Tag Archives: Federal Court of Appeal
Federal court dismisses DFO appeal of ruling in fisherman’s licence fight
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Fisheries and Oceans Canada against a federal court judgment involving a lobster fisherman’s charter rights on Friday. Parkers Cove lobster fisherman Dana Robinson, 60, has a disability that limits his ability to stand on a boat for long periods of time. He was operating his boat in the Bay of Fundy under a DFO provision that allows fishermen to designate a substitute operator once they provide adequate medical proof of their condition. The provision only allows the substitution for five years. An extension was denied in 2019. >click to read< 11:42
Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) vs. Ahousaht First Nation
The Federal Court of Appeal released a decision on September 24, 2014 in Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) v. Ahousaht First Nation, dismissing Fisheries and Oceans Canada (“DFO”)’s appeal against a Federal Court decision to grant various Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations applicants with an interlocutory injunction. Read the rest here 21:34
