Convictions under the Fisheries Act Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence
News release
April 12, 2019
Québec, Quebec — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act.
The fines imposed on the offenders total $24 950.
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.
| Offender | Offence | Species | Fine | Date of conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éric Cloutier (Percé) |
Failure to complete the electronic logbook and ensure that the data is complete and closed prior to the landing with its lobster at the end of the fishing trip | Lobster | $750 | 2019-01-23 |
| Yvon Roussy (Port-Daniel-Gascon) |
Failure to make the necessary arrangements to ship an observer at sea on the date, time and place specified in the Atlantic Halibut fishing expedition | Atlantic Halibut | $750 | 2019-01-17 |
| Dominic Boucher (Bonaventure) |
Illegally fishing lobster in a closed fishing area Possession of a lobster whose length was less than 82.55 mm |
Lobster | $1,500 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-07 |
| Danny Lepage (Saint-Siméon) |
Illegally fishing lobster in a closed fishing area Possession of berried females |
Lobster | $3,000 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-07 |
| Steves Lepage (Saint-Siméon) |
Illegally fishing lobster in a closed fishing area Possession of berried females |
Lobster | $3,000 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-07 |
| Guylain Deraspe (St-Godefroi) |
Omitted to have his mackerel license with him and present it on request to Fishery Officers Failure to provide the information required by a call to a dockside company prior to arrival at the wharf (mackerel) Failure to complete logbook during mackerel fishing expedition prior to arriving at a port |
Mackerel | $1,250 | 2018-12-05 |
| Guylain Deraspe (St-Godefroi) |
Failure to complete the logbook during mackerel and herring fishing expeditions before arriving at a port Failure to forward combined forms truthfully completed to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada office following herring and mackerel landings |
Herring Mackerel |
$3,000 | 2018-12-05 |
| Ronald Glazer (Maria) |
Collecting shellfish in a closed area (recreational fishing) | Shellfish | $300 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-05 |
| Denis Lavallée (Newport) |
Collecting shellfish in a closed area (recreational fishing) | Shellfish | $300 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-05 |
| Vinciane Thienpont de Coster (Victoriaville) |
Collecting shellfish in a closed area (recreational fishing) | Shellfish | $300 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-12-05 |
| Tommy Hautcoeur (Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé) |
Possession of snow crab less than 95 mm in size | Snow Crab | $900 | 2018-10-17 |
| Tommy Hautcoeur (Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé) |
Fishing Atlantic halibut in a closed area without license conditions | Atlantic Halibut | $2,500 and confiscation of the proceeds of the sale of the seized fish. | 2018-10-17 |
| Irvin Jones (Grande-Rivière) |
Fishing for snow crab in a closed quadrilateral Fishing for snow crab in the closed area of the Irving Whale |
Snow Crab | $3,000 and confiscation of seized objects | 2018-10-17 |
| Christian Lelièvre (Grande-Rivière) |
Possession of snow crab less than 95 mm in size | Snow Crab |
$900 | 2018-10-17 |
| Steve Duguay (Chandler) |
Failure to provide the information required by a call to a dockside company prior to arrival at a port (mackerel) Failure to send truthfully completed combined forms to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada office |
Mackerel | $3,500 | 2018-10-15 |
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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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