QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Feb. 24, 2017) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $19,435. The offenders are:
| Offender | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction | ||||
| Stevens Annett (Châteauguay) | Lobster fishing without a licence. Lobster fishing during a closed time. | lobster | $1,500 | 2017-01-30 | ||||
| Christof Opalka (Mallorytown, On) | Lobster fishing without a licence. Lobster fishing during a closed time. | lobster | $1,500 | 2017-01-30 | ||||
| Jean-Claude Côté (Rimouski) | Clam harvesting in a closed area. | clam | $300 | 2016-12-22 | ||||
| Charles Desrosiers (Mont-Louis) | Capturing and keeping halibut during recreational groundfish harvesting when this type of fishing was prohibited. | halibut | $315 | 2016-12-19 | ||||
| Guy Minville (Mont-Louis) | Killing two harbour seals during a personal use hunt. | harbour seal | $300 | 2016-12-15 | ||||
| Jean-François Synnett (Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine) | Capturing and keeping cod during recreational groundfish harvesting when this type of fishing was prohibited. | cod | $510 | 2016-11-16 | ||||
| Reynald Synnett (Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine) | Capturing and keeping cod during recreational groundfish harvesting when this type of fishing was prohibited. | cod | $510 | 2016-11-16 | ||||
| Kevin Vallée (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) | Illegal possession of fish during recreational groundfish harvesting. | n/a | $300 | 2016-11-15 | ||||
| Yvon Aubut (Gaspé) | Lobster fishing without a licence. Lobster fishing during a closed time. | lobster | $1,500 | 2016-11-09 | ||||
| Pierre-Luc Caron (Cloridorme) | Landing cod without a dockside observer. | cod | $5,000 | 2016-11-09 | ||||
| Wilfrid Dubé (Gaspé) | Lobster fishing without a licence. Lobster fishing during a closed time. | lobster | $1,500 | 2016-11-09 | ||||
| Judes-René Fournier (Gaspé) | Lobster fishing without a licence. Lobster fishing during a closed time. | lobster | $1,500 | 2016-11-09 | ||||
| Billy Chicoine (Rivière-au-Renard) | Landing crabs without a dockside observer. | crab | $500 | 2016-11-07 | ||||
| David Dunn (Rivière-au-Renard) | Landing crabs without a dockside observer. | crab | $500 | 2016-11-07 | ||||
| Stéphane Dunn (Rivière-au-Renard) | Landing crabs without a dockside observer. | crab | $1,000 | 2016-11-07 | ||||
| Michel Fougère (Métis-sur-Mer) | Possession of snow crab smaller than the permitted size limit. | snow crab | $300 | 2016-11-07 | ||||
| Charles-Noël Marceau (Les Méchins) | Clam harvesting in a closed area. | clam | $300 | 2016-10-28 | ||||
| Jean-Louis Labrie (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) | Possession of snow crab smaller than the permitted size limit. | snow crab | $1,500 | 2016-10-24 | ||||
| Guy Émond (Rimouski) | Clam harvesting in a closed area. | clam | $300 | 2016-10-05 | ||||
| Gilles Bérubé (Rimouski) | Possession of clams under the minimum legal size. | clam | $300 | 2016-10-05 |
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 as education and awareness activities.
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