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In the month of June, provincial conservation officers were on patrol when three incidents occurred.
On June 19, officers in the Hollow Water area of Lake Winnipeg spotted three people, whom they call helpers, pulling an improperly marked commercial gill net in without a licenced commercial fisher. All three were ticketed $486. The commercial fisher had previously been warned that they needed to be with the helpers. Now, the trio will need to pay a $1,296 fine. Two nets, five tubs of fish, and various commercial fishing gear were seized by the officers.
Later that day the officers saw a lone fisher pulling in a net. When they got closer, they realized the net was not clearly identifying the owner. They then seized the tub of fish, ticketing the fisher $672.