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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 |
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Cedric Brown-Pagé (Sherbrooke) |
Imported moss balls contaminated with zebra mussels, an invasive aquatic species, into Canada. |
Zebra mussel |
$6,000 |
2023-05-03 |
Augustin Lavoie (La Baie) |
Having fished and kept more than 5 groundfish in a single day of recreational fishing. |
Groundfish |
$200 |
2023-03-22 |
Armand Durette (Saint-Omer) |
Having obstructed the Fishery Officers in the execution of their duties. |
Soft-shell clam |
Incarceration for 6 months and probation for 3 years from being in any place where shellfish harvesting takes place in Canada, whether it is an open or closed area for harvesting. |
2023-03-20 |
Samuel Lapierre (Étang-du-Nord) |
Failing to remove fishing gear from the water prior to the start of the closed season. |
Lobster |
$500 |
2023-03-08 |
Johnny Turbide (Havre-aux-Maisons) |
Having fished for lobster without a license or authorization. |
Lobster |
$1,500 |
2023-03-08 |
Having fished for lobster in the lagoons of the Magdalen Islands. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2023-03-08 |
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Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2023-03-08 |
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Having fished for lobster during the closed season. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2023-03-08 |
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Dominic Vigneault (Fatima) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by using and having on board his vessel fishing gear without valid tags. |
Whelk |
$1,200 |
2023-03-08 |
Jérémie Lacasse (Baie-Comeau) |
Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. |
Soft-shell clam |
$1,000 |
2023-02-22 |
Having fished and kept more than the authorized allocation (300 clams) for recreational fishing on the same day. |
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Dennis Savard (Tadoussac) |
Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. |
Soft-shell clam |
$1,000 |
2023-02-22 |
Having fished and kept more than the authorized allocation (300 clams) for recreational fishing on the same day. |
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Jean Tremblay (Forestville) |
Having fished for sea urchin without a license or authorization. |
Sea urchin |
$1,000 |
2023-02-22 |
Having fished for Stimpson surf clam without a license or authorization. |
Stimpson surf clam |
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Melvin Lavallée (Saint-Augustin) |
Having fished for whelk without a license or authorization. |
Whelk |
$500 |
2023-02-15 |
Matéo Maurice (Saint-Augustin) |
Being in possession of Atlantic salmon that have been caught in contravention of this Act or regulation. |
Atlantic Salmon |
$1,000 |
2023-02-15 |
Bobby Etheridge (L’Anse-au-Clair) |
Having refused the presence of an observer at sea. |
Lumpfish |
$750 |
2023-02-13 |
Garry Etheridge (Brador Bay) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by fishing without activating their Vessel Monitoring System. |
Snow crab |
$500 |
2023-02-13 |
Andrew Fequet (Vieux-Fort) |
Have fished for herring with a gillnet made in whole or in part of monofilament between May 1 and December 31 |
Herring |
$750 |
2023-02-13 |
Stéphane Grenier (Hope Town) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by illegally using lobster traps without valid tags for his fishing activities. |
Lobster |
$1,200 |
2023-02-13 |
Having operated fishing gear without the vessel registration number on the buoy attached to it. |
Lobster |
$500 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by failing to have a complete and up-to-date record of fishing gear tags on board the fishing vessel. |
Lobster |
$1,000 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by illegally using a trap with more than one fishing tag. |
Lobster |
$300 |
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I&S Seafoods (St. Paul River) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by transporting snow crab without a Vessel Monitoring System reporting the information to the Department. |
Snow crab |
$500 |
2023-02-13 |
Leon D. Keats (St. Paul River) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by fishing for snow crab in an unauthorized area. |
Snow crab |
$1,000 |
2023-02-13 |
Terry Keats (St. Paul River) |
Failing to comply with license conditions by fishing for snow crab in an unauthorized area. |
Snow crab |
$1,000 |
2023-02-13 |
Carane Lavallée (Vieux-Fort) |
Having fished for lobster without a license or authorization. |
Lobster |
$2,000 |
2023-02-13 |
Having fished for lobster without a license or authorization. |
Lobster |
$2,000 |
2023-02-13 |
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Julie Gauthier (Saint-Irénée) |
