Four individuals and a fish buying company were recently charged with violating federal fishery regulations following investigations by fishery officers from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) detachment in Marystown and Bay Roberts.
- On 7 October 2009, in provincial court at Grand Falls-Windsor, Evans Fisheries of English Harbour West, was fined $1000 for possession of V-notched lobster. On 16 June 2008, fishery officers detected the violation during a vessel patrol near English Harbour West.
- On 6 October 2009, in provincial court at Grand Bank, Neil Farrell of Marystown was convicted of allowing a person not named in his licence to fish his vessel and was fined $500. On 5 September 2008, fishery officers conducted an inspection of the vessel Bay Rose in Burin and discovered the infraction.
- On 8 September 2009, in provincial court at Harbour Grace, David Porter of Coley’s Point, Terrance Layman of Gull Island and Lorne Gifford of Port De Grave were each fined $500 for exceeding their daily quota of capelin during the 2008 fishing season. Each individual was also ordered to pay the value of the excess capelin taken: Mr Porter $1435, Mr Layman $1371 and Mr Gifford $1120.
