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Five People Fined for Illegal Shellfish Harvesting on Vancouver Island
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said officers seized 136 oysters, eight mussels and two Manila clams after the harvesters entered a closed area.
- On July 14, 2026, five individuals were fined a combined $19,000 for illegal shellfish harvesting in Campbell River, B.C., from an area closed by the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program.
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers discovered the harvesting during a June 25, 2025 patrol, as shellfish from closed areas may contain invisible biotoxins like Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning that cooking cannot destroy.
- During the patrol, officers seized 136 oysters, eight mussels, and two Manila clams; all live shellfish were returned to the harvest site to protect sustainable fisheries.
- Jucy Canupin received the highest fine of $5,000, while Ma Arleen Paz and Sylvina Matias were each fined $4,000, and Alma Catubay and Ingracia Dalde were each fined $3,000.
- Three individuals were additionally convicted of license violations, while one was convicted of providing a false statement to a fishery officer, a serious offense that hinders enforcement efforts.
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CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, Sept. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reminds fishers that shellfish closures are being put in place.
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