Newfoundland fisherman continues hunger strike protest after call from minister
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Richard Gillett is weak now and growing weaker by the hour.
The once burly fisherman from Twillingate, N.L., known for his three seasons on the reality TV show “Cold Water Cowboys,” has lived in a tent on a water-only diet since April 13 on the grounds of the federal Fisheries and Oceans building in St. John’s.
He spoke to reporters early Friday from his cot, his eyes glazed. His wife and daughter, one of his three teenaged children, were by his side as he apologized for mental lapses on Day 9 of a hunger strike to protest what he says is dire mismanagement of fish stocks.
“It takes every bit of energy now just to talk.”