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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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| Roger Arsenault | Harvesting soft-shell clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Soft-shell clams | $300 | 2024-09-27 |
| Aristide Blais | Failing to comply with licence conditions by using traps with exhaust vents below the regulatory limit of 47 mm in the lobster fishery. | Lobster | $2000 and forfeiture of the traps | 2024-09-27 |
| Guylain Deraspe | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to send electronic logbooks to Fisheries and Oceans Canada within 72 hours of each mackerel fishing trip. | Mackerel | $500 | 2024-09-27 |
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to send their combined forms to Fisheries and Oceans within 7 days of landing. | $500 and suspension of the 2025 fall herring licence | |||
| Making a false or misleading statement orally to a fishery officer. | $500 | |||
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to make an inward call to a dockside monitoring company prior to arrival at the port. | $500 | |||
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to complete the Logbook section of their combined form in accordance with the instructions specified in their booklet. | $500 | |||
| Micheline Leblanc | Harvesting soft-shell clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Soft-shell clam | $300 | 2024-09-27 |
| Hugues Roy | While recreational fishing, possessing mackerel that is skinned, cut or otherwise processed to the point where it is difficult to determine the size. | Mackerel | $800 and forfeiture of seized fish fillets | 2024-09-27 |
| Travis Vautier | Having fished for the species specified in the licence without having the additional conditions pertaining to it. | Winter Flounder | $750 | 2024-09-27 |
| Alban Hautcoeur | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to immediately apply a valid tag to a bluefin tuna caught and brought on board the vessel. | Bluefin Tuna | $750 | 2024-09-25 |
| Guylain Deraspe | Failing to comply with licence conditions by having a gill net with a mesh size of less than 66.7 mm on board the fishing vessel. | Herring | $750 and forfeiture of fishing gear | 2024-09-25 |
| Roger Desjardins | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-09-25 |
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $500 | |||
| François Jean | Fishing for seal in a prohibited area. | Seal | $1000 and forfeiture of seized seal parts | 2024-09-25 |
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by fishing for a species of seal that is not authorized by their licence. | $1000 | |||
| Yu Xing | Harvesting soft-shell clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Soft-shell clam | $300 and forfeiture of seized items | 2024-09-25 |
| Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. | $408 | |||
| Kevin Dunn-Denis | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to have an agreement with an at-sea observer company. | Snow crab | $750 | 2024-08-29 |
| Richard Jones | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to carry a complete and up-to-date record of fishing gear tags. | Bluefin tuna | $500 | 2024-08-28 |
| Mathieu Morin | Harvesting soft-shell clams and Atlantic razor clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Soft-shell clam and Atlantic razor clam | $300 | 2024-08-28 |
| Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. | Soft-shell clam | $150 | ||
| Vanessa Filion | Harvesting soft-shell clams and Atlantic razor clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Soft-shell clam and Atlantic razor clam | $300 | 2024-08-28 |
| Bernard Lavoie | Harvesting Atlantic razor clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. | Atlantic razor clam | $150 | 2024-08-28 |
| Jeffrey Vautier | Being in possession of a female lobster carrying eggs. | Lobster | $750 | 2024-08-28 |
| Darius Roberts | Having fished for bait without valid license conditions. | Herring | $500 | 2024-08-19 |
| Neil Roberts | Having fished for whelk without valid license conditions. | Whelk | $300 | 2024-08-19 |
| 9458-8951 QUEBEC INC | Have fished with a boat other than the one mentioned on the licence. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| 9375-8332 QUEBEC INC | Having authorized his boat to be used for fishing without it being on the permit. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Christian Aube | Having fished using a lobster trap not equipped with a compliant exit panel. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Robert Bénard | Having fished for snow crab during the closed season under the soft-shell crab protocol. | Snow crab | $2,000 | 2024-08-14 |
| Mathieu Boudreau | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to carry a complete and up-to-date record of fishing gear tags. | Lobster | $750 | 2024-08-14 |
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to complete their electronic logbook and ensure that the data is complete and closed prior to landing lobster catches. | $750 | |||
| Denis Chiasson | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to provide information to a dockside monitoring company at least one hour before the scheduled time of arrival in port. | Atlantic Halibut | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Lauréat Déraspe | Having used a registered boat on which the boat registration number is not painted or otherwise firmly affixed. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Had lobster traps on board the boat during the closed season. | $1,000 | |||
