WOMAN FINED, RECEIVES SPORT FISHING LICENCE PROHIBITION

Whitehorse, YT - Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced today that a Whitehorse resident was recently convicted in Territorial Court for recreational fishing violations.

In July and August last year, fishery officers received multiple tips from the public that several individuals had caught and retained more than the prescribed daily catch limit of chinook salmon near Tatchun Creek, in the Yukon Territory. Fishery officers conducted an investigation that led to charges being laid against one individual. Beverly Karen Tarr was observed catching and retaining two chinook in one day. The fish had been caught in contravention of the Yukon Territorial Fishery Regulations and were subsequently seized. Mrs. Tarr was charged with exceeding the daily catch limit and failing to immediately record her salmon catch on her Salmon Conservation Catch Card.

Mrs. Tarr was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $150 for exceeding the daily limit and $100 for failing to record her salmon catch. In addition to the fines, Mrs. Tarr is prohibited from obtaining a Sport Fishing licence for April 2006 to March 31, 2007 and is prohibited from recreational fishing from April 2006 to March 31, 2007.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is concerned with illegal activity and asks for the continued assistance from the general public for information on activities of this nature or any contravention on the Fisheries Act and Regulations. Anyone with information can call the toll free Observe Record Report violations reporting line at 1-800-456-4336.

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For further information:
Dan Bate
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region
(604) 775-8809