Aboriginal fisheries policy in Atlantic Canada

Richard McGaw

Marine Policy, 2003, vol. 27, issue 5, 417-424

Abstract: In 1999 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the aboriginals of Atlantic Canada had a treaty right to maintain a moderate livelihood through fishing. Following this decision, the Government of Canada implemented a plan to provide access to the fisheries. This paper reviews the implementation of the policy and focuses on a specific case where serious disputes arose. Policy implementation is compared to implementation in other jurisdictions and lessons are drawn from what has been described as a mechanistic strategy to effect social change.

Keywords: Aboriginal; Fisheries; policy; Marshall; decision (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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