Newfoundland and Labrador region
To report suspicious fishing activity or habitat violations, please contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office, or call the 24-hour, toll-free "Observe, Record Report line" at 1-800-222-8477.
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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 | Place of judgment | Charge Information (Section & Description) | Species | Penalties, Forfeitures, Prohibitions or Orders | Dates of Conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Farewell | Grand Bank | Section 10(2) Netting inland waters |
Trout | $2,500 Fine Prohibited from fishing inland waters for a period of 12 months |
2024-11-06 |
Section 62 Obstructing a fishery guardian |
$500 Fine | ||||
| Hubert Hoskins | Grand Falls Windsor | Section 43.4(1) Using illegal fishing gear |
Rec Scallop | $400 Fine Prohibited from participating in recreational scallop activities for a period of 12 months and forfeiture of item seized |
2024-11-05 |
| Richard Coady | Grand Bank | 43.4(1) Using illegal fishing gear |
Rec Scallop | $750 Fine Prohibited from participating in recreational scallop activities for a period of 12 months |
2024-10-30 |
| James Meade | Grand Bank | 43.4(1) Using illegal fishing gear |
Rec Scallop | $750 Fine Prohibited from participating in recreational scallop activities for a period of 12 months |
2024-10-30 |
| Reginald Prior | Grand Bank | 43.4(1) Using illegal fishing gear |
Rec Scallop | $750 Fine Prohibited from participating in recreational scallop activities for a period of 12 months |
2024-10-30 |
| Melvin Leyte | Gander | Section 43.4(1) Misreporting |
Cod | $1,000 Fine | 2024-08-27 |
Section 87(1) Fishing during closed time |
$1,500 Fine Prohibited from fishing during the next fishing week as defined in the conditions of licence |
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| Mersey Seafood LTD | St. John’s | Section 43.4(1) Fishing a closed area |
Redfish | $12,000 Fine The F/V Mersey Venture, or licence held by Mersey Seafoods LTD, is required to report its position to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) every 15 minutes via the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for a period of 12 months. |
2024-07-29 |
| John Kelly | St. John’s | Section 43.4(1) Fishing a closed area |
Redfish | $6,500 Fine | 2024-07-29 |
| Sylvain Methot | St. John’s | Section 43.4(1) Failing to move to different area once bycatch levels were repeatedly exceeded |
Shrimp | $2,500 Fine | 2024-07-02 |
| M.V. Osprey | St. John’s | Section 43.4(1) Fishing without assigned allocation |
Shrimp | $30,000 Fine Any vessel fishing a licence held by M.V. Osprey, or any vessel owned and/or operated by M.V. Osprey is required to have on board an operational VMS that notifies DFO of the vessels location every 15 minutes for a period of 12 months |
2024-06-13 |
| Leroy Marshall | St. John’s | Section 43.4(1) Fishing without assigned allocation |
Shrimp | $12,000 Fine Any vessel captained by Mr. Marshall is required to have on board an operational Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) that notifies DFO of the vessel’s location every 15 minutes for a period of 12 months |
2024-06-13 |
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