$250K in fines for illegal prawn fishing in B.C. reef
A B.C. man has been fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $80,000 worth of gear after he was found guilty of 13 violations of the federal Fisheries Act.
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A B.C. man has been fined $250,000 and ordered to forfeit $80,000 worth of gear after he was found guilty of 13 violations of the federal Fisheries Act.
Dean Keitsch of Delta was sentenced on Jan. 31 for illegal prawn fishing near Sechelt in 2020
A B.C. fisherman has caught a large fine — $250,000 — for a series of violations under the Fisheries Act and against Pacific Fisheries Regulations after he was found to have set prawn traps in a protected glass sponge reef area near Sechelt.
Dean Keitsch of Delta was sentenced on Jan. 31 for illegal prawn fishing near Sechelt in 2020
Dean Keitsch of Delta was sentenced on Jan. 31 for illegal prawn fishing near Sechelt in 2020