November 24, 2009
QUÉBEC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of North Shore Area fishers fined by Judge Louise Gallant in October 2009 for various violationsunder the Fisheries Act.
The fishers received fines totalling $4,775, in addition to a one-year probation and a scallop licence suspension until October 1, 2010. The offenders are:
| Offender and home | Offence | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Yves Blouin (Sept-Îles) Onile Gionet (Sept-Îles) André Rail (Lonque-Pointe-de-Mingan) Daniel Scherrer (Havre-Saint-Pierre) Claude Vaillancourt (Lonque-Pointe-de-Mingan) |
Failure to hail out before 8:00 pm the day before a snow crab fishing trip. | $250 (J.-Y. Blouin) $250 (O. Gionet) $250 (A. Rail) $875 (D. Scherrer) $100 (C. Vaillancourt) |
| Éric Joubert (Sept-Îles) |
Failure to hail in after a rock crab fishing trip. | $650 |
| Claude Knight (Rivière-au-Tonnerre) |
Possession of Atlantic halibut below the minimum legal size of 81 cm. | $1,500 |
| Daniel Scherrer (Havre-Saint-Pierre) |
Fishing for scallops without a properly operating Vessel Monitoring System. | One-year probation and a scallop licence suspension until October 1, 2010. |
| Claude Vaillancourt (Lonque-Pointe-de-Mingan) |
Permitting another fisher to use his vessel without authorization. | $900 |
The Department has a mandate to protect and conserve fishery resources and is ever vigilant in its efforts to prevent poaching of marine resources.
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For more information:
Martin Bourget
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Quebec
418-648-7893
NR-QR-09-54E
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