Richmond BC Seafood Processing Company Fined $40,000 for Undersized Crabs
Tenshi Seafood Limited was fined CAN$40,000, after a routine inspection of its plant by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers in January last year discovered undersize crabs on the premises, a violation of Canada's Fisheries Act.
The company pleaded guilty last December and the fine was levied against them. The harvest of undersized crab is the largest threat to conservation of Dungeness crab stocks, which is a traditional food source for Indigenous communities and core to the livelihood of commercial crab harvesters. Dungeness crab is also...
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