QUÉBEC, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - May 17, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishermen fined in April 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $9,800. In addition, some of the offenders had the value of the seized fish, the value of the proceeds from its sale, and their fishing gear confiscated. The offenders are:
| Name and place of residence | Offence | Fine | Date of conviction | |||
| Ian Anderson (Harrington Harbour) |
Failure to cast nets less than one fathom beneath the water's surface while fishing herring. | $500 | April 10, 2013 | |||
| Lambert Bilodeau (Old Fort) |
Failure to hail out and fill out the log during the snow crab fishery. | $400 | April 8, 2013 | |||
| David Chevalier (Rivière-Saint-Paul) |
Person allowed to fish snow crab and ground fish in boat without that person being listed on the licence. | $600 | April 8, 2013 | |||
| Dean Chevalier (La Tabatière) |
Fishing snow crab and ground fish on a boat for which one's name is not listed on the owner's licence. | $600 | April 8, 2013 | |||
| Jody Chevalier (Rivière-Saint-Paul) |
Failure to hail out and fill out the log while fishing for snow crab and ground fish. | $800 | April 8, 2013 | |||
| Fernand Driscoll Terrence O'Dell (Blanc-Sablon) |
Fishing for cod during a closed season for ground fish recreational fishing. | $300 each | April 8, 2013 | |||
| Timothy R. Jones (Kegaska) Éric Lavallée (Middle Bay) |
Failure to cast nets less than one fathom beneath the water's surface while bait fishing. | $300 (T. R. J.) $500 + confiscation of net (É. L.) |
April 3, 2013 (T. R. J.) April 8, 2013 (É. L.) |
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| Henri Langevin (Port-Cartier) |
Landing snow crab without authorization from a designated observer. | $2,500 | April 12, 2013 | |||
| Landing snow crab without the supervision of a designated observer. | $2,300 | April 12, 2013 | ||||
| Failure to comply with licence conditions by transporting snow crab in an unauthorized boat. | $200 + confiscation of the proceeds from the sale, i.e. $478.40 | April 12, 2013 | ||||
| Bernard O'Brien (Rivière-Saint-Paul) |
Landing snow crab without the supervision of a dockside observer. | $500 + confiscation of the value of the seized fish, i.e. $85.50 | April 8, 2013 |
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