Nanaimo couple guilty of repeated illegal sea cucumber harvest and sale

[JWS]

Nanaimo couple guilty of repeated illegal sea cucumber harvest and sale

NANAIMO - A recent extended trial of a local fisherman and his wife charged with numerous fishing violations h...

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[Pineapple Express]

Ugh, brutal. What was the cost of all the investigation work and a 6 week trial?! I hope that their sentence includes jail time.

 

[SpringVelocity]

He doesn't care it's obvious. It's just another example of the revolving door for repeat offenders in province.

 

[trophywife]

and here i thought we would never see these names again. i even thought they lost a home from proceeds of crime..
jail time needed for both.

 

[agentaqua]

Scott Steer - ugh! NOT a surprise:​

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Post in thread 'FN signs MPA.'

Jun 23, 2023

and the sponge reefs are generally quite deep - I can't see anyone w/o hydraulics or a big trawl net trying it, neither. And have a look at many of the names publicly posted on the Pacific region convictions under the Fisheries Act and on another thread: https://sportfishingbc.com/threads/fisheries-fines-from-yesterday-no-names-no-pack-drills.92955/

I won't highlight cultural backgrounds - but it's pretty apparent to me whom many of the offenders are and their connections. The whole Scott Steer thing also leads there, as well...

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Post in thread 'Long time poacher STEER gets 6 months in jail'

Apr 22, 2022

Skank. Sometimes the words simply fit. This guy and his entourage have set up a number of numbered companies to (so far) successfully hide their operations and money earned off of poaching and purposely avoiding playing by the rules that others are constrained by. Total lack or morals:

Province wants cash, house from banned commercial fisherman for alleged illegal fishing

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government is asking to seize a Gabriola Island home and more than $1.3 million in cash from a commercial fisherman who is banned from fishing until 2038. In a petition filed on June 28 in B.C. Supreme Court, the B.C.

www.timescolonist.com

"Named in the civil lawsuit are the commercial fisherman Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, and his spouse, Melissa Dawn Larocque, also known as Melissa Steer. Also...

• agentaqua

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Post in thread 'Ghost traps again!'

Feb 5, 2023

hopefully some of those traps are Scott Steer and associates' ones:

Nighttime crab poaching earns B.C. man 10-year commercial fishing ban, vessel seizure

Arthur Michael Nelson pleaded guilty to fishing for shellfish in a closed time, fishing without a licence and obstructing a fishery officer

www.vernonmorningstar.com

Government seeks to seize home of man guilty of illegal crab fishing off North Vancouver

Fisherman Scott Steer used the proceeds of crime to buy house and launder money, the director of civil forfeiture has alleged

www.squamishchief.com

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Post in thread 'Check out the Scott Steer rap sheet --- glad they got him'

Mar 22, 2017

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/scott-steer-fishing-nanaimo-1.3752515

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Thread 'Dishonest fisherman Jailed'

Dec 2, 2013

Dishonest fisherman jailed, banned for 10 years
MARK HUME
VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Nov. 29 2013, 9:30 AM EST
Last updated Friday, Nov. 29 2013, 9:30 AM EST
A skilled fishing master who plundered the halibut and sablefish grounds off the west coast of Vancouver Island has been jailed and effectively banned from the waterfront for 10 years by the Provincial Court of B.C.
In a decision handed down this week, Justice Ted Gouge convicted Scott Steer on eight counts for illegally turning off a camera system aboard the Pacific Titan (standard equipment on...

• Derby
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• Forum: General Open Forum

Thread 'Commercial Fishing Boat Master Sentenced'

Jan 29, 2014

Well, well...now we know where our hali went....
[h=1]Commercial Fishing Boat Master Sentenced[/h]<section style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"><time datetime="2014-01-29">January 29, 2014</time> - Nanaimo, British Columbia
A commercial fishing boat master found guilty for the third time in the past six years of serious offences against the Fisheries Act, was sentenced on November 26, 2013, to six months in prison (concurrent on multiple counts), a $15,000 fine, and a 10-year prohibition...

• searun
• Replies: 5
• Forum: Saltwater Fishing Forum

 

[searun]

As much as one would hope this is the end of a bitter and long history of convictions for poaching, his prior behaviours are a very good predictor of his future behaviours - so this seems to be just another bus stop on a lifetime of crime for him.

 

[Corey_lax]

As much as one would hope this is the end of a bitter and long history of convictions for poaching, his prior behaviours are a very good predictor of his future behaviours - so this seems to be just another bus stop on a lifetime of crime for him.

Conservatives platform is to crack down on repeat offenders. Jail time instead of slap on the risk. We'll see how that goes but maybe Scott has time for only one more arrest.

 

[Hardy Guy]

The sad thing is ........ think of the number of times he did not get caught.