Category: Saint John

DFO yesterday closed the snow crab fishery two days early to protect the Right Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The death of fisherman Joe Howlett while trying to rescue a Right Whale this week has also  prompted an American agency to suspend its whale rescue efforts.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has suspended all large whale rescue efforts until further notice because of Howlett’s death, saying the safety of rescuers is a top priority.

Premier Brian Gallant says he didn’t get any assurances on softwood lumber tarrifs in a meeting with U-S commerce secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington yesterday.

Gallant, however, is still optimiswtic New Brunswick will receive an exemption as the other Atlantic provinces have.  The Premier says Ross listened carefully to his arguments and negotiations will continue between the two federal governments.