Prince County man fined $15,000, banned from first week of next lobster fishing season
A Prince County man has been handed a large superb, had a few of his fishing gear seized and is banned from fishing for a part of the subsequent lobster season after pleading responsible to 2 prices underneath the Fisheries Act.
Darrell Chaisson, 49, of Tignish has pleaded responsible to at least one depend of fishing for lobster in Lobster Fishing Space (LFA) 24 out of season and one depend of possessing feminine lobster with eggs hooked up.
The fees are from July 29, 2021, close to Tignish Run, Prince County. Chaisson pleaded responsible to the costs in Provincial Court docket in Summerside on July 22.
Chaisson was fined a complete of $15,000. A grapple and 12 lobster traps that have been seized in relation to the case have additionally been forfeited. He’s additionally banned from collaborating within the first 144 hours (six days) of the 2023 lobster fishing season in LFA 24.
