‘Unbound by laws’: B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing

‘Unbound by laws’: B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing

A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law." Scott Steer and his co-accused corporation faced eight charges, including fishing in a closed area without a

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