QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - May 25, 2016) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in April, 2016, for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $7,050. One fisher also had his entire snow crab catch seized (a $2,850 value). The offenders are:
| Name and place of residence | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction |
| Bertrand Pagé (Percé) |
Permitting another fisher to use his vessel without authorization from the Department during the lobster fishery. Possession of lobsters caught in contravention of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985, in violation of section 33 of the Fisheries Act. | lobster | $1,000 | 2016-04-21 |
| Simon-Pierre Pagé (Percé) |
Possession of claws separated from the lobster's thorax or shell. | lobster | $500 | 2016-04-21 |
| Richard Desbois (Percé) |
Harvesting snow crab using traps outfitted with a non-compliant biodegradable escape mechanism. | snow crab | $500 | 2016-04-19 |
| Marc Diotte (Grande-Rivière) |
Harvesting snow crab within a closed grid of a fishing area. | snow crab | $2,000 | 2016-04-19 |
| Michel Syvrais (Chandler) |
Harvesting snow crab within a closed grid of a fishing area. Failure to keep an updated and truthful report of fishing activities and catches in his logbook. | snow crab | $2,750 + confiscation of snow crab catch, at a $2,850 value. | 2016-04-19 |
| Michel Laflamme (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) |
Exceeding the authorized daily catch and possession quota for cod during the recreational groundfish fishery. | cod | $300 | 2016-04-05 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada encourages the public to report poaching incidents by using the online form or calling 1-800-463-9057. All reports are confidential.
The Government of Canada is committed to safeguarding the long-term health and productivity of Canada's fisheries resources, and the habitat that supports them, for generations to come. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and to prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. It ensures and promotes compliance with the Act and other laws and regulations through a combination of land, air, and sea patrols, as well education and awareness activities.
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