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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Huard (Chandler) | Fishing for lobster without a licence | Lobster | $2,000 and confiscation of lobsters seized objects | 2021-07-07 |
| Stéphane Huard (Chandler) | Have been in possession of undersized lobsters | Lobster | $1,000 | 2021-07-07 |
| Noël Morin (Gascon) | Failing to complete their electronic logbook and ensure that the data is closed before landing their lobster catch | Lobster | $750 | 2021-06-21 |
| Yves Beaulieu (Bonaventure) | Illegally taking and keeping clams in an area closed by ordinance for harvesting due to contamination | Soft-shell clam | $300 and confiscation of seized clams and objects | 2021-05-20 |
| Mario Gagnon (Baie Comeau) | Having fished lobster without a license and other than with a trap | Lobster | $4,250 | 2021-04-29 |
| Patrick Gagnon (Baie Comeau) | Having fished lobster without a license and other than with a trap | Lobster | $2,500 and confiscation of fishing equipment | 2021-04-29 |
| Bruno Duguay (Chandler) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs that are less than 95 mm wide | Snow Crab | $2,600 and confiscation of small snow crabs | 2021-04-23 |
| Bruno Duguay (Chandler) |
Failure to complete your electronic logbook and ensure that the data is closed before arriving in port | Snow Crab | $750 | 2021-04-23 |
| Bruno Duguay (Chandler) |
Failing to complete the gear tag record attached to the licence condition | Snow Crab | $750 | 2021-04-23 |
| Philippe Lebreux (Grande Rivière) | Have been in possession of snow crabs that are less than 95 mm wide | Snow Crab | $3,000 and confiscation of small snow crabs | 2021-04-23 |
| André Longuépée (Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan) |
Have exceeded the maximum allowable rope length of 6.4 m to connect a secondary buoy to a main buoy | Snow Crab | $1,500 | 2021-04-20 |
| Remi Blais (Sept-Îles) |
Do not have a biodegradable escape opening on a trap | Lobster | $500 | 2021-04-07 |
| Remi Blais (Sept-Îles) |
Have an escape opening of less than 47 mm on a trap | Lobster | $500 | 2021-04-07 |
| Remi Blais (Sept-Îles) |
Fished with a lobster trap without a valid tag | Lobster | $750 | 2021-04-07 |
| Arnaud Landry (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs smaller than the regulation size of 95 mm | Snow Crab | $2,075 | 2021-04-07 |
| Arnaud Landry (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs smaller than the regulation size of 95 mm | Snow Crab | $2,100 | 2021-04-07 |
| Jean-Yves Noel (Longueuil) |
Having left fishing gear in the waters of the St. Lawrence River during a closed period | Snow Crab | $4,300 | 2021-04-07 |
| Jean-Yves Noel (Longueuil) |
Having had in his possession snow crabs from which the parts or the flesh have been separated from the carapace | Snow Crab | $1,500 | 2021-04-07 |
| Jean-Yves Noel (Longueuil) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs smaller than the regulation size of 95 mm | Snow Crab | $1,825 | 2021-04-07 |
| Jean-Yves Noel (Longueuil) |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to land and weigh all fish caught | Snow Crab | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Sylvain Petitpas (Havre-Saint-Pierre) | Refusing to allow an at-sea observer to board his vessel | Snow Crab | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Samuel Thirnish (Sept-Îles) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs smaller than the regulation size of 95 mm | Snow Crab | $5,725 | 2021-04-07 |
| Samuel Thirnish (Sept-Îles) |
Have been in possession of snow crabs smaller than the regulation size of 95 mm | Snow Crab | $11,750 | 2021-04-07 |
| André Benoit Cotton (Rivière-au-Renard) | Without authorization, fishing for shrimp without being designated as the operator of the licence assigned to the vessel | Shrimp | $500 | 2021-04-03 |
| Mathieu Girard (Gaspé) |
Without authorization, allowing his vessel to be used for shrimp fishing without the name of the person using the vessel appearing on the fishing licence | Shrimp | $2,000 | 2021-04-03 |
| Carl Hunt (Saint-Georges-de-Malbaie, Percé) |
Possession of a female lobster with mutilations and/or V-shaped notches on the uropods adjacent to the telson | Lobster | $500 | 2021-04-03 |
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