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In the Same Boat?

Right across Canada small-scale fishers are being bought out by big corporations. Will the fish stocks be able to survive corporate greed?

Canadian fisheries are in crisis; they have been for more than a decade. Stocks have all but collapsed, and thousands of small-scale fishers have been bought out by a handful of big corporations. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) echo the neo-liberal agenda we now see across Canada: privatize public resources and cut government services.

 

In southwest Nova Scotia a rare case exists where Native and non-Native fisheries have begun working together. Fish Tales, a documentary in progress, follows the struggles of these two very different fishing communities in Bear River and Digby, both fighting to defend their ways of life.

 

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Treaty Rights are not for Sale
Treaty Rights are not for Sale
Why has Bear River refused to sign the Marshall Agreement?...
Meeting the Neighbors
Meeting the Neighbors
How did two communities overcome the tensions sparked by the Marshall Agreement?...
United we Fish
United we Fish
Non-Native fishers demanded DFO let Bear River on the water....
Food Fishing
Food Fishing
Commercial fishing remains out of reach for Bear River without government funding. ...
The Generation Gap
The Generation Gap
A way of life has been threatened. Learn how and why....
Meet Terry
Meet Terry
Hook and handline fisherman Terry Farnsworth proudly demonstrates his catch of the day....
The Art of Handlining
The Art of Handlining
A way of life is being threatened....
Wharf Pilgrimage
Wharf Pilgrimage
Environmentally friendly methods of fishing are being forced to retire....
The End of the Line?
The End of the Line?
Should Terry abandon his lifelong trade? ...
In Defense of our Treaties
In Defense of our Treaties
The Department of Fisheries (DFO) is pressuring the Mi'kmaq to sell their rights for a ticket into the commercial fisher...
Mad Dog
Mad Dog
Corporate hands are taking over!...
Our Nationhood
Our Nationhood
A contemporary view of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq people's struggle to manage their own natural resources....
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 1)
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 1)
Environmentalist David Suzuki reminisces about his childhood fascination with fish....
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 2)
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 2)
Chef Rob Clark discusses his decision to use only sustainably-harvested seafood at Vancouver's "C" Restaurant....
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 3)
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 3)
Ordinary Canadians talk about what they think the government should do for the environment....
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 4)
Fish Forever: Seafood Choices for a Sustainable Planet (clip 4)
Fisheries expert Dr. Daniel Pauly describes an epiphany that he experienced while eating anchovies in Peru....
Is the Crown at war with us? (Clip 1)
Is the Crown at war with us? (Clip 1)
Mi'gmaq fishermen fight the federal fishery for their right to fish and to live according to their heritage....
Is the Crown at war with us? (Clip 2)
Is the Crown at war with us? (Clip 2)
The Mi'gmaq regulate their own resources by taking only what they need from nature....
Our Nationhood (Clip 2)
Our Nationhood (Clip 2)
The success of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq commercial fishery means that profits flow back into the community....
Bear River Blessing
Bear River Blessing
The launch of a traditional canoe forms part of the Bear River First Nation's blessing of their beloved river....
Brandon
Bear River
Driving home
Dawn at the Cultural Center
Cultural Center
First of the day's catch
Not a big boat
Sunset home
Job hazards
Reelin' in dogfish
Sorting the days catch
Terry with the band
Night fishing
Morning fog
Community workshop
Setting out the trawl
Lobster Claw
The Gift Shop
Bear River First Nation
The handliner
  • Fishing for Answers: An Interview with Video Activist Martha Stiegman
  • Martha Stiegman Artist Statement
  • United we Fish
  • Bear River First Nation Heritage and Cultural Centre
  • Bringing Annie Mae Home
  • Comitas Institute for anthropological study
  • Community-Based Coastal Governance
  • In the Same Boat?
  • Santeles: First Nations Cultural Awareness e
  • The Coastal Communities Network
  • The Ecology Action Centre
  • The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
  • The Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative
  • The Native Women's Association of Canada

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