QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec. 17, 2014) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $19,705. The offenders are:
| Name and place of residence | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction | ||||
| François Jean (Port-Cartier) |
Fishing lobster during a closed time. Possession of female lobsters with eggs attached. |
lobster | $1,250 | 2014-11-24 | ||||
| Sylvane Langevin (Port-Cartier) |
Fishing for common crab without a licence. Possession of female lobsters with eggs attached. |
common crab and lobster | $1,250 | 2014-11-24 | ||||
| Réal Bezeau (Rivière-Pentecôte) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. | lobster | $1,500 | 2014-11-18 | ||||
| Jean-Yves Valois (Dolbeau-Mistassini) |
Fishing for groundfish during a closed time. | groundfish | $300 | 2014-11-14 | ||||
| Dominique Bisson (Sept-Îles) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. | lobster | $1,500 | 2014-10-31 | ||||
| Robert Comeau (Sept-Îles) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. | lobster | $750 | 2014-10-31 | ||||
| Yves Barriault (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Failure to adequately release without harming species at risk caught as bycatch. Failure to record species at risk catches in the logbook. |
spotted wolffish | $3,000 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Yves Barriault (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Landing unweighed snow crab. | snow crab | $1,500 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Rosaire Collard (Sept-Îles) |
Exceeding authorized limit for clam fishery. | clam | $449 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Pierre Elias (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Landing unweighed snow crab. | snow crab | $500 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Sonia Gallant (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Landing unweighed snow crab. | snow crab | $500 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Brian Parisé (Sept-Îles) |
Exceeding authorized limit for clam fishery. | clam | $581 | 2014-10-27 | ||||
| Samuel Butt (Kegaska) |
Fishing for cod during a closure of the fishery. | cod | $400 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Hugo Cousineau (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Unauthorized snow crab fishing on board a commercial vessel. | snow crab | $200 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Pierre Cyr (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Harvesting softshell clams in a closed area. | clam | $300 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Bernadette Gallant (L'Île-Michon) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. | lobster | $825 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Robert Hounsell (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Harvesting softshell clams in a closed area. | clam | $600 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Arnaud Landry (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Possession of Atlantic halibut under minimum legal size. | Atlantic halibut | $750 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Jacques Lapierre (L'Île-Michon) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence. | lobster | $750 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Jean-Yves Noel (Sept-Îles) |
Possession of whelks under the minimum legal size. | whelk | $800 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Yves Turbis (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Harvesting softshell clams in a closed area. | clam | $300 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Claude Vaillancourt (Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan) |
Failure to comply with licence conditions by allowing another fisher to use his commercial vessel to fish snow crab. | snow crab | $1,200 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
| Louis Vaillancourt (Sept-Îles) |
Failure to complete whelk fishing logbook. | whelk | $500 | 2014-10-22 | ||||
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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