Gulf region convictions under the Fisheries Act

Blenise Young

The General Fisheries Regulation, Article 46(3)(c) - however, failed, at the request of an observer, to provide the vessel's position in latitude and longitude.

Port Hawkesbury, NS

Halibut

$30,000,
suspended from fishing groundfish for a period of six months and prohibited from applying for a new license to fish groundfish for the same period, must fish onboard a vessel with a functional and operating vessel monitoring system for a six-month period.

2025-11-04

Grant Cameron

Fisheries Act 25(1) – Place or set fishing gear or apparatus in water, along a beach or within a fishery during a closed period.

Port Hawkesbury, NS

Halibut

A total fine of $76,561.35, a one-year ban on the groundfish fishery in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Division 4S and groundfish fishing subarea 4T2a, and a requirement to operate a vessel monitoring system (VMS) on his fishing vessel for one year.

2025-10-29

Fisheries Act Article 79 -  If the court is satisfied that the offender has received financial benefits from the commission of the offence, the court may, in addition to the maximum fine that may be imposed under this Act, impose on the court an additional fine in an amount that the court considers equal to those benefits.

Port Hawkesbury, NS

Halibut

$36, 561.35 in fines for the value of the fish sold

2025-10-29

General Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) – Fishing without a licence

Port Hawkesbury, NS

Halibut

$10,000 and a court order to send a letter of apology to the at-sea observer

2025-10-29

Marcel Guignard

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Illegal landing of snow crab

Bathurst, NB

Snow Crab

2,500.00 $ fine

2025-08-08

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 53 (c) – Possess crab part or meat separated from the carapace.

Bathurst, NB

Snow Crab

2,500.00 $ fine

2025-08-08

Yves Gagnon

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) -  Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area.

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

5,200.00 fine

2025-08-08

Basile Gauvin

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) -  Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area.

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

11,200.00 $ fine

2025-07-23

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3) -  Buying female lobster with eggs attached.

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

1,000.00 $ fine

2025-07-23

Bertrand Turbide

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) -  Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area.

Miramichi, NB

Lobster

14,000.00 $ fine

2025-07-23

Gordon Tuplin

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1)(b) – Fishing without a licence

Summerside, PE

Lobster

6 months’ probation, 25 hours community service and 96 lobster traps forfeited

2025-07-15

Mohammed Hamouam

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1)(a) -  Fishing lobster during close time in specified waters.

 
Charlottetown, PE

Lobster

5,000.00 $ fine

2025-07-14

Fisheries Act 63 (1) -  Making a false statement or misleading statement, whether orally or in writing to an inspector, a fishery officer, a fishery guardian, any authority designated by a fishery officer or a fishery guardian or any authority prescribed under this Act.

Charlottetown, PE

Lobster

500.00 $ fine

2025-07-14

Francois Beaudin

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) -  Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area.

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

1,000.00 $ fine

2025-07-07

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3) -  Buying female lobster with eggs attached.

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

2,500.00 $ fine

2025-07-07

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Had 3 female lobsters measuring between 115mm and 129mm

Bathurst, NB

Lobster

2,000.00 $ fine

2025-07-07

Richard Samuel MacDougall

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Had 3 conical rock crab traps on board

Charlottetown, PE

Lobster

6,000 $ fine + 3 Conical rock traps, rope and buoys forfeited

2025-06-21

Joe Francis

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Was in possession of 14 undersized lobsters

Moncton, NB

Lobster

$1,800.00 fine

2025-06-26

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Possession of one oversized female lobster

Moncton, NB

Lobster

$500.00 fine

2025-06-26

Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3)- Possession of female lobster with eggs attached.

Moncton, NB

Lobster

$500.00 fine

2025-06-06

Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence.
Inaccurate logbook (estimate ~30% less than offloaded).

Colbie Hiram Jeffery White

Fisheries Act 34.3 (4)(e) -  Fish in any manner within 23 m downstream from the lower entrance to any fishway, obstruction or leap.

Georgetown, PE

Gaspereau

1,000 $ fine +  Forfeiture of 1115lbs of Gaspereau caught in relation to said offences were seized and sold to the Receiver General of Canada in the amount of $1672.50

2025-05-26

Maritime Provinces Fisheries Regulations 4 (1)(a) -  Unlawfully fishing for any fish.

Georgetown, PE

Gaspereau

3,500 $ fine

2025-05-26