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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gaudreault (Cap-d'Espoir) | Operating a vessel on halibut fishing trips without a commercial fishing licence attached at this vessel | Atlantic Halibut | $1,000 | 2020-09-29 |
| Daniel Gaudreault (Cap-d'Espoir) | Failing to contact the hail-out system prior to 7 p.m. the day before the fishing trip | Atlantic Halibut | $500$ | 2020-09-29 |
| Steve Albert (Newport) | Have, without a replacement authorization, used a vessel to fish mackerel without being named as the operator of that vessel on the licence | Mackerel | $650 | 2020-09-29 |
| Richard Albert (Newport) | Having fished with a vessel whose registration number does not comply with the requirements of the Fishery Regulations | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-29 |
| Patrice Méthot Grande Rivière | Possession of a female lobster carrying eggs | Lobster | $1,000 and forfeiture of lobster | 2020-09-29 |
| Normand J Dupuis (Pabos) | Having allowed his vessel to be used in the commercial lobster fishery without a replacement authorization | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-29 |
| Normand J Dupuis (Pabos) | Having failed to maintain a true record of his fishing activities in his electronic logbook | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-29 |
| Dominic Dupuis (Pabos) | Having, without a replacement authorization, used a vessel to fish lobster without being designated as the operator of that vessel on the licence | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-29 |
| Sylvio Donahue (Percé) | Leaving ropes floating on the surface of the water attaching traps to main buoys. | Lobster | $1,500 | 2020-09-29 |
| Sylvio Donahue (Percé) | Failing to identify each main buoy with a sequential number to identify each fishing gear. | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-29 |
| Sylvio Donahue (Percé) | Fishing with fishing gear without the vessel registration number being visible on the buoys. | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-29 |
| Stéphane Lantin (Pabos-Mills) | Failed to transmit to DFO their electronic logbook within a maximum of 72 hours following each fishing trip. | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-29 |
| Paul Boutin (Grande Rivière) | Failure to complete his electronic logbook and ensure that the data is closed before disembarkation | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-29 |
| Tahar Rouine (Sept-Îles) | Fished for lobster without a license for this species | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-24 |
| Tahar Rouine (Sept-Îles) | Have been fishing for lobster during a closed period | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-24 |
| Tahar Rouine (Sept-Îles) | Having fished lobster other than with a lobster trap | Lobster | $500 | 2020-09-24 |
| Carl Boudreau (Sept-Îles) | Having fished lobster without holding a licence for this species | Lobster | $1000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Carl Boudreau (Sept-Îles) | Possessing lobster claws separated from the thorax or carapace of a lobster | Lobster | $100 | 2020-09-24 |
| Carl Boudreau (Sept-Îles) | Obstructing fishery officers in the performance of their duties | Lobster | Prohibited from being within 60 meters of Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Province of Quebec for a period of one year. | 2020-09-24 |
| Marc-Antoine Richard (Havre Saint-Pierre) | Possession of lobsters during closed time | Lobster | $900 | 2020-09-24 |
| Jacques Arbour (Saint-Siméon) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination | Soft-shell clam | $300 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-09-21 |
| Raynald Bujold (Saint-Siméon) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination | Soft-shell clam | $300 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-09-21 |
| Guylain Deraspe (Shigawake) | Failing to transmit logbooks for herring fishing trips | Herring | $250 and Fall 2021 commercial herring licence suspension | 2020-09-21 |
| Normand Knight (Rivière-au Tonnerre) |
Do not release halibut smaller than 85 cm | Atlantic Halibut | $1300 | 2020-09-21 |
| Sylvio Moreau Grande Rivière | Possession of snow crabs less than 95 mm in width | Snow Crab | $4500 and forfeiture of small snow crabs | 2020-09-21 |
| Michael Lausier (Port Cartier) | Having fished lobster without holding a licence authorizing the fishing of this species | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-02 |
| Michael Lausier (Port Cartier) | Possession of lobster less than 83 mm in length | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-02 |
| Michael Lausier (Port Cartier) | Possessing a female lobster carrying eggs | Lobster | $900 | 2020-09-02 |
