Illegal FIshing
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Illegal Boundary Bay crab fishing nets 4 men $287,000 in finesThe penalties came after Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) investigations into the commercial crab fleet operating in Boundary Bay, and several convictions in provincial court.EnvironmentSep 18, 2023
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DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. watersWhile some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.EnvironmentSep 1, 2023
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Elver fishing season halted, Maritime fishers say Ottawa not doing enough to protect industryThe order prohibiting fishing signed by the fisheries minister on Saturday says there's been a significant amount of people fishing for eel 'outside the authorized fishery.'CanadaApr 17, 2023
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DFO slaps 3 B.C. men with combined $113K in illegal fishing finesFisheries and Oceans Canada announced more than $100,000 in fines against three men for separate illegal fishing incidents dating back to 2018.EnvironmentMar 17, 2023
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada seize hundreds of illegal, ghost traps near White Rock, B.C.Crews collect the traps using a line and grapple hook, which is thrown over the side of a patrol boat, then dragged across the ocean floor.EnvironmentJan 28, 2023
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3 men handed 1-year ban, fines for illegal fishing in B.C.Fisheries and Oceans Canada say the three were caught following a public tip in August 2021. The three were found guilty in November 2022.CanadaDec 17, 2022
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Beauval, Sask. man fined $14,500 for breaching wildlife, fisheries lawsA 36-year-old man from Beauval, Sask. has been fined $14,500 after pleading guilty to multiple wildlife and fisheries offences last month.CrimeDec 14, 2021
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‘Ghost fishing’: Crackdown nets 337 illegal traps in B.C.’s Boundary BayThe seizure is more than double the 136 traps pulled from Boundary Bay in 2020.CrimeFeb 4, 2021
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Dozens charged in October for illegal night fishing on Rice Lake south of PeterboroughThe MNRF say most of the infractions involve the use of artificial light to attract fish.EnvironmentNov 6, 2020
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Lobster protests: Nova Scotia RCMP arrest two at wharf in WeymouthThe Sipekne'katik First Nation says their people have a treaty right to fish at any time.CanadaSep 18, 2020
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