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 | Charge information (Date, location of the offence, sections and description) | Location of court judgement | Species and fishery(ies) | Fines, penalties, forfeitures, prohibitions or orders | Dates of conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea, Kelley Garrett | BCSFR 37(1)(b) catch and retain undersized Dungeness Crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $1,250 fine | 2025-12-01 |
| Dai, Genjing | BCSFR 35(1) catch and retain in a day more fish of a species, from any Subarea, than the daily quota allows | Campbell River, B.C. | Sea cucumber | $2,000 fine and forfeiture | 2025-11-24 |
| FA 43.4(1) fail to compy with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Campbell River, B.C. | Sea cucumber | $1,000 fine and forfeiture | 2025-11-24 | |
| Lu, Xue Hong | BCSFR 18(1)(a) fish without a licence | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $500 fine | 2025-11-19 |
| BCSFR 36(b) catch and retain more than four Red Rock Crab | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,500 fine | 2025-11-19 | |
| FA 62 obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, fishery guardian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,500 fine | 2025-11-19 | |
| Blaney, Albert Joseph | FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Campbell River, B.C. | Commercial Clam | $500 fine | 2025-11-12 |
| PFR 26(1) fishing without the authority of a licence | Campbell River, B.C. | Commercial Clam | $4,500 fine | 2025-11-12 | |
| Dunabeitia, Matthew James | FA 43.4(1) fail to comply with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Port Alberni, B.C. | Pacific Herring | $5,000 fine | 2025-11-06 |
| FA 43.4(1) fail to comply with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Port Alberni, B.C. | Pacific Herring | $1,500 fine | 2025-11-06 | |
| Kostering, Douglas Alan | PFR 26(1) fishing without the authority of a licence | Port Alberni, B.C. | Commercial Halibut | $5,000 fine and forfeiture | 2025-11-06 |
| FFR 35(2) buy, sell, trade or barter fish without a licence | Port Alberni, B.C. | Commercial Halibut | $10,000 fine | 2025-11-06 | |
| Vandendries, Yurii | FA 43.4(1) fail to comply with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Campbell River, B.C. | Commercial Prawn | $1,000 fine | 2025-11-04 |
| Li, Xiaofeng | BCSFR 25(1) catch and retain more than daily quota | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $1,500 fine | 2025-10-31 |
| FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $1,500 fine | 2025-10-31 | |
| FA 43.4(1) fail to comply with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $1,000 fine | 2025-10-31 | |
| NGUYEN, O Van | PFR 63 fish for species of shellfish during a closed time | North Vancouver, B.C. | Prawn | $10,000 fine | 2025-10-17 |
| PFR 63 fish for species of shellfish during a closed time | North Vancouver, B.C. | Prawn | $15,000 fine | 2025-10-17 | |
| PFR 63 fish for species of shellfish during a closed time | North Vancouver, B.C. | Prawn | $15,000 fine | 2025-10-17 | |
| Le, Van Tho | FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $2,000 fine, forfeiture of gear, 1 year prohibition and $600 victim surcharge | 2025-09-10 |
| BCSFR 24 fish for species during closed time | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $2,000 fine and $600 victim surcharge | 2025-09-10 | |
| Tran, Hung Manh | FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $750 fine, forfeiture of gear, 2 year prohibition and $225 victim surcharge | 2025-09-10 |
| BCSFR 24 fish for species during closed time | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Rockfish | $750 fine and $225 victim surcharge | 2025-09-10 | |
| Duyag, Eduardo Zuniga | BCSFR 34(1) fish for species during closed time | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $2,500 fine | 2025-09-08 |
| FA 62 obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, fishery guardian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,000 fine | 2025-09-08 | |
| Dang, Lien Bich Thi | PFR 63 fishing for a species of shellfish during a closed time | North Vancouver, B.C. | Prawn | $20,000 fine | 2025-09-03 |
| PFR 63 fishing for a species of shellfish during a closed time | North Vancouver, B.C. | Prawn | $20,000 fine | 2025-09-03 | |
| Han, Min | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Courtenay, B.C. | Oysters | $3,000 fine | 2025-09-03 |
| Li, Yun Dian | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Courtenay, B.C. | Oysters | $3,000 fine | 2025-09-03 |
| Qi, Zhong | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Courtenay, B.C. | Oysters | $3,000 fine | 2025-09-03 |
