A commercial fishing clam harvester was fined $10,000 for violating Canada’s Fisheries Act.
Keith Chui, a commercial clam fish harvester who co-owns aquaculture licence, was issued the fined by Courtenay Provincial Court jude.
Judge Brian Hutcheson found Chui guilty of eight counts of violations against Canada’s Fisheries Act.
Chui’s Activity Records did not accurately represent the product that was being harvested from his site for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
As many as, 38 traceability tags were missing, required information to show where the fish was harvested, when it was harvested and who the harvester was.
Chui also failed to submit his Annual Aquaculture Statistical Report for 2015 and 2016, which are used for traceability of fish, for resource management purposes and for the federal and provincial agencies to tally the Gross Domestic Product for the previous year.
DFO asks the public for information on activities of this nature or any contravention of the Fisheries Act and regulations.
Anyone with information can call the toll-free violation reporting line at 1-800-465-4336, or email the details to DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
