Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Gaspé

February 25, 2013

QUÉBEC — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in December 2012 and January 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act.

The fines imposed on the offenders total $6,100. In addition, the value of the seized fish was confiscated from one of them. The offenders are:

Offender and home	Offence	Fine
Richard Albert (Newport)	Possession of cod during a closed time.	$500
Sylvain Arsenault (Bonaventure)	Possession of rock crab under the legal size limit.	$800
Robert Dunn (Rivière-au-Renard)	Non-compliance with Greenland Halibut licence conditions by failing to hail out before 7 p.m. the day before and failing to comply with the departure time indicated during the hail-out.	$1,500
Rodrigue Langlois (L’Anse-au-Griffon)	Non-compliance with Atlantic halibut licence conditions by keeping Atlantic halibut under the minimum legal size and landing fish without a dockside observer present.	$3,000 + confiscation of seized fish.
Jean-Paul Lévesque (Kedgwick, N.-B.)	Harvesting softshell clams in a closed area.	$300

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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