October 27, 2009
QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of North Shore Area fishers fined by Judge Louise Gallant in September 2009 for various violationsof the Fisheries Act.
The total amount of the fines imposed on the fishers is $1,500. The offenders are:
The Department has a mandate to protect and conserve fishery resources and is ever vigilant in its efforts to prevent poaching of marine resources.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Martin Bourget
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Quebec
418-648-7893
NR-QR-09-51E