Convictions Under the Fisheries Act

March 12, 2010

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QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence Area fishers fined by Judges Julie Dionne, François Kouri and Luc Marchildon in February and March 2010 for various violations of the Fisheries Act.

The total amount of the fines imposed is $4,600. The offenders are:

Offender and home	Offence	Sentencing date and fine
Robin Anctil Kamouraska	Permitting another fisher to use his vessel without authorization during the herring fishery.	$500
Jean-Luc Hautcoeur Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Fishing for snow crab with crab traps without a valid tag for the season.	$1,500
Jean-Marc Marcoux Rimouski	Hails not compliant with licence conditions.	$1,000
Pierre-Paul Miville Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Leaving fishing gear unattended in the water for more than 72 consecutive hours.	$250
Jacques Pagé Chandler	Fishing for lobster during a close time and with a trap without a valid tag for the season.	$1,000
Lucie Plourde Rivière-du-Loup	Operating, as master, a fishing vessel in the herring fishery without a licence.	$350

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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