QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - April 16, 2014) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in February and March 2014, for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $13,300. The offenders are:
| Name and place of residence |
Offence |
Species |
Fine |
|
Date of conviction |
Dominic Bisson
(Sept-Îles) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence.
Fishing rock crab without a licence. |
lobster and rock crab |
$1,500 |
|
2014-03-14 |
Eddy Boulet
Rock Cloutier
(Sept-Îles) |
Landing snow crab without getting it weighed by a dockside monitor. |
snow crab |
$1,500 each |
|
2014-03-10 |
Clyde Boland
Carmen Kennedy
(Saint-Augustin) |
Fishing lobster during a closed time. Possession of lobster under the minimum legal size. Possession of fish processed to the point where it is difficult to determine their numbers and species. |
lobster |
$1,750 each |
|
2014-02-13 |
Ross Fequet
(Brador) |
Fishing capelin in an area closed to vessels of more than 12 m in overall length. |
capelin |
$500 |
|
2014-02-10 |
Henri Keats
Steve Thomas
(Rivière-Saint-Paul) |
Sport fishing for cod during a closed time. |
cod |
$500 each |
|
2014-02-10 |
Scott Lavallée
(Blanc-Sablon) |
Fishing for whelks without a licence. |
whelk |
$300 |
|
2014-02-10 |
Willie Lavallee
(Saint-Augustin) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. |
lobster |
$750 |
|
2014-02-13 |
James McKinnon
(Saint-Augustin) |
Fishing for snow crab without a licence.
Fishing for lobster without a licence.
Obstructing the work of a fishery officer. |
snow crab |
$2,250 |
|
2014-02-13 |
Darry Noël
(Sept-Îles) |
Denying boarding to an at-sea observer. |
not applicable |
$500 |
|
2014-03-14 |
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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