QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Jan. 27, 2014) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in November, 2013, for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $12,155. The offenders are:
| Name and place of residence | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction | ||||
| Jean-Yves Grenier (Gascons) Jean-Pierre Huard (Gascons) Jean-Yves Huard (Gascons) Félix Parisé (Gascons) Michel Parisé (Gascons) |
Landing snow crab without a dockside observer. | snow crab | $1,000 (J.-Y. G; J.-Y. H.; F. P.; M. P.) $4,000 (J.-P. H.) |
2013-11-27 | ||||
| Frank Daraîche (Gros-Morne) Lina Dumont (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) Jacquelin Laflamme (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) Gino Trudel (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) |
Sport fishing for cod during a closed time. | cod | $510 (F. D.) $690 (L. D.; J. L.) $375 (G. T.) |
2013-11-12 | ||||
| Mario Dupuis (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) | Possession of Atlantic halibut under the minimum legal size. | Atlantic halibut | $300 | 2013-11-12 | ||||
| Christian Henley-Robinson (Gros-Morne) | Sport fishing for cod during a closed time. Exceeding the recreational groundfish fishery quota. | cod and groundfish | $590 | 2013-11-12 | ||||
| Vincent McRae (Gaspé) | Harvesting molluscs in a closed area. Obstructing the work of a fishery officer. | molluscs | $1,000 | 2013-11-29 |
To report a poacher, dial 1-800-463-9057. All calls are anonymous and 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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Contact Information:
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec, Quebec
418-648-7893