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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Clayton Thomas |
Section 10(2) Netting inland waters |
Grand Falls |
Salmon |
$1000 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters or obtaining a licence for a period of two years |
2026-04-23 |
Section 33 Illegal possession |
Trout |
$1000 Fine Forfeiture of seized items |
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Stephen Bennett |
Section 10(2) Netting inland waters |
Grand Falls |
Salmon |
$1000 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters or obtaining a licence for a period of two years |
2026-04-23 |
Section 33 Illegal possession |
Salmon/Trout |
$1000 Fine Forfeiture of seized items |
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Richard Hobbs |
Section 10(2) Netting inland waters |
Grand Falls |
Salmon |
$1000 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters or obtaining a licence for a period of two years |
2026-04-23 |
Section 33 Illegal possession |
Salmon/Trout |
$1000 Fine Forfeiture of seized items |
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Scott Fortune |
Section 33 Possessing crab illegally |
Stephenville |
Crab |
$1000 Fine |
2026-04-10 |
Section 63(3) Falsifying information |
$1000 Fine |
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Section 121 Fraud on Government |
6 months jail time and 12 months probation |
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Section 122 Breach of trust by a public officer |
6 months jail time and 12 months probation concurrent with previous conviction |
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Kent Greenham |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding weekly limit |
Gander |
Cod |
$1250 Fine Clawback of excess cod valued at $992.94 |
2026-04-02 |
Section 43.4(1) Failing to complete fishing log |
$1500 Fine |
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Darren Thompson |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily catch limit |
Gander |
Recreational Cod |
$1500 Fine Prohibited from recreational ground fishing for a period of one year and forfeiture of seized items |
2026-03-31 |
Kevin Thompson |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily catch limit |
Gander |
Recreational Cod |
$1500 Fine Prohibited from recreational ground fishing for a period of one year and forfeiture of seized items |
2026-03-31 |
Wayne Miller |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding weekly limit |
Grand Bank |
Atlantic Halibut |
$5000 Fine |
2026-03-26 |
Lorne Hawkins |
Section 59(2) Possession of undersized lobster |
Gander |
Lobster |
$4000 Fine Forfeiture of seized items |
2026-03-26 |
Leslie Hurley |
Section 91(1) Fishing during closed time |
Grand Falls |
Recreational Cod |
$1250 Fine Forfeiture of seized items |
2026-03-25 |
Justin Rideout |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding daily catch limit |
Gander |
Capelin |
$1500 Fine Clawback of excess capelin valued at $2305.92 |
2026-02-17 |
Matthew Goodwin |
Section 7 Retaining undersized whelk |
Grand Bank |
Whelk |
$2000 Fine Forfeiture of seized whelk valued at $5538.96 |
2026-02-13 |
Tony Budden |
Section 62 Obstructing a fishery officer/guardian |
Corner Brook |
Trout/Salmon |
$500 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters for a period of one year |
2026-02-10 |
Ian Pilgrim |
Section 10(2) Jigging inland waters |
Corner Brook |
Salmon |
$750 Fine Prohibited from recreational fishing for a period of one year and forfeiture of seized items |
2026-02-03 |
Section 14 (2)(a) Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations Using a weighted fly on scheduled inland waters |
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Jennifer Hancock |
Section 10(2) Jigging inland waters |
Corner Brook |
Salmon |
$750 Fine Prohibited from recreational fishing for a period of one year |
2026-02-03 |
Section 14 (2)(a) Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations Using a barbed hook on scheduled inland waters |
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John Francis Benoit |
Section 14(1)(b) Illegal fishing |
Stephenville |
Lobster |
$2000 Fine Prohibited from engaging in any form of fishing for a period of one year |
2026-01-22 |
Section 62 Obstructing a Fishery Officer/Fishery Guardian |
$500 Fine |
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Stephen Small |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding daily catch limit |
Gander |
Capelin |
$1250 Fine |
2025-12-09 |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding daily catch limit |
$1250 Fine Forfeiture of 10,573 lbs of capelin valued at $2748.98 |
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Grant Boyde |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Grand Falls |
Cod |
$1000 Fine Prohibited from fishing in Canadian waters for period of 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2025-12-03 |
Section 49.01(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Mackerel |
$300 Fine Forfeiture of seized mackerel |
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Nolan Newbury |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Grand Falls |
Cod |
$1000 Fine Prohibited from fishing in Canadian waters for period of 1 year |
2025-12-03 |
Section 49.01(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Mackerel |
$300 Fine Forfeiture of seized mackerel |
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