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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Bélanger (Percé) | Possession of snow crabs with a width of less than 95 mm and female snow crab | Snow crab | $2,750 and forfeiture of snow crab | 2020-07-16 |
| Pierre Luc Collin (Cap d’Espoir) | Possession of snow crabs with a width of less than 95 mm | Snow crab | $1,375 and forfeiture of snow crab | 2020-07-16 |
| Ghislain Guy Desbois (Cap d’Espoir) | Having fished Atlantic halibut in the closed prescription portion (due to high cod bycatch) of subarea 4T3a | Atlantic Halibut | $1,000 and forfeiture of $5,289.56 for the sale of the seized fish | 2020-07-16 |
| Nicol Desbois (Grande-Rivière) | Possession of snow crabs with a width of less than 95 mm | Snow crab | $1,025 and forfeiture of snow crab | 2020-07-16 |
| Richard Desbois (Cap d’Espoir) | Possession of snow crabs less than 95 mm in width and female snow crab | Snow crab | $2,650 and forfeiture of snow crab | 2020-07-16 |
| Mathieu Girard (Gaspé) | Possession of snow crabs with a width of less than 95 mm | Snow crab | $4,000 | 2020-07-16 |
| Raoul Mercier (Sainte-Thérèse) | Failing to provide, to the extent possible, all necessary assistance to an at-sea observer, by failing to provide a suitable working area, information and records or other documents and lodging or covering | Snow crab | $1,500 and an order prohibiting the operation or the participation in commercial fishing activities or being present on a fishing vessel on a commercial fishing expedition for a period of five years | 2020-07-15 |
| Guillaume Girard (Port-Cartier) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by prescription, at the time of harvesting, for reasons of contamination | Soft-shell clam | $300 | 2020-06-22 |
| Dave Vibert (Sept-Îles) | Failure to comply with a condition of licence - non-conforming (floating) rope | Snow crab | $1,000 | 2020-06-22 |
| Guy Laflamme (Rivière-au-Renard) | Cutting off and retaining a portion of the tail fin of a shark during a commercial Atlantic halibut fishing expedition | Shark | $1,500 and confiscation of the shark's tail fin | 2020-06-18 |
| Stéphane Poulin (Port-Menier) | Fishing lobster during prohibited periods, exceeding the authorized catch limit, fishing with a non-functional VMS, failing to maintain a true record of fishing activities and leaving gear unattended for more than 72 hours | Lobster | $10,331 | 2020-06-18 |
| Stéphane Poulin (Port-Menier) | Possession of female lobsters carrying eggs | Lobster | $1,600 | 2020-06-18 |
| David Labrie (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) | Having failed to complete his logbook before arriving at the wharf and having failed to make a call regarding his return to the wharf for a reason other than a landing | Snow crab | $1,500 | 2020-06-03 |
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