The Nova Scotia Power hydro dam in Head of St. Margarets Bay was shut down for three weeks in 2023 amid illegal elver fishing at the site. (Submitted by Atlantic Elver Fishery) This year's season ...

In his decision in the 2024 elver quota case, Southcott said the "precautionary approach" taken by the department lines up with the Fisheries Act. Monitoring on a river outside Halifax has shown ...