QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 25, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in November and December 2012 and January 2013 for offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $9,100. In addition, the value of the seized fish was confiscated from two offenders while the fishing licence of another was suspended. The offenders are:
Offender and home | Offence | Fine |
Omer Chenard (Forestville) |
Harvesting softshell clams during a closed time. | $300 |
Laval-Marie Dionne (Trois-Pistoles) |
Possession of whelks under the minimum legal size. | $3,000 + suspension of whelk licence from April 8 to May 8, 2013. |
Stephan Emond (Portneuf-sur-Mer) |
Failure to land entire snow crab catch under the supervision of a dockside observer. | $3,000 + confiscation of the value of the seized fish ($448.64) |
Bertin Landry (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Possession of five Atlantic halibut under minimum legal size. | $1,300 + confiscation of the value of the seized fish ($212.43) |
René Mills (Jonquière) |
Possession of fish from the Saguenay River recreational groundfish fishery processed to the point where it is difficult to determine their species. | $300 |
André Moreau (Godbout) Aurélien Soucy (Godbout) |
Exceeding the recreational groundfish fishery quota. | $350 each |
Sylvio Morency (Blanc-Sablon) |
Fishing for cod during a closed time. | $500 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and to prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. To report a poacher, dial 1-800-463-9057. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
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Contact Information:
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec, Quebec
418-648-7893