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) | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Culleton | (Occurrence Date – November 1, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | Culleton received a fine totaling $14,000 + forfeiture of seized scallops (value of $5,189.40), fish pans, and buckets, as well as a 365 prohibition from being able to be issued any licenses or be designated on any commercial or communal licence. | 2024-04-15 |
| (Occurrence Date – November 3, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 4, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 13, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 14, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 15, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 16, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – Scallops must be shucked prior to entering port. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 16, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to comply with a condition of licence – A true and up-to-date record of all fishing activities and catch must be maintained in the Scallop Logbook. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 17, 2023) Fisheries Act 63 (1) - Making a false statement or misleading statement, whether orally or in writing to an inspector, a fishery officer, a fishery guardian, any authority designated by a fishery officer or a fishery guardian or any authority prescribed under this Act. |
Scallop | |||
| (Occurrence Date – November 17, 2023) Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Fished for Scallops in a closed zone. |
Scallop | |||
| Dwayne Handrahan | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1) (a) - Fishing lobster during a close time in specified waters. | Lobster | $3,700 fine | 2024-04-02 |
| Stephen Gaudet | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Inaccurate Hail. |
Lobster | $1,500 fine | 2024-04-02 |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Exceeding the 50 fathom of gill net authorized. |
Herring | $7,500 fine | ||
| Matthew Basque-Augustine | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Lobster | $2,800 fine | 2024-04-02 |
| Parker Culleton | (Occurrence Date – May 23, 2023) Fisheries Act 34.3 (4)(e) – Fish within 23 meters downstream from the lower entrance to any fishway, obstruction or leap. |
Gaspereau | $1,000 fine | 2024-03-28 |
| (Occurrence Date – May 23, 2023) Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 4 (1) (a) – Unlawfully fishing for any fish. |
Gaspereau | $3,500 fine | ||
| (Occurrence Date – May 24, 2023) Fisheries Act 34.3 (4)(e) – Fish within 23 meters downstream from the lower entrance to any fishway, obstruction or leap. |
Gaspereau | $1,000 fine | ||
| (Occurrence Date – May 24, 2023) Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 4 (1) (a) – Unlawfully fishing for any fish. |
Gaspereau | $3,500 fine | ||
| (Occurrence Date – May 29, 2023) Fisheries Act 34.3 (4)(e) – Fish within 23 meters downstream from the lower entrance to any fishway, obstruction or leap. |
Gaspereau | $1,000 fine | ||
| (Occurrence Date – May 29, 2023) Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 4 (1) (a) – Unlawfully fishing for any fish. |
Gaspereau | $3,500 fine | ||
| Colin Augustine | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to fill out logbook. |
Lobster | $500 fine | 2024-03-26 |
| Nicolas Simon | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Possession of undersized lobster. |
Lobster | $900 fine | 2024-03-26 |
| Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failure to fill out logbook. |
Lobster | $500 fine | ||
| Maurice Martin | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 13 (1) - No person shall use a vessel, and no owner of a vessel shall permit another person to use that vessel, to transport any species of fresh fish referred to in these Regulations. | Lobster | $1,000 fine + forfeiture of seized catch (value of $2,632.50) |
2024-02-26 |
| Stephan Kelly | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. | Lobster | $1,000 fine + forfeiture of seized catch (value of $3,354) | 2024-02-08 |
| Daniel Thebeau | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. | Lobster | $1,000 fine | 2024-02-08 |
| Nicholas Reilly | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Retained rock crab that were less than 102mm in width. |
Rock Crab | $9,500 fine ($4,500 fine for value of catch that day + $5,000 fine for 216 undersized rock crab.) | 2024-02-16 |
| Darrell Ashley | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Caught and retained more than the authorized amount of bait mackerel, while using more than the authorized amount of hooks, and did not release the unused portion with the least amount of harm prior to entering port. |
Mackerel | $2,250 fine | 2024-02-08 |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Failing to accurately indicate in the tuna logbook, mackerel that was caught and retained for bait. |
Mackerel | $750 fine | 2024-02-08 | |
Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) – Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Discarding in Canadian fisheries waters from their vessel any item that may be harmful to fish or fish habitat. |
Mackerel/Tuna | $750 fine | 2024-02-08 | |
| Fisheries Act 33 - Possess fish caught in contravention of regulations. | Mackerel | $2,000 fine | 2024-02-08 | |
| Randy Thomas | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (1) (a) - Fishing lobster during a close time in specified waters. | Lobster | $5,000 fine | 2024-02-08 |
| Simon Larocque | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Fishing with untagged lobster traps and fishing with lobster traps that had no biodegradable escape mechanism. |
Lobster | $15,000 fine + licence suspension of the first 5 days of 2024 lobster fishing season + 3 years of mandatory vessel monitoring of geographic position, date and time. | 2024-02-06 |
| Northern Peat Ltd. | Fisheries Act 40 (3) - Failing to comply with a prescribed condition of an authorization. | Habitat Industrial | $5,000 fine (Fine to be credited to the Environmental Damages Fund for the purpose related to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat or the restoration of fish habitat. Northern Peat Ltd. was further issued an order under the Fisheries Act to make several upgrades to its water management infrastructure, designed to prevent the future release of peat moss into nearby waterways. The company has until July 31, 2024 to comply with the order and pay the fine.) | 2024-01-22 |
| Nicholas William Reilly | Fisheries Act 33 - Possess fish caught in contravention of regulations. | Striped Bass | $1,700 fine | 2024-01-15 |
| Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations 17 (2) – Possessing more than the specified daily quota of any species of fish, except for salmon, taken by recreational fishing. | Striped Bass | $4,000 fine | 2024-01-15 | |
| Eulide Duguay | Fisheries Act 62 - No person shall obstruct or hinder a fishery officer, a fishery guardian or an inspector who is carrying out duties or functions under this Act. | Smelt | $600 fine | 2023-12-19 |
| André O. Noël | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Lobster | $5,125 fine | 2023-12-13 |
| Amanda Gaudet | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Lobster | $4,100 fine | 2023-12-05 |
| George MacRae | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 57 (2) - Possessing lobster shorter than the minimum size in a lobster fishing area. | Lobster | $5,400 fine | 2023-12-05 |
| Donna Marie Gavin | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 19 (2) - The activities authorized under the licence must be carried out personally by the licence holder, the operator named in the licence or a person authorized in accordance with subsection 23(2) of the Fishery (General) Regulations. | Lobster | $4,500 fine + forfeiture of seized catch (value of $3,112.25) | 2023-12-05 |
| James John Morrissey | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 19 (2) - The activities authorized under the licence must be carried out personally by the licence holder, the operator named in the licence or a person authorized in accordance with subsection 23(2) of the Fishery (General) Regulations. | Lobster | $2,500 fine + forfeiture of seized catch (value of $3,496.50) | 2023-12-05 |
| Scott Morrissey | Atlantic Fisheries Regulations 14 (1) (b) - Fishing without a licence. | Lobster | $2,000 fine | 2023-12-05 |
| Steven Hugues | Fisheries Act 43.4 (1) - Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of a permission, lease or licence. Having an excess amount of hooks onboard the fishing vessel. |
Atlantic Halibut | $1,145 fine | 2023-12-04 |
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