A second fish processing plant on Prince Edward Island has filed an injunction against fishermen who have set up blockades in front of the plant, protesting low lobster prices.
Fishermen blockaded the Beach Point Processing plant on Wednesday. Then on Friday, more boats were used to blockade Seafood 2000 in Georgetown. About 300 to 400 people gathered in Georgetown near the boats.
Seafood 2000 filed the injunction Friday. The court order states that the boats blocking the plant must be moved for Saturday.
The injunction says the order will remain in effect for 10 days.
The owners of Beach Point Processing were granted a court injunction early Thursday afternoon against three fishermen presumed to be the owners of the boats blockading their plant. The injunction orders that the fishermen and the Harbour Authority of Beach Point not obstruct or block entrances to the processing plant's property, but the boats were removed sometime late Friday afternoon.
Despite the injunctions, fishermen say they will maintain a presence around the plants but would not go into detail about what, exactly, they will do.
