Maritimes Region

Travis Devine

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Halibut

$2,000.00 Fine

Plus forfeiture of half the value of the catch, being $2,374.75.

2024-04-24

Adrien Flynn

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s57(1)(a)

Fishing for Lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$15,000.00 Fine

Plus forfeiture of 13 lobster traps and associated rope and buoy, and a prohibition from fishing for lobster within Lobster Fishing Areas 36, 37 and 38 together with the Grey Zone, for a period of five (5) years commencing April 23, 2024.

2024-04-22

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Lobster

$1,500.00 Fine

2024-04-22

Jason Leblanc

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s57(1)(a)

Fishing for Lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$2,000.00 Fine

2024-04-22

Rejean Deveau

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s57(1)(a)

Fishing for Lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$2,000.00 Fine

2024-04-22

Ross David Morrell

Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, s3(2)

Notwithstanding any other regulations made under the Fisheries Act, where a Regional Director General issues an order under subsection (1) in respect of an area, no person shall, in that area, fish for or catch and retain any species of fish specified in the order unless: (a) the person is the holder of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying that licence; or (b) the person is named in a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying a copy of that licence.

Bar Clam

$600.00 Fine

2024-04-22

Leroy Joseph Morrell                 

Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, s3(2)

Notwithstanding any other regulations made under the Fisheries Act, where a Regional Director General issues an order under subsection (1) in respect of an area, no person shall, in that area, fish for or catch and retain any species of fish specified in the order unless: (a) the person is the holder of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying that licence; or (b) the person is named in a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying a copy of that licence.

Bar Clam

$600.00 Fine

2024-04-22

Oliver Cote

Fishery (General) Regulations, s27(2)

The vessel registration number or name referred to in subsection (1) shall be painted on or otherwise securely affixed to a tag, float or buoy attached to the gear and be legible and readily visible at all times without the necessity of raising the gear from the water or, where the water is ice covered, without the necessity of removing any snow or ice.

Lobster

$4,000.00 Fine

2024-04-10

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Lobster

$4,000.00 Fine

Plus a prohibition total of 15 days starting from May 17, 2025 ending on May 31, 2025 to fish any lobster fishing licence or naming him as an operator. Oliver Cote is also prohibited from leasing, acquiring and/or transferring his lobster fishing licence from the same period as stated below and a  personal fisher registration (PFR) card issued to Oliver Cote is hereby suspended for the same period.

2024-04-10

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s61.1(a)(ii)

In Lobster Fishing Areas 1 to 22 and 27 to 41, no person shall fish with, or have on board a vessel, a lobster trap unless the trap has in one exterior wall of each parlour an escape panel that provides, when removed, an unobstructed opening not less than 89 mm in height and 152 mm in width and that is fastened to the lobster trap with uncoated ferrous metal wire, other than of stainless steel, that does not exceed 1.6 mm in diameter.

Lobster

$1,000.00 Fine

2024-04-10

Clark Alan Donaldson   

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Groundfish

$4,000.00 Fine

2024-04-09

Milton James D'Eon 

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Groundfish

$2,000.00 Fine

2024-04-09

Brian Richardson

Fishery (General) Regulations, s39.3(2)

No observer shall provide false information in the course of their duties.

David Allan Sanford

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

$5,000.00 Fine

Plus a lifetime prohibition from fishing on Canadian waters and forfeiture of the cod end worth approximately $2,000.00.

Convicted:
2024-01-11

Sentenced:
2024-03-07

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

$5,000.00 Fine

Plus a lifetime prohibition from fishing on Canadian waters and forfeiture of the cod end worth approximately $2,000.00.

Convicted:
2024-01-11

Sentenced:
2024-03-07

Joshua Nicholas Covington

Fisheries Act, s62

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.

Eel

$1,000.00 Fine

2024-02-28

Fisheries Act, s62

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.

Eel

$750.00 Fine

2024-02-28

Michael George Larkin

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s57(1)(a)

Fishing for Lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$1,500.00 Fine

2024-02-27

Wilbert Garth Duggan

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

Fisheries Act, s43.4(1)

Every person acting under the authority of a permission referred to in section 4 or a lease or licence, whether issued under this Act or provincial legislation, shall comply with any terms and conditions of the permission, lease or licence that are imposed under the authority of this Act.

James Frederick Keeping

Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations, s4(1)(a)(i)

Subject to subsections (2) to (5), no person shall fish for or catch and retain any fish unless the person is authorized to do so under the authority of a licence issued under these Regulations, the Fishery (General) Regulations or the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.

Eel

$5,000.00 Fine

Plus forfeiture of 2.213kg of elvers (estimated value of $10,000.00), miscellaneous items (estimated value of $500.00), and a 4'x8' holding tank (estimated value of $500.00).

2024-02-06

Carmen Malcolm d'Eon

Atlantic Fishery Regulations, s57(1)(a)

Fishing for Lobster during a closed time.

Lobster

$1,500.00 Fine

2024-02-06

William Pace

Fishery (General) Regulations, s36(2)

No person who catches and retains a fish under the authority of a licence issued for the purpose of commercial fishing shall have the fish in possession if the fish is skinned, cut, packed or otherwise dealt with in such a manner that (a) the species cannot be readily identified; (b) the number of fish cannot be readily determined; (c) the weight of the fish cannot be readily determined; and (d) where size limits are applicable, the size of the fish cannot be readily determined.

Halibut

$2,500.00 Fine

Plus forfeiture of two (2) bags of halibut.

2024-02-05