Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Gaspe-Lower St. Lawrence

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 26, 2016) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act.

The fines imposed on the offenders total $7,840. The offenders are:



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Date of
Offender Offence Species Fine conviction
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Pierre-Olivier Fishing and cod $577,50 + 2016-09-26
Daraiche keeping cod confiscation of
(Sainte-Anne- without fish and objects.
des-Monts) permission in
the
recreational
ground fish
fishery.
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Stephane Fishing and cod $577,50 + 2016-09-26
Daraiche keeping cod confiscation of
(Sainte-Anne- without fish and seized
des-Monts) permission in items.
the
recreational
ground fish
fishery.
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Jean-Marie Pitre Harvesting mollusc and $600 + 2016-09-21
(Bonaventure) molluscs in a clam confiscation of
closed area. seized items.
Possession of
undersized
softshell
clams.
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Gilles Tessier Harvesting mollusc $300 2016-09-19
(Boisbriand) molluscs in a
closed area.
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Alexandre Lobster fishing lobster $2,000 + 2016-09-15
Daraiche using traps confiscation of
(Perce) without valid traps.
tags and
without an
unobstructed
opening once
the escape
panel is
removed.
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Marc Couture Landing snow snow crab $2,000 + 2016-09-12
(Cap-d'Espoir) crab without confiscation of
the supervision seized item.
of a dockside
observer.
Obstructing the
duties of
fishery
officers.
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Ernest Verreault Harvesting mollusc $300 2016-09-07
(Les Mechins) molluscs in a
closed area.
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Henry Lejeune Fishing and cod $735 + 2016-08-25
(Saint-Maurice- keeping cod confiscation of
de-l'Echouerie) without fish and seized
permission in items.
the
recreational
ground fish
fishery.
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Jimmy Lepage Fishing lobster lobster $750 2016-08-24
(Gaspe) in a closed
area.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada encourages the public to report poaching incidents by using the online form or calling 1-800-463-9057. All reports are confidential.

The Government of Canada is committed to safeguarding the long-term health and productivity of Canada's fisheries resources, and the habitat that supports them, for generations to come.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and to prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. It ensures and promotes compliance with the Act and other laws and regulations through a combination of land, air, and sea patrols, as well education and awareness activities.

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