| FA 63(1) false statements to a fishery officer | Courtenay, B.C. | Oysters | $500 fine | 2025-09-03 | |
| Wei, Guang Jun | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Courtenay, B.C. | Oysters | $3,000 fine | 2025-09-03 |
| Ledesma, Jimmy | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-28 |
| BCSFR 14.1 possess female dungeness, red rock or king crab | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-28 | |
| BCSFR 18(1)(a) fish without holding a licence | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $100 fine | 2025-08-28 | |
| Parayno, Melinda | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-28 |
| BCSFR 14.1 possess female dungeness, red rock or king crab | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-28 | |
| BCSFR 18(1)(a) fish without holding a licence | Vancouver, B.C. | Crab | $100 fine | 2025-08-28 | |
| Adaza, Victor III Marundan | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,250 fine | 2025-08-12 |
| BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,250 fine | 2025-08-12 | |
| Baylon, Damaso Quinto | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-12 |
| BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,000 fine | 2025-08-12 | |
| Caraang, Camilo Solmiano Jr | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,250 fine | 2025-08-12 |
| BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,250 fine | 2025-08-12 | |
| Cuaresma, Brendalyn | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,500 fine | 2025-08-12 |
| BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,500 fine | 2025-08-12 | |
| Tamayo, Alicia Paronable | BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,500 fine | 2025-08-12 |
| BCSFR 13(1) possess more than twice daily quota of fish | Richmond, B.C | Oysters and clams | $1,500 fine | 2025-08-12 | |
| Chickite, Sheldon Kenneth | FA 43.4(1) fail to compy wiith terms and conditions of lease/licence | Campbell River, B.C. | Prawn | $2,000 fine | 2025-08-06 |
| Leask, Clyde Elmore | FA 62 obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, a fishery guradian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this act | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 |
| FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 | |
| SARA 32(1) illegally kill/harrass/capture a threatened species | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 | |
| Leask, Conrad Stanley | FA 62 obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, a fishery guradian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this act | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 |
| FA 33 purchase, sell or possess illegally caught fish | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 | |
| SARA 32(1) illegally kill/harrass/capture a threatened species | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Abalone | Conditional Sentence Order 5 months | 2025-07-21 | |
| Hatt, Christian George | PFR 63 fish for species of shellfish during a closed time | Powell River, B.C. | Clam | $3,500 fine | 2025-07-11 |
| Bullock, Sherry | PFR 63 fish for species of shellfish during a closed time | Powell River, B.C. | Clam | 18 month probation order | 2025-07-11 |
| Atchison, Roger | FA 43.4(1) fail to comply with terms and conditions of lease/licence | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Rockfish | $25,312 fine | 2025-07-09 |
| Wang, Jian Hui | BCSFR 18(1) fish without valid tidal sport fishing licence | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $1,125 fine | 2025-06-27 |
| BCSFR 37(1)(b) catch and retain undersized Dungeness Crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $1,125 fine | 2025-06-27 | |
| BCSFR 36(b) catch and retain in a day, more than four Dungeness Crab and Red Rock crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $1,125 fine | 2025-06-27 | |
| BCSFR 14.1 possess female Dungeness, Red Rock or King Crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $1,125 fine | 2025-06-27 | |
| Jiang, Shunbin | BCSFR 37(1)(b) catch and retain undersized Dungeness Crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $875 fine | 2025-06-27 |
| BCSFR 36(b) catch and retain in a day, more than four Dungeness Crab and Red Rock crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $875 fine | 2025-06-27 | |
| BCSFR 14.1 possess female Dungeness, Red Rock or King Crab | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $875 fine | 2025-06-27 | |
| FGR 11 fail to produce licence | Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Crab | $875 fine | 2025-06-27 |
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