Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Maier Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s43 No person shall fish for salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, during the close time set out in column V of that item. |
Chinook Salmon | $575.00 | 2022-11-18 |
| Bao Lam Nguyen Edmonton, Alberta |
Fisheries Act s33 No person shall purchase, sell or possess any fish that has been caught in contravention of this Act or the regulations. British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s18(1)(a) (1) No person shall (a) fish unless the person holds a licence; |
Rockfish / Lingcod - Receational | $3000.00 and $1000.00 court-ordered fine | 2022-11-03 |
| Adrian Kern Campbell River, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act s25(1) Subject to the regulations, no person shall place or set any fishing gear or apparatus in any water, along any beach or within any fishery during a close time. |
Pacific Halibut - Commercial | $49,704.68 fine and an 8 month fishing prohibition | 2022-10-31 |
| James Shaw Heriot Bay, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act s43.4(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. |
Bivalve | $500.00 in court-ordered fines | 2022-10-24 |
| Mario Grahammer Terrace, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s44 No person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item. |
Sockeye Salmon | $288.00 and forfeiture of 1 Sockeye salmon | 2022-10-21 |
| Paul Mundle Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Coho Salmon | $575.00 | 2022-10-18 |
| Mariya Mamchur Terrace, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s44 No person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item. |
Pink Salmon | $345.00 and forfeiture of 2 Pink salmon | 2022-10-04 |
| Jiaming Wang Hazelton, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s44 No person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item. |
Salmon - Receational | $288.00 Ticket | 2022-10-03 |
| Richard Crosson Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act s62 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. British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Salmon - Receational | $1000.00 and $1500.00 court-ordered fine | 2022-09-22 |
| Osamu Horii Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s43.4(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. |
Sockeye Salmon | $863.00 | 2022-09-22 |
| Samuel Douglas Philps Red Deer, Alberta |
Fisheries Act s63 (1) No person shall make a false 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 paragraph 38(9)(a) or (b) who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act. |
Salmon - Recreational | $4,000.00 fine and one year fishing prohibition | 2022-09-14 |
| Van Hien Nguyen Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act s33 No person shall purchase, sell or possess any fish that has been caught in contravention of this Act or the regulations. British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s18(1)(a) (1) No person shall (a) fish unless the person holds a licence; |
Rockfish / Lingcod - Receational | $4000.00 and $1000.00 court-ordered fine | 2022-09-07 |
| Angel Emparanza San Sebastian, Spain |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Coho Salmon - Recreational | $575.00 Ticket | 2022-08-24 |
| Ry Huynh Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act s43.4(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. |
Bivalve | $1,726.00 in court-ordered fines | 2022-08-10 |
| Steven Fast Gibsons, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s18 (1) No person shall (a) fish unless the person holds a licence. |
Recreational - Prawn | $575.00 federal contraventions ticket | 2022-08-10 |
| Wei Tan Vancouver, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations 24 (1) No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item. (2) The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I. |
Recreational - Rockfish and Lingcod | $575.00 federal contraventions ticket | 2022-08-03 |
| Guo Liang Vancouver, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations (1) No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item. (2) The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I. |
Recreational - Rockfish and Lingcod | $575.00 federal contraventions ticket | 2022-08-03 |
| Jian Zhang Richmond, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations (1) No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item. (2) The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I. |
Recreational - Rockfish and Lingcod | $575.00 federal contraventions ticket | 2022-08-02 |
| Walter Webb Terrace, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Sockeye Salmon | $575.00 | 2022-07-29 |
| Gerry Rollie Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s48 No person shall catch and retain a salmon of a species set out in column I of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, the overall length of which is less than the minimum overall length set out in column II. |
Chinook Salmon | $288.00 and forfeiture of 1 undersized Chinook salmon | 2022-07-29 |
| Richard Parker Vanderhoof, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s44 No person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item. |
Chinook Salmon - Recreational | $288.00 Ticket | 2022-07-28 |
| Bryce Knechtel Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Chinook Salmon | $575.00 | 2022-07-27 |
| Haoba Chi Burnaby, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s24 (1) No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item. (2) The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I. |
Recreational - Rockfish and Lingcod | $575.00 federal contraventions ticket | 2022-07-25 |
| Michele Fisher Fort Nelson, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s43 No person shall fish for salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, during the close time set out in column V of that item. |
Chinook Salmon - Recreational | $575.00 Ticket | 2022-07-22 |
| Bradley Kendell Fort Nelson, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s25(1) No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II. |
Halibut - Recreational | $288.00 Ticket | 2022-07-22 |
| Piotr Skokowski Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s49 No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Chinook Salmon | $575.00 | 2022-07-21 |
| Shane Goretzky Vanderhoof, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s37(1)(b) No person shall catch and retain (b) a Dungeness crab that measures less than 165 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace. |
Dungeness Crab - Recreational | $345.00 Ticket | 2022-07-16 |
| Eric Goretzky Lumsden, Saskawatchewan |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s37(1)(b) No person shall catch and retain (b) a Dungeness crab that measures less than 165 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace. |
Dungeness Crab - Recreational | $345.00 Ticket | 2022-07-16 |
| Duane Goretzky Peachland, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations s37(1)(b) No person shall catch and retain (b) a Dungeness crab that measures less than 165 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace. |
Dungeness Crab - Recreational | $345.00 Ticket | 2022-07-16 |
| Janet Plummer Kitimat, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, s25(1) No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II. |
Yelloweye Rockfish | $288.00 and forfeiture of 1 Yelloweye Rockfish | 2022-07-12 |
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