A judge has thrown out a contempt-of-court accusation against several New Brunswick First Nations and their chiefs, related to an ongoing elver fishing legal dispute.
As of this year, the Peskotomuhkati Nation is monitoring water quality at over 80 sites across its traditional territory the watershed of the Skutik, or St. Croix River.
Canada's most valuable fishery per kilogram will be back before the courts in Saint John in a case that pits a long-time commercial licence holder against Indigenous fishers who want a piece of the elver action.
A judge is considering whether to extend an order preventing Indigenous fishers from harvesting elvers from waterways claimed by a licensed commercial fishery.