logo
[Log In]
Find us on
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
Skip Navigation Links
logo 10/31/2024 6:31:57 PM     
Sambro fisherman charged for catching too many halibut 
CA Source: CBC News 4/23/2015
Sambro fisherman charged for catching too many halibut
 A Sambro, N.S., fisherman has been charged by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for bringing in too many halibut after a trip to sea last month.

Bill Blackburn has been going to sea to catch fish for the 35 years. He plans to plead not guilty when he goes court next month.

"I sold 1,548 pounds to Ocean View Fisheries, my hail in was 1,500 pounds. I'm getting charged for over-mishailing," he said.

Blackburn says there's no way to accurately weigh his catch at sea compared to how it is weighed in calmer waters. He says the choppy waves and the swaying of the boat can change the weight of the fish.
 

Blackburn demonstrated for CBC News Thursday by weighing a halibut in calm water at the Sambro wharf, where it weighed just under 21 pounds.

When Blackburn weighed the same fish again in choppier water at the head of Sambro wharf, its weight fluctuated between 16, 27 and 30 pounds.

"What do I do, take the middle number? It was 21 pounds at the wharf," he said.

  
Atlantic halibut Continue...
News Id SourceStampcountry
5501Considerable number of Wascana Lake fish dead in apparent case of winterkillGlobal News2019-04-04CA
5502Fishing for fun, not food: Study takes stock of recreational fishing impactsYale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies2019-03-19CA
5503Lake Erie walleye quotas up but 'devastating' drop for perch, says commercial fisheryWindsor Star2019-04-02CA
5504Warming lakes affecting fish behaviour in Northwestern Ontariotbnewswatch.com2019-04-01CA
5505Wow! Man hooks 50-pound fish in small lake 2019-02-25US
5506Fraser River sturgeon decline prompts fishing closuresCBC News2019-03-31CA
5507New study helps track 'destructive' giant goldfish threatening Hamilton HarbourCBC News2019-03-29CA
5508Free hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan for Canadian Armed Forces veteransGlobal News2019-03-29CA
5509Blue-green algae confirmed on Nepahwin Lake, Windy Lake: environment ministryCBC News2016-11-01CA
5510Scientists found microplastics inside creatures from the deepest parts of the ocean Business Insider Deutschland2019-03-26DE
5511Yellowknife's Rainbow Coalition fish camp welcoming place to learn art of the catchCBC News2019-03-24CA
5512This cuckoo catfish tricks other fish into raising its head-chomping youngScience2019-03-22 
5513Bad news for Canadian fish: Fewer people are catching themottawa citizen2019-03-19CA
5514Studies shed light on impact of virus on farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C.THE CANADIAN PRESS2019-03-13CA
5515Scientific experts say fish virus poses low risk to Fraser River sockeyeThe Canadian Press2019-03-08CA
5516Study gives scientists unprecedented data on young Atlantic salmon in East Coast rivers The Canadian Press2019-03-15CA
5517Consistent fishing on Arrow LakesTrail Times2019-03-14CA
5518Province rolls out new fish and hunting licence systemCBC News2018-11-28CA
5519Why the Amazon River Can't Be Crossed By Bridgecntraveler2018-04-09BR
552023 Percent of Southern California Fish is Mislabeled 7SAN DIEGO2019-03-09US
5521Fishing for black crappie a Holland River shell gameYorkregion2019-03-11CA
5522A Look at the Rainbow Trout of KamloopsKamloops2019-03-01CA
5523Six new species of tentacle-faced fish discovered in AmazonThe Independent2019-03-07US
5524British mackerel has sustainable status stripped after years of overfishingindependent2019-03-06UK
◀ ← ♠ 217 218 219 → ▶ 220 of [220 - pages.]
© MB Co 2017-2024. All rights reserved. Developed by S@Shishkina