Newfoundland and Labrador 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 | Charge Information (Section & Description) | Place of judgment | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of Conviction |
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Eldred Woodford |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding daily limit |
Gander |
Capelin |
$1500 Fine Clawback of excess capelin valued at $1,732.68 |
2025-10-21 |
Michael Roberts |
Section 43.4(1) Improperly tagged gear |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Lobster |
$2500 Fine Prohibited from fishing the first day of the 2026 lobster season |
2025-10-08 |
Section 33 Illegally retained fish |
Forfeiture of 73 lbs of lobster valued at $478.15 |
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Tony Ward |
Section 43.4(1) Hauling pots set by another vessel |
Grand Falls Windsor |
Crab |
$2000 Fine |
2025-08-25 |
Providing false information in logbook |
$2000 Fine |
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Morris Craig Ward |
Section 43.4(1) Hauling pots set by another vessel |
Grand Falls Windsor |
Crab |
$2000 Fine |
2025-08-25 |
Providing false information in logbook |
$2000 Fine |
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(Otto) Jack Walters |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Clarenville |
Recreational Cod |
$600 fine Prohibited from recreational fishing for a period of 1 year |
2025-08-08 |
Dan Andrews |
Section 42.1 Fishing without a licence |
Grand Falls |
Salmon |
$2000 Fine |
2025-07-22
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Albeus Doyle |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Harbour Grace |
Recreational Cod |
$750 Fine |
2025-06-25 |
Section 34(3) Wasting fish fit for human consumption |
$750 Fine |
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Ryan Noonan |
Section 34(3) Wasting fish fit for human consumption |
Harbour Grace |
Recreational Cod |
$1000 Fine |
2025-06-25 |
Wayne Noonan |
Section 34(3) Wasting fish fit for human consumption |
Harbour Grace |
Recreational Cod |
$1000 Fine |
2025-06-25 |
David Croft |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding weekly trip limit |
St. John’s |
Crab |
$5000 Fine |
2025-06-25 |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding weekly trip limit |
$5000 Fine |
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Section 43.4(1) Exceeding weekly trip limit |
$5000 Fine |
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Michael Domalain |
Section 42.1 Fishing without a licence |
Grand Falls |
Salmon |
$3500 Fine |
2025-06-16 |
Daniel Morgan |
Section 52(a) Fishing during closed time |
Gander |
Crab |
$1500 Fine |
2025-06-09 |
Elwin Regular |
Section 91.1 Fishing during closed time |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Recreational Cod |
$1500 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational cod fishery for a period of 1 year |
2025-05-31 |
Glen Norman |
Section 91.1 Fishing during closed time |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Cod |
$1500 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational cod fishery for a period of 1 year |
2025-05-31 |
Christopher Feltham |
Section 44(1) Retaining undersized herring |
Gander |
Herring |
$1000 Fine Forfeiture of 65,168 lbs of herring valued at $3,258.40 |
2025-05-22 |
Section 44(1) Retaining undersized herring |
$1000 Fine |
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Nelson Haggett |
Section 43.4(1) Offloading catch without a monitor present |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Cod |
$1500 Fine |
2025-05-20 |
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