Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 27, 2009) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of North Shore Area fishers fined by Judge Louise Gallant in September 2009 for various violations of the Fisheries Act.

The total amount of the fines imposed on the fishers is $1,500. The offenders are:

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Offender and home       Offence                   Fine
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Marc Desbiens           
Patrice Desbiens        Exceeding the
Dave Tremblay           recreational softshell
(Forestville)           clam harvest limit.       $300 each
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Eric Duchenes           Harvesting softshell 
(Tadoussac)             clam in a closed area.    $600
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The Department has a mandate to protect and conserve fishery resources and is ever vigilant in its efforts to prevent poaching of marine resources.