Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Gaspé

QUéBEC - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers from the Gaspé fined in September and October 2012 for various offences under the Fisheries Act.

The fines imposed on the offenders total $10,650. Also, two of them were given 100 hours of community service and prohibited from being on the Grande-Rivière, Chandler and Newport docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for several months. The offenders are:

Convictions under the Fisheries Act, Gaspé
Description First column: Offenders and their area of residence. Second column: Offence committed by offenders. Third column: Fine imposed on offenders.
Offender Offence Fine
Dean Boyle
(Percé)		 Possession of lobsters under the minimum size. $1,000
Antonio Bujold
(Saint-Siméon)		 Fishing for winter flounder without valid licence conditions. $500
Possession of rock crab under the legal size limit. $500
O’Neil Cloutier
(Percé)
Pierre-Paul Couture
(Grande-Rivière)		 Being in possession of a female lobster with eggs attached. $1,000 each
Fernand Delarosil
(Paspébiac) 		Fishing for rock crab without valid licence conditions. $750
Gilles Duguay
(Saint-François-de-Pabos)		 Possession of a V-notched female lobster. $500
Renaud Duguay
(Percé)		 Fishing for lobster without a licence. $500
Steeve Duguay
(Saint-François-de-Pabos)		 Possession of claws separated from the lobster's thorax or shell. $500
Jonathan Huard
(Newport)		 Fishing for lobster without a licence. Possession of a lobster under the legal size limit. $500 + 100 h of community service + prohibition from being on the Grande-Rivière, Chandler and Newport docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for the next 15 months.
Serge Joncas
(Grande-Rivière)		 Obstructing the work of a fishery officer. Fishing for lobster without a licence. Fishing for lobster with gear other than traps. $1,000 + 100 h of community service + prohibition from being on the Grande-Rivière, Chandler and Newport docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for the next 18 months.
Dany Labillois
(Carleton)		 Possession of rock crab under the legal size limit. $500
Georges Mamelonet
(Percé) 		Sea urchin fishing without a licence. $1,500
Luc Richard
(Grande-Vallée)		 Recreational fishing of groundfish during a closed time. $300
Marcel Roussy
(Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé)		 Exceeding the authorized limit for cod. $2,100

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

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