Lobster Fishery Violation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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May 24, 2007
ANTIGONISH, NS The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Gulf Region, today announced the sentence imposed to Mr. Tony Allan MacKinnon of Bay St. Lawrence in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, for fishing lobster using a single trap in a close time, contrary to Section 57(1)(a) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985.
Mr. Tony MacKinnon was sentenced by the Port Hood Provincial Court Judge on May 17, 2007.
He received a $1,500 fine. The charges were laid following a stake-out conducted by Fishery Officers from the Cheticamp Detachment at the Bay St. Lawrence wharf on September 18, 2006.
DFO is concerned with illegal fishing activities. We encourage the public to report suspicious fishing activity to a DFO local office or by calling the CCG Operations Centre in Dartmouth at 1-800-565-1633.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michel Thérien
Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Gulf Region
506-851-7704

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