| Philippe Doyle | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to provide information to a dockside monitoring company at least one hour before the scheduled time of arrival in port. | Scallop | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Alex Eloquin | Being in possession of a female lobster carrying eggs. | Lobster | $1,000 | 2024-08-14 |
| Samuel Lapierre | Failing to submit ten electronic logbooks to Fisheries and Oceans Canada within 72 hours of each fishing trip. | Lobster | $1,400 | 2024-08-14 |
| Fidèle Leblanc | Failing to comply with licence conditions by not providing information to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by telephone at least one hour prior to departure for each fishing (harvesting) trip. | Soft-shell clam | $500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Daniel Martinet | While recreational fishing, possessing mackerel processed to the point where it is difficult to determine the size. | Mackerel | $200 | 2024-08-14 |
| Being in possession of more than 20 mackerels on a single day while recreational fishing. | $300 | |||
| Jean-François Noël | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to immediately return any Atlantic Halibut under 85 cm in length to the water. | Atlantic Halibut | $1,500 | 2024-08-14 |
| Normand Turbide | Being in possession of a female lobster carrying eggs. | Lobster | $1,000 | 2024-08-14 |
| Marie-Hélène Loubert | Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. | Soft-shell clam | $289 | 2024-07-20 |
| Jean-Guy Beaudoin | Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. | Soft-shell clam | $289 | 2024-07-20 |
| Luc Berthelot | Being in possession of lobsters that are less than 83 mm long. | Lobster | $1,000 | 2024-07-17 |
| Failing to comply with their licence conditions by failing to carry on board their vessel all tags in the Fishing Gear Tag Log unless they have been affixed to fishing gear used under these licence conditions. | $750 | |||
| Dewen Sun | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $1,500 and forfeiture of seized items and fish | 2024-07-04 |
| Being in possession of a female lobster carrying eggs. | $250 | |||
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $250 | |||
| Jean-Patrick Géhu | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $900 and forfeiture of seized items | 2024-07-02 |
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $500 | |||
| Having fished for lobster during the closed time. | $500 | |||
| Pierre Léonard | While recreational fishing, having fished for Atlantic cod and keeping cod while the quota was at zero. | Cod | $300 and forfeiture of seized fish | 2024-07-02 |
| Guillaume Duguay | Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to carry a complete and up-to-date record of fishing gear tags. | Lobster | $750 | 2024-06-21 |
| Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to complete electronic logbook and ensure that the data is complete and closed prior to landing lobster catches. | $750 | |||
| Mathis Gionest | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $500 | 2024-06-21 |
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $500 | |||
| Égide Côté | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $1,500 | 2024-06-18 |
| Being in possession of female lobsters carrying eggs. | $500 | |||
David Anglehart-Kearney |
Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. |
Lobster |
$1500 |
2024-06-18 |
Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. |
$500 |
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| Romain Berthelot | Failing to comply with licence conditions by refusing to allow an at-sea observer to board the fishing vessel. | Snow crab | $750 | 2024-06-17 |
| Louis Henry | Failing to comply with licence conditions by refusing to allow an at-sea observer to board the fishing vessel. | Snow crab | $750 | 2024-06-17 |
| Benoît Fournier | While recreational fishing, having fished for Atlantic cod and kept cod during the close time. | Cod | $1,005 and forfeiture of seized items and fish | 2024-06-10 |
| Régis Fournier | While recreational fishing, having fished for Atlantic cod and kept cod during the close time. | Cod | $1,005 and forfeiture of seized items and fish | 2024-06-10 |
| Luc Labrie | Failing to comply with licence conditions by submerging their fishing gear for more than 72 hours. | Greenland Halibut | $1,000 | 2024-06-10 |
Félix Bourgeois |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by not contacting the hailing system by 7 p.m. the day before each fishing trip. |
Groundfish |
$400 |
2024-06-05 |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by not providing information to a dockside monitoring company at least 1 hour before the scheduled time of arrival in port. |
$1000 |
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Jocelyn Doyle |
Being in possession of mackerels less the 26,8 cm in length. |
Mackerel |
$200 |
2024-06-05 |
Having fished for Atlantic rock crab without a licence or authorization. |
Atlantic rock crab |
$750 |
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Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. |
Lobster |
$2000 and forfeiture of seized items |
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Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. |
$1000 |
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Philippe Doyle |
Failing to immediately release fish under the legal size specified in the licence conditions. |
Groundfish |
$750 |
2024-06-05 |
Camille Jomphe |
Harvesting Atlantic surf clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Atlantic surf clam |
$300 |
2024-06-05 |
Steeve Lafrance |
Being in possession of 3 lobsters that are less than 83 mm long. |
Lobster |
$2000 |
2024-06-05 |
Edwin Quinn |
Failing to be in possession of a fishing licence at all times during an activity referred to therein, and failing to produce it to a fishery officer upon request. |
