Convictions under the Fisheries Act, Magdalen Islands
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QUÉBEC ‑ Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of Magdalen Islands fishers fined in January 2018 for violations of the Fisheries Act.
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 as education and awareness activities.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $19,300. The offenders are:
Offender | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction |
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Yvon Boudreau | Presence of two lobster traps without valid tags on the vessel. | Lobster | $500 | 2018-01-31 |
Dany Bourgeois | Seal hunting without a licence. | Seal | $500 | 2018-01-31 |
Clint Clarke | Use of lobster traps without valid tags. Use of lobster traps with non-compliant escape panels. Failure to complete his tag logbook. | Lobster | $2,750 | 2018-01-31 |
Rémi Clarke | Possession of snow crab under the legal size limit. | Snow crab | $400 | 2018-01-31 |
Ghislain Cyr (Trois-Rivières) |
Possession of softshell clams smaller than the minimum legal size. | Softshell | $200 | 2018-01-31 |
Roger Cyr | Failure to complete his tag logbook. | Lobster | $1,000 | 2018-01-31 |
Luc Deveau | Possession of rock crab under the legal size limit. | Rock crab | $1,000 | 2018-01-31 |
Donald Deraspe | Failure to complete logbook correctly. Failure to submit logbook by the deadline. Failure to hail a dockside monitoring company for mackerel landings. | Mackerel | $6,100 | 2018-01-31 |
Justin Déraspe | Failure to complete his tag logbook. | Lobster | $1,000 | 2018-01-31 |
Dillan Martinet | Use of lobster traps without valid tags. Failure to complete his tag logbook. | Lobster | $2,500 | 2018-01-31 |
Frédéric Maugourd (Québec) |
Possession of Atlantic surf clams under the legal size limit. | Atlantic surf clams | $300 | 2018-01-31 |
Pierre Luc Gaudet Monnier | Possession of a lobster under the legal size limit. Possession of Atlantic surf clams under the legal size limit. Equipment confiscation. | Atlantic surf clams | $500 | 2018-01-31 |
Steeve Poirier | Possession of a lobster under the legal size limit. Possession of Atlantic surf clams under the legal size limit. Equipment confiscation. | Lobster and Atlantic surf clams | $1,250 | 2018-01-31 |
Jean Michel Vigneau | Use of a lobster trap with a non-compliant escape mechanism. Possession of whelks under the minimum legal size. | Lobster and whelk | $800 | 2018-01-31 |
Jonathan Vigneau | Seal hunting without a licence. | Seal | $500 | 2018-01-31 |
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Regional Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474
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