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Gladstone v. Canada, 2005 SCC 21

In Aboriginal Rights/Defences, Fish Cases, Fisheries Practice on (Updated )

This case involved a quantity of herring spawn on kelp that was seized pursuant to s. 58(1) of the Fisheries Act (1970) and subsequently sold pursuant to s. 58(1) and paid into the consolidated revenue fund. After a successful appeal by the fishermen to the Supreme Court of Canada, the matter was eventually stayed by the Crown and the proceeds …

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