Fish Harvester Penalized Over $29,000 for Fishing Violations

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November 16, 2007
CORNER BROOK, NL Bernard Rumbolt of Reef's Harbour, Northern Peninsula
was convicted on September 27, 2007 in Corner Brook Provincial Court of various
fishing violations.
Bernard Rumbolt, skipper of the fishing vessel JB Chantale, was charged with
fishing without an activated Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), a system that has the
ability to track fishing vessels in real time. He was also charged for having improperly
marked gillnets, incomplete fishing log and improperly tagged gillnets. He was fined
$1000 each for fishing without an activated VMS and improperly tagged gillnets and
$750 each for improperly marked gillnets and incomplete fishing log, for a total
fine of $3500. Furthermore, 24,159 pounds of turbot valued at $25,705.60 was seized
by officers and forfeited to the Crown.
On September 20, 2005, fishery officers in the St. Anthony Detachment received
a complaint regarding illegal fishing activity off the Labrador coast. The officers
conducted a surveillance flight to the area and observed the fishing vessel JB Chantale
fishing for turbot.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Sam Whiffen
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
709-772-7631

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