Abalone - Pacific Region

News Releases Regarding Abalone

2012

Duncan Man Jailed for Failure to Pay Abalone Poaching Conviction Fines
March 6, 2012

2009

October 30, 2009: A Three Year Multi-Country DFO Investigation Around Threatened Northern Abalone Concludes Successfully  

2008

August 11, 2008: FISH HARVESTER FINED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NORTHERN ABALONE

May 22, 2008: TOFINO MAN RECEIVES JAIL SENTENCE FOR CONTRAVENING A DIVING PROHIBITION
 

2006

June 12, 2006: ILLEGAL ABALONE ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN B.C.

March 31, 2006: MAN FINED $10,000 FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

February 23, 2006: DFO Seizes Large Amount of Abalone in B.C.

2005

October 14, 2005: A GUILTY PLEA LEADS TO A $35,000 FINE FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

October 13, 2005: DFO AND COURT REMIND OFFENDERS THAT HARVEST OF ABALONE IS PROHIBITED

June 8, 2005: FISHERIES ACT VIOLATIONS LEAD TO $35,000 FINE

April 29, 2005: ILLEGAL ABALONE ACTIVITY LEADS TO $25,000 FINE

2004

November 8, 2004: A GUILTY PLEA LEADS TO $50,000 FINE FOR ILLEGAL ABALONE ACTIVITY

November 1, 2004: HEAVY FINE HANDED DOWN TO ABALONE POACHER

May 20, 2004: CHARGES PENDING FOR ABALONE POACHING

2003

September 16, 2003: ABALONE POACHER FINED $6,000

2002

February 11, 2002: DFO PRESENTS PLAN TO SAVE ABALONE

2001

November 23, 2001: DHALIWAL ANNOUNCES $452,000 FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF EULACHON, NORTHERN ABALONE AND WHITE STURGEON IN B.C.

November 16, 2001: HARVEST OF ABALONE AND SCALLOPS RESULTS IN $2,250 FINE

February 23, 2001: JAIL TERM FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

2000

December 8, 2000: INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

October 13, 2000: DHALIWAL ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP PILOT PROJECTS TO REBUILD ABALONE UNDERWAY

September 6, 2000: Community-based Abalone Aquaculture Technology Pilot Projects Assist in Stock Rebuilding Efforts

August 29, 2000: INDIVIDUAL FINED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

August 24, 2000: NEW ABALONE DNA DATABASE TO HELP IN REBUILDING EFFORTS

July 31, 2000: DHALIWAL VISITS CULTURAL CENTRE AND ABALONE HATCHERY

May 5, 2000: TWO CAMPBELL RIVER MEN FINED $12,000 FOR FISHERY OFFENCES INVOLVING ABALONE AND CRAB

1999

September 28, 1999: VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED A SECOND TIME
FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION AND SALE OF ABALONE

July 30, 1999: VANCOUVER MAN CONVICTED A SECOND TIME FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION AND SALE OF ABALONE

April 8, 1999: ILLEGAL FISHING AND POSSESSION OF ABALONE NETS CONVICTIONS

March 24, 1999: PRINCE RUPERT RESTAURANT OWNER FINED FOR ILLEGAL ABALONE SALES

March 18, 1999: ABALONE WORKSHOP HELD IN NANAIMO

January 28, 1999:B.C. SUPREME COURT JUDGE FINES ABALONE POACHERS $21,000

January 14, 1999: TWO MEN CONVICTED FOR ILLEGALLY HARVESTING ABALONE

1998

February 05, 1998: PORT HARDY MAN FINED $8,000 FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

1997

February 20, 1997: ILLEGAL FISHING AND POSSESSION OF ABALONE NETS CHARGES

March 17, 1997: TERRACE MAN FINED $5,000 FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ABALONE

April 22, 1997: TOFINO MAN FOUND GUILTY UNDER THE FISHERIES ACT

May 30, 1997: TWO MEN NET $15,000 IN FINES FOR ILLEGAL ABALONE CATCH
 

1996

December 23, 1996: ABALONE VIOLATION NETS FINE FOR VANCOUVER RESIDENT

October 25, 1996: ABALONE VIOLATION NETS JAIL TERM FOR PORT HARDY MAN