea like pie. Who should obtain the work, and what is the most fair way to divide it between the white Canadians who built the commercial Robster industry and the indigenous indigenous people?
The federal government, which regulates fisheries, is reluctant to solve politically and difficult problems, and is alienated both sides fighting fishermen.
This conflict created a deep burst in the fishery community. Officials say that criminals have benefited from illegal fisheries and lobster transactions and have entered the ceremony.
This conflict raises the right, economic fairness, resource preservation, and the troublesome questions on the future of the Canadian Robster Industry.
Bullet is meaningful as a warning
The stormy weather contained the sound of the bullet of Jeffrey Gibert's house drilling holes.
He said in November that Lobster woke up at Claire's home on the southwestern coast of Novascosia, along the coast of the Sentmary Bay, which is particularly abundant.
“It's a warning shot,” said Jovat, who was torn on the wall just above the armrest chair.
30 -year -old JOBERT runs a family -run seafood distributor that packs live love stars for exports.
He believes that he ignored last year's repeated orders to do business with the lobster industry, who believed that he had a connection with criminals. He said that after receiving a threatening text message, two men visited.
Police have charged two men for some crimes in connection with his incident, such as fear Tor and criminal harassment.
The episodes involved by Jovat are part of what the authorities have said, including unresolved Arson, including the historic materials of June and the one -month police car torch. Part of the solution of Arson. Other fisherman's house.
The Royal Police of Canada said that a criminal organization with a core group of less than 10 people was mainly behind violence.
Authorities have stated that their plans are focusing on the purchase of lobster caught in summer by indigenous fishermen. Harvesting a lobster during the summer is illegal. Because it is time for them to reproduce, indigenous fishermen have special permission for the right of historical treaties.
But strict rules prohibit them selling their transportation.
Robster is finally involved in a restaurant or store throughout the state. According to the authorities, Robster Fishers, who refused to cooperate with the criminal group, was targeted.
“I was expecting a small, small and quaint village, but there is a problem in a big city,” said Sergeant. Jeff Lebran, a royal Canadian police who became Claire's local commander in 2020.
The battle of Robster was established in Claire, and after the establishment of commercial fisheries in Claire to claim that it is the right of the ancestors to catch and sell it all year round, from Sipen KATIK's first tonation. I embroidered the indigenous Lobs Taman.
“We have the right to be here,” said Sherry Paul, a Robstar Fisher of the SIKATIK Group, who appealed to the Canadian government on the Robster's rules in the summer.
However, according to the local people, the criminals pretending to be a lobster dealer have started business with some of the indigenous fishermen.
According to a lawsuit proposed to some companies, the Maritime Fisheries Association, which was helped by a private detective, has tracked Lobster Cargo mainly for local companies.
The union also states that government officials are not doing enough to target illegal trade.
“The Organized Crime Group has the opportunity to exploit criminal organizations and provide funds by trade and sales of the seafood.
However, Debbie Bout Mateson, a Canadian fishery and a maritime bureau spokeswoman, said that the police in an illegal fishery were the top priority. “Execution activities are not always visible,” she said.
Jean Claude Como, a mechanical engineer running a marine hydraulic company in Claire, said the community tension began to suffocate.
“Someone will be killed,” Komo said. “I'm surprised that it hasn't happened.”
Old problem, new player
Novascosia, a state of more than 1 million, is a Canadian top seafood producer, and has been exported to 2.6 billion dollars for lobster mainly for lobster.
In the 1700s, Mi'kmaQ, a group of indigenous people on the east coast of Canada, signed a Convention on the British colonial government that promises hunting and fish rights. For the seasonal nomads, Mikumak, it means hunt inland during the winter and travel to the coast in summer.
Canada has not recognized these rights for decades due to the establishment of various fishery and regulations, including the ban on Robster harvest during the summer.
The summer restriction was successfully challenged by Mikumak fishermen who appealed for illegal fisheries in the Supreme Court in Canada in the 1990s.
The Canadian Supreme Court ruled in 1999 that indigenous people could fish during the summer, with the rights of the treaty, to make a moderate living. However, the court left it to the federal government because the moderate livelihood never defined what it means.
However, the government will be able to catch lobster in summer and limit commercial sales to Robster harvested during legal fishing periods from November to May. We only do as long as the lobster license is granted.
The fragmentary approach was angry at indigenous fishermen who quoted their ancestors' rights to make a living to sell summer lobster, but non -early fishing drows out the robster's stock, livelihood. It was unfortunate because he said he was suppressing.
“The Canadian government basically walked on the toes of Tippy around the indigenous people,” said Ken Corning, a historian, who studied indigenous fishery rights. “They were very cautious about getting a lot of indigenous people.”
The SIKATIK FIRST NATION opened a commercial fisheries in Claire in 2020, pointing to the first treaty of Canada, which claims the right to catch and sell lobster throughout the year.
Chaos continued. Commercial fishermen have returned the lobster involved in SIPEKNE'KATIK to the sea. The lobster pound burned up in the place where the catch was saved. Indigenous fishermen accused the white counter part as racist.
However, in Claire, some lobster fishermen and other people involved in the industry are evidence that the tribal fisheries are not followed by some standard regulations and procedures. It strongly suggests.
“I can't let myself believe that all of that activity is really legitimate,” said Morley Night, an industry consultant and former senior official of the Federal Fisheries Marine Bureau. “If so, why do you do it under the darkness of the darkness?”
Michelle Glasgow and a lawyer in the protected area have refused to provide written questions in writing.
“Commercial fishermen are sitting in seeing their livelihoods from the season, and the Canadian government does nothing about it,” said Ruth Innis, a fisherman fishermen's fisherman fisherman. I did it.
Bay drama
David Pictu, a mikumak fisherman in Acadia First Tonation in the Minato Town Yarmas at the southern end of Novascosia, has a broken battle almost every day between white and indigenous fishermen, following the Supreme Court's ruling.
He believes that the tribe has the right to make a fishing lobster living in summer. However, he also wants to avoid the confusion developed in the St. Mary Bay.
“We are not really involved in the bay. Because we know how much drama is like that,” he said.
Instead, he built a small salt water tank house in his reserve in 2019 and sold a summer lobster buying from a few indigenous fishermen from his community.
Standing outside the tank house, Pictou knew that he could be charged with illegally harvested lobster, but he did not care.
“What we are looking for is to exercise the treaty correctly as we want,” said Pictou. “I'm tired of it, so I haven't hidden anything for years.”
