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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Brian Wayne Howich Port Hardy, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, s18(1)(a)(1) No person shall (a) fish unless the person holds a licence. British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, s39(2) No person shall fish for crab with a ring net or crab trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name is attached to the net or trap. British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, s41 No person shall fish with a crab trap unless the trap has a section in the top or in a sidewall that has been laced, sewn or otherwise secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than grade No. 120, which, on deterioration or parting, produces a rectangular opening with a minimum size of 7 cm × 20 cm or a square opening with a minimum size of 11 cm × 11 cm. Fisheries Act, s33 No person shall purchase, sell or possess any fish that has been caught in contravention of this Act or the regulations. |
Dungeness Crab | $9,000 court-ordered fine, forfeiture, and 8-month fishing prohibition | 2022-05-11 |
| Phat Fanny Oyster Farm Ltd. 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. |
Bivalve | $500 court-ordered fine | 2022-05-09 |
| Lighthouse Shellfish Ltd. 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 | $1,000 court-ordered fine | 2022-04-12 |
| Argosy Sea Farms Ltd. Squirrel Cove, 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 | $600 court-ordered fine | 2022-03-28 |
| Joe Tarnowski Union Bay, British Columbia |
British Columbia Sport Fishing Regualtions, 1996 s35(1) No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule V, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II. |
Pacific Oyster | $5,000 court-ordered fine. | 2022-03-10 |
| British Coastal Bivalves + Ltd. Langley, 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 | $1,000 court-ordered fine | 2022-03-08 |
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