Nfld. & Labrador

Urchin processing protest in Bonavista North

Fish plant workers, upset that sea urchins are being sent to the U.S. for processing, began a protest in a small community in Bonavista North Tuesday afternoon.

Fish plant workers, upset that sea urchins are being sent to the U.S. for processing, began a protest in a small community in Bonavista North Tuesday afternoon.

Centreville-Wareham-Trinity Mayor Churence Rogers said about a dozen workers have blocked a road to a wharf in Wareham.

They're unhappy that some fishermen are selling sea urchins to buyers who are shipping them to Maine for processing.

Rogers says the workers stopped a truck from loading.

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