"Aquaculture is an exciting and expanding business in Nova Scotia. Find out how you can start an aquaculture site, learn about recent statistics, or discover the various species farmed in Nova Scotia."
"The presence and involvement of Aboriginal Peoples in the modern Atlantic commercial fishing industry is surfacing and here to stay for the long term."
"The identification, knowledge, use and access of oceans aquatic resources by many oceans interests in the Maritime Region have a long history. Some aquatic fish and plant species are fished for commercial purposes: thousands of other aquatic life forms are still to be identified, their use and value to be understood, and access to be cautiously approached."
"In order to provide support and enhancement to DFO’s co-management initiatives, the Assembly of First Nations performed an assessment of co-management definitions and carried out consensus-building exercises with First Nations groups in the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management (AAROM) program in an attempt to reach a common definition."
"First Nation products need to be highlighted as legitimate and credible socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally responsible products that directly contribute to the well-being of First Nation communities and culture."
"The prepared document highlights potential areas of concern for First Nation fisheries rights holders and draws attention to potential infringements of Aboriginal rights as a result of a loss of access to marine resources"
"First Nations would like to have a specific conversation on priority access and allocation for food social and ceremonial fisheries (FSC) and their commercial access before allocations are given to other stakeholder fisheries."
"The decline of populations of the Atlantic salmon – or Plamu – is a national concern. Of 41 rivers in Cape Breton that historically sustained spawning populations, only 3 currently are above or near to spawning requirements. Some contributory causes are well known: over harvesting (legal and illegal), habitat destruction, long range and local pollution, introductions of non-native species, and changes in predator populations."
"The management plan is directed to the food, social, and ceremonial fishery for American lobster (jakej; Homarus americanus) that takes place along the eastern coast of Cape Breton and the inland waters of the Bras d’Or Lakes (Figure 1; LFAs 27-30 as defined in the 1985 Atlantic Fishery Regulations)."
