Coastal company illegally harvested sea cucumbers, rules B.C. Supreme Court

B.C. man who led police on boat chase found guilty of illegal sea cucumber harvest and sales

A Nanaimo man has been found guilty of illegally harvesting and selling sea cucumbers, based in part on information seized from his cellphone that was tossed overboard during a boat chase in Vancouver harbour.

Coastal company illegally harvested sea cucumbers, rules B.C. Supreme Court

Following chase by DFO, Scott Steer said to have thrown cellphone in water

DFO dives deep to catch Canadian sea cucumber criminals

A British Columbia couple was found guilty of numerous violations related to the harvest and sale of 87,373 pounds of sea cucumbers, worth around CAD 1.0m

Nanaimo couple guilty of repeated illegal sea cucumber harvest and sale

NANAIMO — A recent extended trial of a local fisherman and his wife charged with numerous fishing violations has reached a verdict: guilty on all counts. Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, 47, and his wife Melissa Dawn Larocque (Steer) were in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Jan 8., where they were convicted on eight different charges related to the illegal fishing and sale of sea cucumbers. Justice David Crerar ruled the evidence was ove…