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Maritime Provinces
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Newfoundland & Labrador |
Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland & Labrador combined |
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Year |
Investi- |
Number of Prosecu- |
Total Fines |
Investi- |
Number of Prosecu- |
Total Fines |
Investi- |
Number of Prosecu- |
Total Fines |
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1994 |
65 |
14 |
$131,800 |
28 |
7 |
$85,000 |
93 |
21 |
$216,800 |
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1995 |
55 |
10 |
$73,910 |
20 |
3 |
$16,000 |
75 |
13 |
$89,910 |
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1996 |
60 |
5 |
$35,000 |
28 |
4 |
$12,000 |
88 |
9 |
$47,000 |
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1997 |
83 |
7 |
$44,000 |
28 |
5 |
$38,500 |
111 |
12 |
$82,500 |
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1998 |
60 |
7 |
$63,500 |
50 |
4 |
$55,000 |
110 |
11 |
$118,500 |
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1999 |
64 |
14 |
$88,900 |
55 |
4 |
$63,500 |
119 |
18 |
$152,400 |
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2000 |
49 |
11 |
$136,000 |
71 |
8 |
$60,500 |
120 |
19 |
$196,500 |
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2001 |
49 |
10 |
$170,000 |
53 |
4 |
$56,000 |
102 |
14 |
$226,000 |
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2002 |
48 |
4 |
$262,500 |
31 |
3 |
$65,000 |
79 |
7 |
$327,500 |
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2003 |
109 |
2 |
$110,000 |
65 |
0 |
$0 |
174 |
2 |
$110,000 |
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Total |
642 |
84 |
$1,115,610 |
429 |
42 |
$451,500 |
1071 |
126 |
$1,567,110 |
Highest fines in Canada issued to marine polluters: $170,000.
1. OLGA, May 10, 2004, 20L of an
oily substance, 134 km SE of Cape Race, NL.
Other high fines:
1. BALTIC CONFIDENCE, February 25, 2002, 850 L of an oily substance, 85 NM SW of Halifax, NS.
2. CSL ATLAS, November 25, 2002, 92 L of an oily substance, 80 NM South of Halifax, NS.
Both were successfully prosecuted using evidence gathered by aerial surveillance flights.