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Passamaquoddy Tribe Amends Fishery Law to Protect Its Citizens from State Threat

Passamaquoddy Tribe Amends Fishery Law to Protect Its Citizens from State Threat
Passamaquoddy Tribe Amends Fishery Law to Protect Its Citizens from State Threat
Author
Gale Courey Toensing
Producer
Indian Country Today
Year

The Passamaquoddy Tribe’s fishery law has been amended to implement individual catch quotas for the lucrative elver season that began on April 5. While the quota system conforms to a new state law, Passamaquoddy leaders stressed that the change was made to both protect tribal citizens and conserve the tiny baby eels...

conservation
conservation laws
environmental laws
fisheries
fisheries management
Native Nations
Passamaquoddy Tribe
Resource Type
News and Opinion
Topics
Environment and Natural Resources
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Land/Jurisdiction
Laws and Codes
Citation

Toensing, Gale Courey. "Passamaquoddy Tribe Amends Fishery Law to Protect Its Citizens from State Threat." Indian Country Today. April 8, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/passamaquoddy-tribe-amends-fishery-law-to-protect-its-citizens-from-state-threat, accessed May 31, 2024)

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