These summaries of Fisheries law cases were prepared by retired lawyer Brad Caldwell.

Readers are cautioned this material is not up to date and are urged to consult CanLii for updated cases.

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R v. Nikal, [1996] 1 SCR 1013

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

Editor’s Note: See also "Riparian Rights and Public Foreshore Use in the Administration of Aquatic Crown Land" Occasional Paper NO. 5 Revised March 1995 Province of British Columbia ( (link) [If this link does not work, the paper can be accessed by searching the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands website] For a historical case involving upholding the public right to fish for clams …

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