Offences under the Fisheries Act Gaspé and lower St. Lawrence
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 $15,550. The offenders are:
Offender |
Offence |
Species |
Fine |
Date of conviction |
Manser Chicoine |
Possession of one berried female lobster. |
Lobster |
$2,500 |
2018-05-14 |
| Placide Chicoine (Barachois) |
Possession of lobsters under the minimum size. |
Lobster | $6,500 | 2018-05-14 |
Léopold Coulombe |
Possession of softshell clams smaller than the minimum legal size. |
Softshell |
$750 |
2018-05-08 |
Albert English |
Harvesting shrimp in a closed area. |
Shrimp |
$3,000 |
2018-04-04 |
Eddie Joncas |
Permitting another fisher to use his vessel without authorization from the Department during the shrimp fishery. |
Shrimp |
$1,000 |
2018-03-22 |
Wan Chun |
Fishing for rock crab without a licence. |
Rock crab |
$500 |
2018-03-21 |
Leroy Roberts |
Fishing for Greenland halibut without a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) on board. |
Greenland halibut |
$800 + confiscation of fish cargo |
2018-03-21 |
Luc Bourassa |
Non-compliance with the conditions of a scientific permit by allowing snow crab landing. |
Snow crab |
$500 |
2018-03-06 |
Contacts
Regional Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474
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