Charges against a New Brunswick man and business for illegally buying and selling lobster.
Frederic Arseneau and East Coast Ocean Products were each fined $25,000 for the unauthorized purchase and sale of lobster, believed to have been caught under an Indigenous Food, Social and Ceremonial license.
The investigation was led by Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers in Meteghan N.S. following an inspection of a lobster processing facility in Shediac.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans tweeted about the charges yesterday.
Sentencing took place last month in Moncton Provincial Court.
An individual & company were sentenced to pay $25,000 each for violations under Section 35(2) of the Fisheries General Regulations for the illegal purchase & sale of lobster caught under a food, social and ceremonial (FSC) license. pic.twitter.com/NHERtAa9JR
— DFO Maritimes (@DFO_MAR) June 9, 2022
