SPRINGDALE, NL – A salmon angler received a heavy penalty from the provincial court at Springdale for offences during the 2008 inland recreational fishery.
Daniel Pearce of Roberts Arm was fined $750 and prohibited from inland waters for two years for exceeding the daily catch limit of two salmon and failing to immediately tag his fish. Mr. Pearce also forfeited a fly rod, reel and six Atlantic salmon.
DFO fishery officers and fishery guardians from the Springdale detachment were conducting a special operations investigation in the area of Tommy’s Arm River, Notre Dame Bay, when they observed Mr. Pearce failing to obey salmon angling regulations.
DFO is committed to the conservation and protection of marine resources in Newfoundland and Labrador. Anyone wishing to report suspicious fishing activities may do so by contacting their nearest DFO office or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sam Whiffen
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(709) 772-7631
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