Fisherman on P.E.I. fined for having too much halibut

A Kings County fisherman who said he failed to make the correct conversion in fish weight was fined over $1,400 in a rare case of exceeding an allowable limit of halibut. The charge was laid July 24 when  was landing his boat Sandra’s Choice in Graham’s Pond harbor. A fisheries officer found a gutted halibut covered on board and checked the fishermen’s take of halibut from days earlier with a dockside monitor. It was discovered that Creed was in possession of more halibut than allowed as his limit. Read the rest here 08:41

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