Mackerel trap approved for St. Margarets Bay, will fish from mid-May to July

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has approved a commercial mackerel trap in a popular recreational area of St. Margarets Bay, N.S., outside Halifax.  The case prompted a community debate about whether the historical fishery still fit in the increasingly urban area. “Obviously, I’m pleased with it because that’s what we applied for and it finally came through,” said fisherman Gary Burchell. Burchell has been given a two-year licence to install a large mackerel trap at the tip of Micou’s Island, a protected nine-hectare island on the eastern side of St. Margarets Bay. >click to read<10:03

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