The Fisheries Department, which has collected 926 native traps in recent days, estimates at least 800 remain in the bay, while the Mi'kmaq say the number is closer to 100. He said there was a stockpile of traps donated by native and non-native supporters waiting to go into the water. They've got my name on them. The chief said there will be native traps in the water until the Mi'kmaq's self-declared season ends Oct. 7. Michael Belliveau, executive-director of the Maritime Fishermen's Union, denied rumours that a deal had been reached between the federal government and union members for them to stay away from the reserve.
People are very nervous, very hyper.
At one point Sunday, natives began erecting a barricade near the Burnt Church reserve after word came that non-natives were on the way. Police confiscated a gun from natives in a pickup, then returned it. In nearby Neguac, meanwhile, a non-native fisherman threatened TV camera crews on the government pier. But that was mild when compared with the gunfire that erupted on the water in recent days. RCMP said charges are expected to be laid Monday or Tuesday.