Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence

QUÉBEC - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence fishers fined in December 2011 for violations of the Fisheries Act.

The fines imposed on the offenders total $9,550. The offenders are:

Convictions under the Fisheries Act, Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence
Description First column: Offenders and their area of residence. Second column: Offence committed by offenders. Third column: Fine imposed on offenders.
Offender and home Offence Fine
Daniel Albert (Newport) Non-compliance with lobster licence conditions by retaining groundfish. $500
Jean-Luc Berthelot
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Fishing for lobster with lobster traps without a valid tag for the season. $500
Bertrand Desbois
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Possession of Atlantic Halibut under the minimum size and possession of Atlantic Halibut nets. $6,000
Nicol Desbois
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Exceeding the daily quota for herring in 2009. $1,550
Stéphane Desbois
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Fishing from a vessel not named in the licence. $500
Elphège Lelièvre
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Non-compliance with snow crab licence conditions. $500

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and 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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For more information:

Martin Bourget
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Quebec
418-648-7893

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