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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Bimm Prince George, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Coho Salmon | $575.00 | 2021-09-13 |
| Cara Sinclair Vancouver, 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. |
Halibut | $863.00 + forfeiture of Halibut | 2021-09-13 |
| Cara Sinclair Vancouver, 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. |
Halibut | $863.00 + forfeiture of Halibut | 2021-09-13 |
| Kyle Schutz Prince George, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Coho Salmon | $575.00 | 2021-09-09 |
| Jay Beckstead Portland, OR, USA |
BC Sport Fishing Regulations, s63 No person shall fish for any species of fish 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 a lake or stream, during the close time set out in column II of that item. |
Steelhead Trout | $575.00 | 2021-09-03 |
| Yujie Guo Terrace, British Columbia |
BC 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 | $575.00 + forfeiture of Chinook salmon | 2021-08-26 |
| Richard Heriot Abbotsford, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Coho Salmon | $575.00 | 2021-08-23 |
| Leslie Taylor Abbotsford, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Coho Salmon | $575.00 | 2021-08-23 |
| Richard Porkka Fernie, British Columbia |
BC Sport Fishing Regulations, s55(1) No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, fish of any species, in a lake or stream, from 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31. |
Steelhead Trout | $250.00 | 2021-08-22 |
| Steven Prosser Terrace, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Pink Salmon | $250.00 | 2021-08-13 |
| Jordan Smoley Terrace, British Columbia |
Fishery (General) Regulations, s35(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall buy, sell, trade, barter or offer to buy, sell, trade or barter any fish unless it was caught and retained under the authority of a licence issued for the purpose of commercial fishing, a licence issued under Part VII, a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations in which the Minister has authorized the sale of fish or an Excess Salmon to Spawning Requirement Licence issued under the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. |
Halibut | $460.00 + forfeiture of Halibut | 2021-08-02 |
| Tierney Carroll Houston, British Columbia |
BC 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. |
Yelloweye Rockfish | $250.00 + forfeiture of Yelloweye rockfish | 2021-08-02 |
| Steven Bakker Terrace, British Columbia |
BC 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 | $288.00 + forfeiture of Chinook salmon | 2021-08-02 |
| Tylor Evans Terrace, British Columbia | BC Sport Fishing Regulations, s56(1) No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule VII, of an overall length set out in column II, than (a) the daily quota set out in column III or the daily catch limit under section 7 of the Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations, in respect of fish caught in Atlin Lake, Bennett Lake, Laidlaw Lake, Morley Lake, Tagish Lake, Teslin Lake, or in Rancheria River, Swift River or their tributaries; or (b) the daily quota set out in column III, in any other case. |
Steelhead Trout | $288.00 + forfeiture of Steelhead trout | 2021-08-02 |
| Wen Xiong Xu Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Fisheries Act, Section 33 No person shall purchase, sell or possess any fish that has been caught in contravention of this Act or the regulations. |
Bivalve | $3,000.00 court-ordered fine, forefiture | 2021-07-20 |
| Ning Ning Ding Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations Section 3(2) Notwithstanding any other regulations made under the Fisheries Act, where a Regional Director General issues an order under subsection (1) in respect of an area, no person shall, in that area, fish for or catch and retain any species of fish specified in the order unless (a) the person is the holder of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying that licence; or (b) the person is named in a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying a copy of that licence. |
Bivalve | $3,000.00 court-ordered fine, forefiture | 2021-07-20 |
| Liu Lubin Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations Section 3(2) Notwithstanding any other regulations made under the Fisheries Act, where a Regional Director General issues an order under subsection (1) in respect of an area, no person shall, in that area, fish for or catch and retain any species of fish specified in the order unless (a) the person is the holder of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying that licence; or (b) the person is named in a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying a copy of that licence. |
Bivalve | $3,000.00 court-ordered fine, forefiture | 2021-07-20 |
| Brian Wiebe Burns Lake, British Columbia | BC 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. BC 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. |
Chinook Salmon | $250.00 + $150.00 + forfeiture of gear and Chinook salmon | 2021-07-14 |
| David Teichroeb Vanderhoof, British Columbia | Fisheries Act,43.4(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. |
Halibut | $2500.00 + forfeiture of oversized Halibut | 2021-07-06 |
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