$20K fine issued for destroying fish habitat in the Bay of Quinte

$20K fine issued for destroying fish habitat in the Bay of Quinte

Source: Global News

2/15/2024

Credit: Alex Mazur / Global Kingston

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a $20,000 fine after officials say an infill project permanently destroyed a fish habitat along the shores of the Bay of Quinte.

The offending work was done in the spring of 2018 and saw infilling of an area roughly 22 metres wide along the shore and 18 metres out in the Bay of Quinte, adjacent to the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

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