Having fished for capelin without a license or authorization. |
Capelin |
$5,000 |
2023-02-08 |
Having sold capelin that had been caught in contravention of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985. |
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Denis Therriault (Port-Cartier) |
Having fished and kept soft-shell clams in a area closed to shellfish harvesting by a prohibition order due to contamination. |
Soft-shell clam |
$500 |
2023-02-07 |
Steeve Duguay |
Failing to comply with license conditions by sending his logbook entries after the 72-hour delay maximum. |
Lobster |
$1,000 |
2023-01-18 |
Failing to comply with license conditions by not completing his logbook (data complete and closed) prior to landing. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2023-01-18 |
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Bertrand Pagé |
Failing to comply with license conditions by not completing his electronic logbook and ensure that the data is complete and closed prior to landing. |
Lobster |
$1,350 |
2023-01-18 |
Having fished for lobster during the closed season. |
Lobster |
$800 |
2023-01-18 |
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Yves Couture |
Possession of female lobsters carrying eggs. |
Lobster |
$1,000 and forfeiture of seized lobsters |
2023-01-17 |
Bertrand Desbois |
Possession of female lobsters carrying eggs. |
Lobster |
$2,000 and forfeiture of seized lobsters |
2023-01-17 |
Patrice Richard |
Possession of snow crabs that are less than 95 mm wide. |
Snow crab |
$1,700 |
2023-01-12 |
Yves Bujold (Cascapédia Saint-Jules) |
Possession of small clams under the legal size. |
Soft-shell clam |
$316 and forfeiture of seized clams |
2022-12-29 |
Réjean Denis (Paspébiac) |
Possession of small clams under the legal size. |
Soft-shell clam |
$306 and forfeiture of seized clams |
2022-12-16 |
Tony Gauthier |
Having fished for snow crab without a license. |
Snow crab |
$2,350 |
2022-12-13 |
Having fished for lobster without a license. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2022-12-13 |
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Julie Lapierre |
Having fished for lobster without a license. |
Lobster |
$1,750 |
2022-12-06 |
Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2022-12-06 |
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Donald Lefrançois |
Having fished for clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting by a prohibition order due to contamination. |
Soft-shell clam |
$500 |
2022-12-06 |
Kevin Caron |
Failing to comply with license conditions by possessing a dead red tuna without a valid DFO issued numbered tag. |
Tuna |
$1,000 |
2022-11-30 |
Failing to comply with license conditions by landing a tuna without first obtaining an authorization from a dockside observer. |
Tuna |
$1,500 |
2022-11-30 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by letting ropes float on the surface of the water, which were linking fishing gear to main buoys. |
Lobster |
$1,000 |
2022-11-30 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by omitting to identify the mains buoys with a sequential number allowing to identify each fishing gear. |
Lobster |
$500 |
2022-11-30 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by omitting to insure that his vessel monitoring system was operational during the whole fishing trip. |
Atlantic halibut |
$1,500 |
2022-11-30 |
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Guillaume Lebreux |
Failing to comply with license conditions by illegally landing Atlantic halibut without first obtaining an authorization from a dockside observer. |
Atlantic halibut |
$1,200 and forfeiture of seized Atlantic halibut |
2022-11-30 |
Jessy Ladouceur |
Having fished for lobster without a license. |
Lobster |
$1,000 |
2022-11-28 |
Possession of lobsters that are under the legal size. |
Lobster |
$1,000 |
2022-11-28 |
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André Pigeon |
Having fished for Atlantic halibut without a valid license authorizing to harvest this specific species. |
Atlantic halibut |
$750 |
2022-11-28 |
Failing to comply with license conditions for having, in his possession or onboard, more than 3,000 fishing hooks during the same fishing trip. |
Atlantic halibut |
$1,000 |
2022-11-28 |
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Failing to comply with license conditions by entering a port numerous times for reasons other than fish landing and without communicating required information to the Catch Certification Program’s Operation Centre. |
Atlantic halibut |
$750 |
2022-11-28 |
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Jonathan Ross |
Failure to comply with the number of divers authorized by its permit conditions. |
Sea urchin |
$1,000 |
2022-11-28 |
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