Gulf region convictions under the Fisheries Act
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Acronyms of Legislations/Regulations
- ACFLR
- Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations
- BCSFR
- B.C. Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996
- CCC
- Canada Criminal Code
- CSA
- Canada Shipping Act
- FA
- Fisheries Act
- FGR
- Fishery (General) Regulations
- MCFR
- Management of Contaminated Fishery Regulations
- MMR
- Marine Mammal Regulations
- NTFR
- Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations
- PAR
- Pacific Aquaculture Regulations
- PFMAR
- Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007
- PFR
- Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993
- SARA
- Species At Risk Act
- YTFR
- Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations
| Name | Charge Information (Section & Description) | Place of judgment | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of conviction |
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Jeremy James Arthur Gaudet |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. |
Charlottetown, PEI |
Lobster |
$2,000 fine |
2026-04-20 |
Réal Arseneau |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possession of lobsters whose length is less than the minimum size established in a lobster fishing area. |
Miramichi, NB |
Lobster |
$8,500 fine |
2026-04-13 |
Ola Leblanc |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. |
Moncton, NB |
Lobster |
$5,000 fine |
2026-04-13 |
Fisheries Act 33 - Possess fish caught in contravention of regulations. |
$1,500 fine |
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Norman Leblanc |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. |
Moncton, NB |
Lobster |
$5,000 fine |
2026-04-13 |
Fisheries Act 33 - Possess fish caught in contravention of regulations. |
$1,500 fine |
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Luckie Milliea |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. Fail to report lost gear. |
Moncton, NB |
Lobster |
$2,000 fine |
2026-03-16 |
Fisheries Act 25 (2) - Subject to the regulations and subsection (3), any person who places or sets any fishing gear or apparatus in any water, along any beach or within any fishery shall remove it when the gear or apparatus is not being tended and prior to the commencement of a close time. |
$3,000 fine |
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Lawrence Tex Francis |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. |
Moncton, NB |
Lobster |
$2,350 fine |
2026-03-09 |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3) - Having in possession female lobster with eggs attached. |
$1,000 fine |
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Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. Possession of 1 oversized female lobster. |
$1,000 fine |
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Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. Failure to complete logbook. |
$904.50 fine |
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| Paul-André David | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 40 - Herring fishing in the specified waters during an established closureperiod. |
Bathurst, NB | Herring | $604.50 fine | 2026-02-13 |
| Benoît Roussel | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 40 - Herring fishing in the specified waters during an established closure period. |
Bathurst, NB | Herring | $604.50 fine | 2026-02-09 |
| Renald Roussel | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. No valid tag on the herring net. |
Bathurst, NB | Herring | $904.50 fine | 2026-02-03 |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. 5 undersized lobster and 4 separated tails and carapace. |
Moncton, NB | Lobster | $900 fine | 2026-01-15 |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. Possession of lobster parts separated from the carapace. |
$500 fine | ||||
| Fernand Savoie | Maritime Provinces Fisheries Regulations 34 - To take and retain clams of the targeted species from the specified waters when their length is below the established minimum size. |
Bathurst, NB | Bar Clams | $500 fine | 2026-01-12 |
| Yves Gautreau | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1) (a) - Lobster fishing in the specified waters during the established closed season. |
Bathurst, NB | Lobster | $5,000 fine | 2026-01-12 |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3) - No person shall buy, sell or have in their possession any female lobster with eggs attached. |
$1,000 fine | ||||
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possession of lobsters whose length is below the minimum size established for a lobster fishing area. |
$4,000 fine | ||||
| Norbert Duguay | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act. No Electronic Logbook (ELOG). |
Moncton, NB | Lobster | $904.50 fine | 2026-01-08 |
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