Gulf region
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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 and Place of Residence | Charge Information (Section & Description) | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of Conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus G. Macdonald Port-Hood, NS |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Line violation and forfeiture of one trap. |
Snow Crab | $4,000 fine | 2020-08-18 |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. No record of tags |
Snow Crab | $750 fine | 2020-08-18 | |
James W. Gavin |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Fishing in an unauthorized area x2 |
Snow Crab | $10,000 fine | 2020-08-18 |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to hail-out to go crab fishing to a DMP company. |
Snow Crab | $750 fine | 2020-08-18 | |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to embark an at-sea observer at the request of a fishery officer. |
Snow Crab | $750 fine | 2020-08-18 | |
| Fisheries Act 34.4(1) - Fail to have both operators/license holders onboard while partaking in crab fishing activities. | Snow Crab | $750 fine | 2020-08-18 | |
| 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. Provided a false statement to a fishery officer during an interview. |
Snow Crab | $750 fine | 2020-08-18 | |
| Louis Paulin Lamèque, NB |
Atlantic Fishery Regulations 57 (1) (b) – Possessing lobster during close time. | Lobster | $900 fine | 2020-08-17 |
| Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 57 (b) - Fishing without a licence for oysters in a specified area during specified weekly close time. | Oyster | $250 fine | 2020-08-17 | |
| Fisheries Act 62 – No person shall obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, a fishery guardian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act. Poaching |
Oyster, lobster and clams | $700 fine | 2020-08-17 | |
| Fernand Savoie Lamèque, NB |
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 34 - Catching and retaining from the specified waters any clam of a specified species less than the specified minimum length. | Clams | $200 fine | 2020-08-17 |
| Fisheries Act 62 – No person shall obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, a fishery guardian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act. | $700 fine | 2020-08-17 | ||
| Gildard Chiasson Pigeon Hill, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Failure of returning to water a bycatch of American plaice. |
Smelt | $600 fine | 2020-08-04 |
| Ryan Pettigrew Salmon Beach, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Failure of returning a female lobster in the water |
Lobster | $1,000 fine | 2020-07-27 |
| Yves Gagnon Inkerman, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Failure of having a logbook and permit. |
Lobster | $1,800 fine | 2020-07-16 |
| Eldon Haché Le Goulet, NB |
Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Lobster | $4,550 fine | 2020-07-14 |
| Bruno Lanteigne Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $5,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Bernard Lanteigne Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area and non-valid tag. |
Lobster | $8,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Gilles Guignard Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area and failure of having license onboard. |
Lobster | $3,250 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Roland Lanteigne Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $3,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Marcel Ward Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $3,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Ernest Stewart Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $3,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Roger Lanteigne Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $3,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
| Denis Lecouteur Miscou, NB |
Fishery General Regulations 22 (7) - Failing to comply with any condition of the licence. Fishing in a closed area. |
Lobster | $3,000 fine | 2020-06-05 |
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