N.S. court orders more detailed allegations in $10M illegal lobster lawsuit

A Nova Scotia court has mandated a commercial fishing group, which is suing for $10 million in damages related to illegal lobster trading, to provide more detailed allegations. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance is suing Independent Fisheries Ltd., its president, and two other companies, claiming they have been involved in illegal lobster buying, depleting stocks, and causing millions in damages.

The alliance had previously requested the companies to disclose the identities of all impacted lobster harvesters, the names of alleged conspirators, and the dates and times of their alleged acts. However, a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal overturned most of this ruling, stating that the allegations were too vague for the companies to mount a proper defense.

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