Convictions under the Fisheries Act, North Shore

News release

Quebec, Québec - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under 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 $10,075. The offenders are:

Offender Offence Species Fine Date of conviction
Vanessa Bourgeois
(Sept-Îles)
Fishing for lobster without a licence. Lobster $750 2018-06-18
Aimé Hamiliton
(Sept-Îles)
Fishing for lobster without a licence. Lobster $750 2018-06-18
Bertin Landry
(Havre-Saint-Pierre)
Possession of two berried female lobsters. Lobster $1,500 2018-04-11
Joël Landry
(Havre-Saint-Pierre)
No vessel registration number on board. n/a $3,000 2018-04-11
Daniel Scherrer
(Havre-Saint-Pierre)
Possession of snow crab of less than 95 mm. Snow crab $1,675 2018-04-11
Guy Thibault
(Havre-Saint-Pierre)
Non-compliant hail-outs. n/a $2,400 2018-04-11

Contacts

Regional Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474

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