Offences under the Fisheries Act Gaspé and lower St. Lawrence

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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 $23,125. The offenders are:

Offender

Offence

Species

Fine

Date of conviction

Hugues Arsenault
(Saint-Siméon)

Softshell clam harvesting in a closed area. Harvesting clams more than half an hour after sunset.

Softshell

$500 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-20

Mario Berthelot
(Caplan)

Softshell clam harvesting in a closed area.

Softshell

$300 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-20

Johanne Henry
(Saint-Siméon)

Softshell clam harvesting in a closed area. Harvesting clams more than half an hour after sunset.

Softshell

$500 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-20

Mario Blais
(Chandler)

Use of lobster traps without valid tags. Fishing for lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$3,500 + forfeiture of seized traps.

2018-09-05

Christian Pinel
(Grande-Rivière)

Possession of snow crab under the legal size limit.

Snow crab

$6,250

2018-09-05

Gabriel Couture
(Chandler)

Landing snow crab without a dockside observer.

Snow crab

$1,500 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-04

Jacques Dégarie
(Grande-Rivière)

Landing snow crab without a dockside observer.

Snow crab

$1,500 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-04

Éric Langlois
(Cap-d’Espoir)

Landing snow crab without a dockside observer.

Snow crab

$2,000 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-09-04

Samuel Boudreau
(Carleton)

Softshell clam harvesting in a closed area.

Softshell

300 $ + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-08-20

Jennyfer McBreauty
(Saint-Omer)

Softshell clam harvesting in a closed area.

Softshell

$300 + forfeiture of seized goods.

2018-08-20

Albert Wilmott
(Listiguj)

Failure or neglect to collect fishing gear after a closed time.

Snow crab

$3,000

2018-08-20

Jason Briand-Lapierre
(Grande-Rivière)

Fishing for lobster without a licence.. Possession of lobsters under the minimum size. Possession of one berried female lobster.

Lobster

$2,250 + forfeiture of seized goods + not allowed on Chandler and Newport wharves between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. for an 18-month period.

2018-07-11

Irvin Jones
(Grande-Rivière)

Possession of snow crab under the legal size limit.

Snow crab

$1,225

2018-07-09

Mario Blais
(Chandler)

Fishing for lobster using more fishing gear than the maximum allowed. Fishing for lobster using fishing gear without valid tags. Use of lobster fishing gear with blocked escape vents. Fishing for herring without additional conditions related to the licence. Fishing for herring using fishing gear without valid tags.

Homard et hareng

Suspension of lobster fishing licence for the first three fishing days in 2019 + ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the next 12 months.

2018-05-28

Jason Braind-Lapierre
(Grande-Rivière)

Fishing for lobster without a licence. Possession of lobsters under the minimum size. Possession of one berried female lobster.

Lobster

$2,250 + forfeiture of seized goods + not allowed on Chandler and Newport wharves between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. for an 18-month period.

2018-07-11

Contacts

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

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