Atlantic rock crab |
$750 |
2024-06-05 |
Failing to return any by-catch immediately to the water in which it was caught and, if alive, in such a way as to cause as little injury as possible. |
$3000 |
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Failing to comply with licence conditions by failing to carry a complete and up-to-date record of his fishing gear tags. |
$750 |
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Being in possession of a lobster during the closed season |
Lobster |
$750 |
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Édouard Richard |
Failing to report information to Fisheries and Oceans Canada once sealing activities have ended and before midnight on the same day, on a daily basis. |
Seal |
$1000 |
2024-06-05 |
Sylvain Vigneau |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by not providing information to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by telephone at least one hour prior to departure for each fishing (harvesting) trip. |
Atlantic surf clam |
$350 |
2024-06-05 |
Pierre Loubert |
Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. |
Soft-shell clam |
$289 |
2024-06-04 |
Marc Brillant |
Wasting soft-shell clams fit for human consumption through recreational fishing. |
Soft-shell clam |
$300 |
2024-05-28 |
Kevin Comeau |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by landing herring in a port not designated for herring landings in the Quebec region. |
Herring |
$750 |
2024-05-28 |
Failing to comply with licence conditions by not forwarding logbooks to the Gaspé office of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for herring landings in the Quebec region. |
$750 |
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Caroline Doiron |
Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. |
Soft-shell clam |
$348 |
2024-05-28 |
Renaud Dufour |
Harvesting soft-shell clams and Atlantic razor clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Soft-shell clam and Atlantic razor clam |
$400 |
2024-05-28 |
Alexandre Joncas Boudreau |
Harvesting soft-shell clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Soft-shell clam |
$300 |
2024-05-28 |
Christian Leblanc |
Wasting soft-shell clams fit for human consumption through recreational fishing. |
Soft-shell clam |
$489 |
2024-05-28 |
Being in possession of soft-shell clams that are less than 51 mm long. |
$200 |
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David Leblanc |
Harvesting soft-shell clams, Atlantic razor clams and Atlantic surf clam in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Soft-shell clam, Atlantic razor clam and Atlantic surf clam |
$300 |
2024-05-28 |
Joseph Paul Leclair |
Harvesting soft-shell clams in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Soft-shell clam |
$300 |
2024-05-28 |
Léo Ouellet |
Harvesting blue mussels in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Blue mussel |
$300 |
2024-05-28 |
Jean-Paul Porlier |
Harvesting Atlantic razor clam in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Atlantic razor clam |
$250 |
2024-05-28 |
Tommy Yaun |
Harvesting Atlantic razor clam in an area closed to shellfish harvesting for contamination reasons. |
Atlantic razor clam |
$250 |
2024-05-28 |
| Marie-Anne Laflamme | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $750 and forfeiture of seized items | 2024-05-09 |
| Being in possession of female lobsters carrying eggs. | $500 | |||
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $250 | |||
Alain M. Methot |
Having caught and kept an Atlantic wolffish, possession of which is prohibited in recreational groundfish fishing. |
Atlantic wolffish |
$350 and forfeiture of seized fish |
2024-05-09 |
While recreational fishing, possessing fish cut to the point where it is difficult to determine the size. |
Mackerel |
$150 |
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Michel Arsenault |
Having fished for Atlantic rock crab without a licence or authorization. |
Atlantic rock crab |
$500 |
2024-05-07 |
| Steve Francoeur | Having fished for lobster without a permit or license outside of lobster fishing season and other than by boat and with a lobster trap. | Lobster | $2,250 | 2024-04-30 |
| Lucien Gauthier | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $1,000 and forfeiture of seized items | 2024-04-25 |
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $500 | |||
| Gino Pelletier | Having fished for lobster without a licence or authorization. | Lobster | $1,000 and forfeiture of seized items | 2024-04-25 |
| Having fished for lobster other than from a vessel and with a lobster trap. | $500 | |||
| Having fished for lobster at a time where the fishery was closed. | $500 | |||
| Pierre Jomphe | Having fished for lobster without a permit or licence and having obstructed a fishery officer in the execution of their duties. | Lobster | $2,500 | 2024-04-16 |
| Bertin Landry | Failing to remove fishing gear from the water after ceasing to use it. | Snow crab | $1,500 | 2024-04-16 |
| Jimmy Poirier | Having fished for Greenland halibut during a close time and in violation of his licence conditions. | Greenland Halibut | $3,000 | 2024-04-16 |
| Having fished for Greenland halibut at a time where the fishery was closed, and was in violation of several of his licence conditions. | $10,000 | |||
| Gaétan Dugas | While recreational fishing, having fished for Atlantic cod and kept cod during the close time. | Cod | $765 and forfeiture of seized items and fish | 2024-04-04 |
Denis Collin |
Being in possession of a female lobster carrying eggs. |
Lobster |
$750 |
2024-04-02 |
Being in possession of a lobster that is less than 83 mm long. |
$750 |
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