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Quebec region convictions under the Fisheries Act
Name and Place of Residence Charge Information (Section & Description) Species Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders Dates of Conviction

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

Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel.

Lobster

$750

2023-03-08

Having fished for lobster during the closed season.

Lobster

$750

2023-03-08

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.

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.

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

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

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

Failing to comply with license conditions by illegally using a trap with more than one fishing tag.

Lobster

$300

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

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.

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
(Pabos Mills)

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

Bertrand Pagé
(Cap d’Espoir)

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

Yves Couture
(Cap d’Espoir)

Possession of female lobsters carrying eggs.

Lobster

$1,000 and forfeiture of seized lobsters

2023-01-17

Bertrand Desbois
(Sainte-Thérèse)

Possession of female lobsters carrying eggs.

Lobster

$2,000 and forfeiture of seized lobsters

2023-01-17

Patrice Richard
(Pessamit)

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
(Port Cartier)

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

Julie Lapierre
(Port Cartier)

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

Donald Lefrançois
(Port Cartier)

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
(Cap d'Espoir)

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

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

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

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

Guillaume Lebreux
(Grande-Rivière)

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
(Laval)

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

André Pigeon
(Rimouski)

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

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

Jonathan Ross
(Essipit)

Failure to comply with the number of divers authorized by its permit conditions.

Sea urchin

$1,000

2022-11-28

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