Gulf region convictions under the Fisheries Act
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Acronyms of Legislations/Regulations
- ACFLR
- Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations
- BCSFR
- B.C. Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996
- CCC
- Canada Criminal Code
- CSA
- Canada Shipping Act
- FA
- Fisheries Act
- FGR
- Fishery (General) Regulations
- MCFR
- Management of Contaminated Fishery Regulations
- MMR
- Marine Mammal Regulations
- NTFR
- Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations
- PAR
- Pacific Aquaculture Regulations
- PFMAR
- Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007
- PFR
- Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993
- SARA
- Species At Risk Act
- YTFR
- Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations
| Name | Charge Information (Section & Description) | Place of judgment | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Clair | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Was in possession of 101 undersized lobsters |
Moncton, NB | Lobster | $7,500.00 fine | 2025-02-26 |
| Mitchell Gavin | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Off loaded a catch without a monitor |
Summerside, PEI | Rock Crab | $5,250.00 fine and forfeiture of rock crab catch valued at $4,315.45 | 2025-02-04 |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Was in possession of 173 undersized crabs. |
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| Brandon Lewis | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. No proper logbook aboard vessel |
Summerside, PEI | Halibut | $2,750.00 fine | 2025-02-04 |
| Fisheries Act 87(1) – Fishing for groundfish during close time | |||||
| Robert Todd Gaudet | Fisheries Act 23 - No one may fish, use fishing gear, or harm a fishery in any licensed area without authorization. | Summerside, PEI | Herring | $3,500 and forfeiture of herring gillnets | 2025-01-27 |
| Marcel Chiasson | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57(1)(a) – Fishing lobster during close time in specified waters. | Bathurst, NB | Lobster | $4,500.00 fine | 2025-01-27 |
| Dean David | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57(1)(a) – Fishing lobster during close time in specified waters. | Bathurst, NB | Lobster | $4,000.00 fine | 2025-01-27 |
| Noel Denny | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) – Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Moncton, NB | Lobster | $4,200.00 fine | 2025-01-16 |
| Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) – Fishing without a licence | |||||
| Lance Francis | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Was in possession of 217 undersized lobsters. Tag registry not filled. |
Moncton, NB | Lobster | $10,904.50 fine | 2025-01-07 |
| Paul Comeau | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 59 (3) – Having in possession female lobster with eggs attached. | Moncton, NB | Lobster | $6,000.00 fine | 2024-12-03 |
| Lorne Mark Bonnel | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. 19 traps had a biodegradable mechanism less than the minimum requirement. |
Georgetown, PEI | Lobster | $14,250 fine + fishing prohibition for the first 24 hours of the 2025 lobster fishing season. | 2024-11-28 |
| Jamie Gavin | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 115.2 – Leaving gear unattended for more than 72 hours. | Summerside, PEI | Snow Crab | $5,000 fine | 2024-11-12 |
| Lorenzo Noël | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 49.01 (a) – Possess a quantities of mackerel greater than the fixed daily quota. | Bathurst, NB | Mackerel | $250 fine | 2024-10-30 |
| Moïse Noël | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 49.01 (a) – Possess a quantities of mackerel greater than the fixed daily quota. | Bathurst, NB | Mackerel | $250 fine | 2024-10-30 |
| Johnny Bezeau | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. 11 traps with invalid tags & 13 traps without tags. |
Bathurst, NB | Lobster | $18,000 fine ($750 per trap) + forfeiture of 24 lobster traps (value of $1,200) + a fishing prohibition for the first 7 days of the 2025 lobster fishing season in LFA 23B + a requirement to have an operational Vessel Monitoring System while lobster fishing for the next 3 years. | 2024-10-21 |
| Benjamin MacKenzie | Fisheries Act, Section 23 - Disturbing a legal fishery | Georgetown PEI | Lobster | $5,000 in fines and a suspension for the first 7 days of the LFA 26A 2025 season | 2024-10-17 |
| Noah Levi | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Fishing in an unauthorized area (Buffer 12/19). |
Port Hawksbury, NS | Snow Crab | $5,000 fine | 2024-10-15 |
| Fisheries Act 33 - Possess fish caught in contravention of regulations. | Snow Crab | Forfeiture of the funds realized from the sale of the fish in the amount of $4,914.65 | 2024-10-15 | ||
| Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations 8 – No person other than a designated person may fish under the authority of a licence. | Snow Crab | $1,500 fine | 2024-10-15 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Bezeau | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Illegal landing of Snow Crab. |
Bathurst, NB | Snow Crab | $12,000 fine + forfeiture of seized catch (value of $820.35) | 2024-10-11 |
| Matthew Butler | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1) (a) - Fishing lobster during a close time in specified waters. | Georgetown, PEI | Lobster | Fishing prohibition for the first 5 days (120 hours) of the 2025 lobster fishing season (LFA 26A). | 2024-09-26 |
| Jud Crossman | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Georgetown PEI | Lobster | $3,000 fine + licence suspension of the first 3 days (72 hours) of the 2025 lobster fishing season. | 2024-08-29 |
| Leo Dorgan | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1) (a) - Fishing lobster during a close time in specified waters. | Summerside PEI | Lobster | $3,200 fine | 2024-08-28 |
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