| Michael Lausier (Port Cartier) | Having fished lobster other than by boat and lobster trap | Lobster | $600 | 2020-09-02 |
| Vicky Tremblay (Port Cartier) | Having fished lobster without holding a licence authorizing the fishing of this species | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-02 |
| Vicky Tremblay (Port Cartier) | Possession of lobster less than 83 mm in length | Lobster | $750 | 2020-09-02 |
| Vicky Tremblay (Port Cartier) | Possession of a female lobster carrying eggs | Lobster | $900 | 2020-09-02 |
| Vicky Tremblay (Port Cartier) | Have fished lobster other than by boat and lobster trap | Lobster | $600 | 2020-09-02 |
| Nicolas Roy (New Richmond) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination. | Soft-shell clam | $150 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-08-24 |
| Solange J Arsenault (New Richmond) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination. | Soft-shell clam | $150 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-08-24 |
| Etienne Landry (Carleton) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination. | Soft-shell clam | $225 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-08-24 |
| Bernard Dugas (Carleton) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination. | Soft-shell clam | $500 and forfeiture of clams and seized objects | 2020-08-24 |
| Alex Aucoin (Cap-aux-Meules) |
To have made 8 fishing trips with an inactive vessel satellite tracking system | Scallop | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| David Burke (Grosse-Île) | Having lifted fishing gear before 5 a.m. | Lobster | $750 | 2020-08-19 |
| Travis Camus (Petit-Étang) |
Contravening the terms and conditions of his license by failing to complete his log book prior to arriving at the wharf | Atlantic Halibut | $2,000 and forfeiture of $7,350 profit from the sale of fish | 2020-08-19 |
| Chad Clark (Fatima) |
Having traps on board during closed time (fishing before opening/early departure) | Lobster | $500 and licence suspension order for the first thirty minutes of the 2021 season | 2020-08-19 |
| Albéric Cyr (Havre-aux-Maisons) |
Have used for fishing a vessel that does not have a valid vessel registration number on each side | Lobster | $250 | 2020-08-19 |
| Gérald Cyr (Grande-Entrée) |
Failure to provide a valid and properly completed tag book to a fishery officer upon request | Lobster | $1,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Hermel Cyr (Havre-aux-Maisons) |
Having fished without having valid licence conditions on hand | Lobster | $1,750 | 2020-08-19 |
| Philippe Doyle (Havre-aux-Maisons) |
Non-regulatory codend | Yellowtail flounder | $500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Philippe Doyle (Havre-aux-Maisons) |
Failing to immediately release fish below the size specified in the small fish release protocol as specified in the licence conditions | Yellowtail flounder | $300 | 2020-08-19 |
| Dusty-Lee Eloquin (L’Étang-du-Nord) | Not having made his exit call properly 19 times | Yellowtail flounder | $750 | 2020-08-19 |
| Dusty-Lee Eloquin (L’Étang-du-Nord) | To have returned to port without hail-in or call other than disembarkation, 3 times. | Yellowtail flounder | $750 | 2020-08-19 |
| Dusty-Lee Eloquin (L’Étang-du-Nord) | Failure to complete the logbook section of the combined form 24 times prior to docking | Yellowtail flounder | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Dusty-Lee Eloquin (L’Étang-du-Nord) | Incorrect/inactive SSN 9 times | Yellowtail flounder | $1,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Jocelyn Haché (La Meque) |
Possession of snow crab less than 95 mm in length | Snow Crab | $4,680 | 2020-08-19 |
| Samuel Lapierre (Havre-aux-Maisons) | Possession of lobster under the legal size of 83 mm | Lobster | $650 | 2020-08-19 |
| Elphège Lelièvre (Chandler) | Possession of snow crab less than 95 mm | Snow Crab | $3,840 | 2020-08-19 |
| Elphège Lelièvre (Chandler) | Having had in his possession a female snow crab | Snow Crab | $500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Bernard Poirier (Repentigny) | Having fished for surf clams in an area closed by prescription | Surf clam | $300 | 2020-08-19 |
| Stanley Quinn (Fatima) | Possession of whelks less than 75 mm in size | Whelk | $750 | 2020-08-19 |
| Yves Thériault (Fatima) |
Having contravened his licence conditions by failing to submit his duly completed logbooks to DFO before the Wednesday following the previous fishing week | Lobster | $300 | 2020-08-19 |
| Karen Turnbull (Grosse-Île) | Logbook not filled out before arrival at the dock | Atlantic Halibut | $500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Léon Vigneau (Bassin) | Possession of a female lobster carrying eggs | Lobster | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
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