Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc offered his sympathies to the family and friends Joe Howlett. The 59 year old fishermen, from Campobello, was killed when he was hit by a Right Whale he was trying to untangle from fishing gear Monday.
Leblanc says Howlett was working with conservation officers in a small boat when the whale killed him. The minister went on to say such rescues can be very dangerous and those involved are brave people who have a passion for the welfare of marine mammals.
Howlett was a founder of the Campobello Whale Rescue Team and had been doing this for many years.