AT A GLANCE

Coastal Restoration Society Indigenous Partners

Nations engaged with, consulted with and provided opportunities for direct hire or sub-contractor employment to support the retrieval of ALDFG from their territorial waters.

• Glooscap First Nation

• Acadia First Nation

• Native Council of Nova Scotia (NCNS)

• Membertou

• Eskasoni

• We’koqma’q

• Wagmatcook

• Potlotek

• Millbrook

• Sipekne’katik

• Bear River

• Annapolis

• The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM)

• Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO)

• Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR)

• Pictou Landing

• Paqtnkek

Coastal Restoration Society Local Partners

CRS conducted introductory engagement sessions with several key stakeholders in Nova Scotia to develop working partnerships, seek permissions, offer support, and plan collaborative efforts on shared activities in overlapping areas. Ongoing engagement was maintained with almost all groups, to support the evolving development of the project throughout the summer. The list of stakeholders included:

• Scotian Shores

• ACAP Cape Breton

• Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN)

• Fishing Gear Coalition of

Atlantic Canada (FGCAC)

• Fish Harvesters Cape Breton

• Coastal Action

• Cape Breton Environmental Association (CBEA)

• Blue Nose Coastal Action Foundation

• Ocean AID

• Dalhousie University

• MarineNav

• Breton Air

• Mako Diving

• Canadian Wildlife Federation

• Yarmouth Environmental Think Tank

• Murphy Fisheries

• Ministry of Environment (EEEC)

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• District of Yarmouth

• Town of Yarmouth

• Municipality of Argyle

• Municipality of Sydney