December 9, 2009
QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, reports that on November 23, Lisa Dumont, of Trois-Pistoles, was sentenced by Justice Louis Duguay to a fine of $1,500 for possession of whelks under the minimum legal size.
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-09-55E
