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Convictions Under The Fisheries Act
November 16, 2009
QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of Magdalen Islands Area fishers fined by Judge Jean-Paul Décoste on October 21, 2009, for various violationsof the Fisheries Act.
The total amount of the fines imposed on the fishers is $7,450, plus licence suspended and banned from sealing areas during the 2010 season. The offenders are:
| Offender and home | Offence | Fine |
|---|---|---|
Jeannot Aucoin |
Possession of lobster under the minimum legal size. | $850 (J. Aucoin) $750 (S. Arseneau) $1,000 (D. Chenell) |
| Marc-André Arseneau (Havre-Aubert) Serge Miousse (Fatima) |
Failure to bleed seals for one minute before skinning. | $250 each |
| Ryan Burke (Old-Harry) |
Fishing for lobster without a licence, during closed time and in a lagoon. | $2,250 |
| Jeannot Chevarie (Étang-du-Nord) |
Failure to palpate a seal’s cranium to confirm that it has been crushed. | $1,000 + licence suspended and banned from sealing areas during the 2010 season. |
| Jean-Luc Deveau (Pointe-aux-Loups) |
False statement to a fishery officer and approaching within one-half nautical mile of a person engaged in sealing without a seal fishery observation licence. | $400 |
| Paul-Émile Leblanc (Pointe-aux-Loups) |
Exceeding the limit of six seals. | $300 |
| Sylvain Vigneau Pascal Vigneau (Fatima) |
Taking Atlantic surf clam in a closed area. | $200 each |
The Department has a mandate to protect and conserve fishery resources and is ever vigilant in its efforts to prevent poaching of marine resources.
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For more information:
Martin Bourget
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Quebec
418-648-7893
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