Convictions 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 $20 510. The offenders are:
Contrevenant |
Infraction |
Espèce |
Amende |
Date de condamnation |
André-Albert Dupuis |
Catch and possession of more than the allowable amount of cod in one day during the recreational groundfish fishery. |
Cod |
$870 |
2019-02-06 |
Richard Arrelle |
Catch and possession of more than the allowable amount of cod in one day during the recreational groundfish fishery. |
Cod |
$870 |
2019-02-06 |
Dany Daraîche (Cap Chat) |
Catch and possession of more than the allowable amount of cod in one day during the recreational groundfish fishery. |
Cod |
$1 650 |
2019-02-06 |
André Sarrasin |
Catch and possession of more than the allowable amount of cod in one day during the recreational groundfish fishery. |
Cod |
$870 |
2019-02-06 |
Jean-Paul Sohier (Marsoui) |
Catch and possession of more than the allowable amount of cod in one day during the recreational groundfish fishery. |
Cod |
$825 |
2019-02-06 |
Richard Tanguay (Ste-Anne-des-Monts) |
Shellfish harvesting in a closed area. |
Shellfish |
$300 |
2019-02-06 |
Jean-Guy Cassivi (Cap-aux-Os) |
Derogation from the conditions of his lobster license by having ropes floating on the surface.
|
Lobster |
$1 600 and 2 days of fishing license suspension at the beginning of the 2019 season
|
2019-01-24 |
Jean-Guy Cassivi (Cap-aux-Os) |
Derogation from the conditions of his lobster license for failing to maintain his tag record
|
Lobster |
$1 000 |
2019-01-24 |
Serge Cloutier (Rose Bridge) |
Derogation from the conditions of his lobster license by having ropes floating on the surface.
|
Lobster |
$1 500 |
2019-01-24 |
Jeannot Denis (Rivière-au-Renard) |
Possession of snow crab under the legal size limit. |
Snow Crab |
$2 525 |
2019-01-24 |
Charles Element (Cap-des-Rosiers) |
Derogation from the conditions of his lobster license by having ropes floating on the surface. |
Lobster |
$1 500 |
2019-01-24 |
Jacques Huet (Cloridorme) |
Derogation from the conditions of his shrimp fishing license by landing fish without the presence of a dockside observer.
|
Shrimp |
$2000 |
2019-01-24 |
Jacques Huet (Cloridorme) |
Derogation from the conditions of his shrimp fishing license for failing to record bycatch in his logbook.
|
Shrimp |
$500 |
2019-01-24 |
Jacques Huet (Cloridorme) |
Derogation from the conditions of his shrimp license for having processed fish to such an extent that it is difficult to determine the size.
|
Shrimp |
$2 000 |
2019-01-24 |
Norbert Bond (St-Georges-de-Malbaie) |
Fished snow crab in a closed area.
|
Snow Crab |
$1 500 |
2018-10-15 |
Dylan Leggo (Douglastown) |
Fished snow crab in a closed area.
|
Snow Crab |
$1 000 |
2018-10-15 |
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474
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