Ottawa overreacting by shutting Fundy fishery after single whale spotted: group
HALIFAX — A fishermen’s group says the federal government is jumping the gun with a costly fisheries closure in the Bay of Fundy following the sighting of a single North Atlantic right whale.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says the area in Grand Manan Basin will be closed to fixed-gear fishing from 11:59 p.m. Thursday until further notice.
The closure affects lobster, crab, groundfish, herring and mackerel licences.
But Brian Guptill, president of the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association, said the government was too quick to act.