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GANDER, NL – Ray Cuff of Musgrave Harbour was convicted of having
untagged and unmarked lobster pots.
Mr. Cuff was fined $1,500.00 and given a suspension from fishing lobster for the first 20 days of the 2008 season for having untagged lobster pots on September 4, 2007 in Gander Provincial Court. The twelve lobster pots were forfeited to the Crown. Mr. Cuff was also fined $500.00 for having unmarked lobster pots, as he did not have his commercial fishing vessel number on the pots.
While conducting a stakeout using video surveillance, fishery officers from the Twillingate Detachment apprehended Mr. Cuff on June 25, 2007. Ray Cuff was convicted of committing the same offence during the 2006 fishery.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Sam Whiffen
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
709-772-7631 |
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