November 24, 2009
QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of North Shore Area fishers fined by Judge Louise Gallant in October 2009 for various violationsunder the Fisheries Act.
The fishers received fines totalling $4,775, in addition to a one-year probation and a scallop licence suspension until October 1, 2010. 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-09-54E
