QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - March 22, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in February 2013 for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $14,500. In addition, one of them was banned from being on the Newport, Chandler and Grande-Rivière docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for 15 months. The offenders are:
| Offender and home |
|
Offence |
|
Fine |
Bruno Duguay
(Pabos) |
|
Fishing for herring during a closed time. |
|
$750 |
Norbert Duguay
(Saint-François-de-Pabos) |
|
Landing unweighed snow crab and possession of snow crab sections. Failure to hail out before fishing trip. Snow crab fishing in a closed area. |
|
$6,500 |
Stevens Dupuis
(Saint-François-de-Pabos) |
|
Landing unweighed snow crab. |
|
$1,000 |
Jocelyn Gionet
(Caraquet, N.-B.) |
|
Snow crab fishing in a closed area. |
|
$3,000 |
Jocelyn Haché
(Lamèque, N.-B.) |
|
Use of a boat without authorization and failure to adequately complete own logbook. |
|
$1,250 |
Robert F. Haché
(Lamèque, N.-B.) |
|
Permitting another fisher to use his boat without authorization. |
|
$500 |
Charles-Martin Landry
(Newport) |
|
Lobster fishing without a licence and possession of a lobster under 82 mm. |
|
$1,500+ banned from being on the Newport, Chandler and Grande-Rivière docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for 15 months. |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. To report a poacher, dial 1-800-463-9057. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
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