The University of British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) has thrown it香蕉视频直播檚 support behind Mi香蕉视频直播檏maq lobster fishermen on the grounds that protesters香蕉视频直播� claims of a conservation crisis in the Nova Scotia waters are not credible.

香蕉视频直播淲e strongly denounce the acts of violence perpetrated against Mi香蕉视频直播檏maw harvesters pursuing their rights, and also denounce any claim that such actions are justified in the name of conservation,香蕉视频直播� A IOF statement reads. 香蕉视频直播淭here is no credibility on biological grounds to the conservation concerns, given the terms of the fishery initiated by the Mi香蕉视频直播檏maw community.香蕉视频直播�

The follows a tense week in the Atlantic province where non-Indigenous protesters clashed with Sipekne香蕉视频直播檏atik fishermen and vandalized property.

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The Sipekne香蕉视频直播檏atik are conducting a fishery outside of the federally regulated season based on a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision ruling East Coast Indigenous groups have the right to fish for a 香蕉视频直播渕oderate livelihood,香蕉视频直播� though a second ruling stated this was subject to federal regulation.

香蕉视频直播淲e respect the rule of law and abhor the use of violence for settling disputes,香蕉视频直播� IOF stated.

The school香蕉视频直播檚 stance follows an identical statement of solidarity from Dalhousie University香蕉视频直播檚 Department of Biology.

Both institutions are calling on Canada香蕉视频直播檚 fisheries minister, Bernadette Jordan, to support the creation of a fisheries management regime that embraces Mi香蕉视频直播檏maw rights and establishes new and effective measures for conservation and fishermen香蕉视频直播檚 livelihoods in the coastal communities.

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