Lax Kw'alaams Band 和九个同盟的 Tsimshian 部落起诉渔业和海洋部，指控其在北部大陆架生物区捕鱼限制方面缺乏协商。 Lax Kw'alaams Band and nine Allied Tsimshian Tribes sue DFO for lack of consultation on Northern Shelf Bioregion fishing restrictions.

Lax Kw'alaams Band 与九个同盟的 Tsimshian 部落正在起诉加拿大渔业和海洋部 (DFO)，原因是其在北部大陆架生物区域实施捕鱼限制的提议上缺乏协商。 Lax Kw'alaams Band, along with nine Allied Tsimshian Tribes, is suing Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for lack of consultation on a proposal to impose fishing restrictions in the Northern Shelf Bioregion. 该乐队声称预定的海洋保护区（MPA）将对他们的渔业利益产生负面影响。 The band claims the scheduled Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) will negatively impact their fishing interests. Lax Kw'alaams 商业船队在 102,000 平方公里的区域内捕鱼，该区域从北温哥华岛一直延伸到阿拉斯加和加拿大边境。 The Lax Kw'alaams commercial fleet fishes in the 102,000 square km area, which stretches from North Vancouver Island to the Alaskan Canadian border.