Right whale sighting leads to closure of lobster fishing area off northeastern N.B. | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 23, 2024 - 10:47

Right whale sighting leads to closure of lobster fishing area off northeastern N.B.

May 23, 2024
The federal fisheries minister says she is “urgently” convening a meeting today with the lobster industry after the government closed a fishing area off northeastern New Brunswick at the height of the season.Diane Lebouthillier says the closure was necessary because an endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted Friday in shallow waters about four kilometres off the coast, east of Miscou Island.


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