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Five People Fined for Illegal Shellfish Harvesting on Vancouver Island
Officers seized more than 130 shellfish and returned live catch to the site after the harvesters were caught in a closed area.
- Five people were fined a combined $19,000 for illegal shellfish harvesting in Campbell River following a June 25, 2025, patrol by Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers who discovered individuals collecting seafood from a closed area.
- Closed under the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program, the harvest site contained contaminants, bacteria, and biotoxins that remain even after cooking, according to the department.
- Enforcement officers seized 136 oysters, eight mussels, and two Manila clams during the operation; three individuals were convicted of license violations and one provided false statements to fishery officers.
- Jucy Canupin received the highest penalty of $5,000, while Ma Arleen Paz and Sylvina Matias were each fined $4,000, and Alma Catubay and Ingracia Dalde each received $3,000.
- Illegal harvesting threatens sustainable fisheries and disadvantages law-abiding harvesters, authorities noted. Obstruction of fishery officers remains a serious offense that can result in substantial legal penalties.
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On Monday, September 21, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) issued a notice that five recreational harvesters were fined a total of $19,000 for illegal activities such as harvesting shellfish in a prohibited area of the Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
·New York, United States
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CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, Sept. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reminds fishers that shellfish closures are being put in place.
·Montreal, Canada
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