Foreign Investors Illegally Buying Nova Scotia Inshore Lobster Licences, Claims CIFHF

Foreign investors are brazenly and illegally buying up Nova Scotia’s iconic lobster fishery according to the country’s national fishermen’s organization. The Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters’ Federation (CIFHF), which represents fishermen who own and operate their own boats, says foreign interests could soon control Canada’s booming inshore fisheries if nothing is done to stop the problem. “The government is moving too slowly to deal with this problem. We need urgent ...