US EditionNotorious B.C. Fisherman with ‘Longest Record of Violations in History’ Sent to Prison
GABRIOLA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 29 – Scott Steer led a complex, long-running illegal sea cucumber operation violating multiple fishing laws despite previous convictions, resulting in a six-year sentence and $1.1 million fine.
- Following convictions on July 25, 2025, B.C. Supreme Court Justice David A. Crerar sentenced Gabriola Island fisherman Scott Steer to six years in prison for illegal sea cucumber harvesting.
- A B.C. Supreme Court document notes Steer’s record of 34 convictions on 13 cases since 2008, despite warnings, fines, and incarcerations, which failed to deter him.
- Evidence shows Steer was involved in illegal fishing earlier this month, including hauling nearly 100,000 pounds of sea cucumbers, with 97,700 pounds under illegally obtained licences.
- The judgment further extends a lifetime fishing ban limiting possession to two kilograms of fish and forfeits most property of 1215419 B.C. Ltd.
- Looking ahead, Judge David A. Crerar concluded that Steer would almost certainly return to illegal fishing if released, emphasizing the need to remove him far from the sea.
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Notorious B.C. fisherman with ‘longest record of violations in history’ sent to prison
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a notorious fisherman to six years behind bars, ruling the only way to stop the prolific marine poacher from “ravaging the ocean” was to “move him far from the sea for a long period of time.”
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Ckpg Today‘Unbound by laws’: B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing
NANAIMO - A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law."
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'Unbound by laws': B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing
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