NR-M-98-30E
ILLEGAL LOBSTER FISHING CONVICTION
August 7, 1998
Antigonish -- The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Nova
Scotia Area Office, today disclosed that Francis Gerard Boyd of Morristown,
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, pleaded guilty to two charges of possession
of undersized lobsters contrary to Section 57(2) of the Atlantic Fishery
Regulations, 1985, and one charge of fishing lobsters during
a closed time contrary to Section 57(1)(a) of the same regulations. The
illegal lobster fishing incidents occurred on separate occasions, June
1996 and July 1997.
Judge Stanley Campbell imposed a fine totaling $ 2952.00 on the three
charges. In addition, the Judge ordered Mr. Boyd not to fish lobsters for
the first two (2) weeks of both the 1999 and the 2000 seasons, for a total
of four (4) weeks suspension.
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For information :
Warren Parsons
Area Chief, Conservation and Protection
Fisheries and Oceans
Gulf Sector
Antigonish, N.S.
(902) 863-5670
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