Newfoundland and Labrador region
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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 |
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Jimmy Lee Foss |
Section 43.4(1) Fishing in a marine protected area |
Turbot |
$3,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized turbot valued at $12,950 |
2024-05-02 |
Eldred Regular |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$3,000 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational fishery for 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2024-05-02 |
Tony Cooper |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$2,000 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational fishery for 2 years |
2024-04-18 |
Rex Dorman Ryan |
Section 43.4(1) Sharing capelin before vessel was loaded |
Capelin |
$1,500 Fine |
2024-04-03 |
Brent Bath |
Section 43.4(1) Accepting capelin not in excess |
Capelin |
$1,000 Fine |
2024-04-03 |
Gerard Fowlow |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$1,750 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational groundfish fishery for 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2024-03-19 |
Stephen James |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$1,750 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational groundfish fishery for 1 year |
2024-03-19 |
Jeffrey Seymour |
Section 25(1) Fishing during closed time |
Salmon/Mackerel |
$4,000 Fine |
2024-02-29 |
Dave Andrews
|
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$1,000 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational fishery for 1 year |
2024-02-28 |
Section 91(1) Fishing during closed time |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of items seized |
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Randy Tulk
|
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Cod |
$1,000 Fine Prohibited from participating in the recreational fishery for 1 year |
2024-02-28 |
Section 91(1) Fishing during closed time |
$1,000 Fine |
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Murray Peddle |
Section 43.4(1) Fishing using improperly marked gear |
Lobster |
$2,500 Fine |
2024-02-20 |
Section 33 Illegally possessing lobster |
$2,500 Fine Prohibited from fishing during the first 7 days of the 2024 lobster season |
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Jeffrey Faulkner |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$650 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2024-02-29 |
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Arthur Mouland |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$650 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2024-02-29 |
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Cecil Ford |
Section 77 Fishing during closed time |
Salmon |
$1,000 Fine Prohibited from being within 50 feet of inland waters or participating in any recreational fishery for a period of 1 year |
2024-02-13 |
|
Section 57(1)(a) Fishing during closed time |
Lobster | $700 Fine | 2024-02-13 | |
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Barry Stokes |
Section 10(2) Netting inland waters |
Salmon |
$4,000 Fine Prohibited from being within 50 feet of inland waters or participating in any recreational fishery for a period of 5 years |
2024-02-13 |
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Jamie Ford |
Section 10(2) Illegal fishing |
Herring |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized gear |
2024-02-06 |
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Keith Boland |
Section 57(1)(a) Fishing during closed time |
Lobster |
$4,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized gear |
2024-02-02 |
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Paul Rowe |
Section 43.4(1) Fishing in a closed marine protected area |
Turbot |
$4,000 Fine Forfeiture of proceeds from the sale of seized catch valued at $9,531.46 |
2024-01-18 |
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Michael Simmons |
Section 43.4(1) Fishing in a closed marine protected area |
Turbot | $2,500 Fine | 2024-01-18 |
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Earle Smith |
Section 6(3) Failing to affix tag appropriately upon possession |
Salmon |
$350 Fine Forfeiture of seized salmon |
2024-01-16 |
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Garry Matchim |
Section 79.6(a) Breaching Court Order |
Trout |
$500 Fine Prohibited from being within 50 feet of inland waters and from participating in the recreational fishery for 5 years |
2024-01-15 |
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Carl Follett |
Section 6(3) Possession of untagged salmon |
Salmon |
$500 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters for 1 year and forfeiture of items seized |
2024-01-10 |
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Section 14(2) Fishing using means other than an artificial fly |
$500 Fine | |||
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Gordon Moores |
Section 13.1(1) Exceeding daily limit |
Salmon |
$2,000 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland and coastal waters for 5 years and forfeiture of items seized |
2023-12-20 |
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Section 6(4) Possession of improperly tagged salmon |
$1,000 Fine | |||
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Section 33 Possession of salmon |
$2,000 Fine | |||
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Gregory Penney |
Section 43.4(1) Failing to offload entire catch |
Snow Crab |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized crab |
2023-12-19 |
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David Soper |
Section 43.4(3) Possession of undersized lobster |
Lobster | $2,250 Fine | 2023-12-14 |
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Section 18(1) Maintaining holding crate during closed time |
$750 Fine | |||
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Terry Ford |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 7 months and forfeiture of seized fish |
2023-12-12 |
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Rodney Dancey |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 7 months and forfeiture of seized fish |
2023-12-12 |
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Travis Nippard |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 7 months and forfeiture of seized fish |
2023-12-12 |
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Craig Ploughman |
Section 43.4(1) Possession of v-notched lobster |
Lobster | $3,000 Fine | 2023-12-12 |
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Section 59(2) Possession of undersized lobster |
$1,500 Fine | |||
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Wallace Coles |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 8 months and forfeiture of seized fish |
2023-12-12 |
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Section 34(3) |
$1,000 Fine | |||
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Jody Snow |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from taking part in the recreational fishery for 8 months and forfeiture of seized fish |
2023-12-12 |
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Section 34(3) Discarding fish |
$1,000 Fine | |||
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Timothy Hobbs |
Section 10(2) Fishing inland waters |
Salmon | Prohibited from taking part in any fishery for a period of 10 years and 4 months house arrest | 2023-12-05 |
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Section 79.6(a) Breach of prohibition |
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Adam Hynes |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized catch |
2023-11-28 |
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Howard Bullen |
Section 43.4(1) Failing to use a dockside monitor |
Groundfish |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of seized catch |
2023-11-28 |
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Brian Anstey |
Section 43.4(1) Exceeding daily quota |
Capelin |
$1,500 Fine Forfeiture of seized catch and proceeds from sale |
2023-11-28 |
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Jonathan Hefferton |
Section 57(1)(a) Fishing during closed time |
Lobster |
$2,000 Fine Prohibited from fishing during the first week of the 2024 lobster fishery and forfeiture of seized pots |
2023-11-27 |
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Section 43.3(1) Fishing in a closed area |
Turbot |
$5,000 Fine Forfeiture of $19,850 from the sale of seized turbot |
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Gregory C. Ryan |
Section 87(1) Fishing during closed time |
Cod | $3,000 Fine | 2023-11-23 |
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Christopher Roderick Kelly |
Section 6(3) Possession of untagged salmon |
Salmon |
$1,000 Fine Prohibited from holding an inland fishery licence for 7 months and forfeiture of items seized |
2023-11-21 |
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Leo House |
Section 91(3)(a) Exceeding daily limit |
Recreational Cod |
$1,000 Fine Forfeiture of items seized |
2023-11-08 |
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