The RCMP on Grand Manan say the 51-year-old fisherman fell overboard after reaching for a trap buoy. Another fisherman, working on the same boat, jumped into the water to rescue the man as a nearby lobster boat arrived to offer help.
The man was conscious when pulled from the water but the he became unresponsive. C-P-R was administered as the boat was heading back to the Seal Cove wharf but the man was pronounced dead at hospital.
The Coroner's office is also investigating what happened.
