US EditionB.C. guide fined $12,000 for falsifying documents, exceeding fishing limits
The guide admitted giving inspectors a reprinted licence after reaching his annual Chinook limit and carrying fish over legal limits, the department said.
- On March 5, fishing guide Marc Cyr was convicted in Daajing Giids provincial court and fined $12,000 for overfishing and using false documents to evade detection during inspections in Haida Gwaii.
- During a July 2023 inspection, fishery officers found Cyr had reached his annual catch limits for chinook and halibut, prompting a second check the following month that revealed illegal overages.
- Cyr presented a reprinted licence during the second inspection, an act Fisheries officer Steve Closter described as unprecedented, stating, "This is the first for me where I caught someone printing out another licence."
- The $12,000 penalty comprises $5,000 fines for two charges and $2,000 for overfishing, with Cyr banned from fishing until June 21 and required to submit monthly catch records to the DFO until 2027.
- Recreational fishers in the Pacific region face strict limits of 10 chinook and 10 halibut per season, as accurate reporting remains essential for sustainable stock management and meeting international fisheries obligations.
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Guide based in Haida Gwaii fined $12,000 for falsifying documents, exceeding fishing limits
The department says it is crucial for those with licences to stay within their catch limits, as accurate numbers represent "a vital part of ensuring sustainable stock management," while also allowing Canada to meet treaty and other international obligations on fisheries.
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B.C. guide fined $12,000 for falsifying documents, exceeding fishing limits
MASSET - A British Columbia fishing guide has been fined $12,000 for exceeding his catch limits, then falsifying documents in an attempt to evade detection during an inspection.
B.C. guide fined $12,000 for falsifying documents, exceeding fishing limits – Energeticcity.ca
MASSET — A British Columbia fishing guide has been fined $12,000 for exceeding his catch limits, then falsifying documents in an attempt to evade detection during an inspection. The Fisheries Department says the guide, based in Haida Gwaii, was convicted in a provincial court last month of making a false statement to a fishery officer, as well as possessing fish in excess of legal limits. The case stems from an inspection in July 2023, where the…
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