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South Shore Company And Fishermen Go To Trial

Charges have been laid and trials are underway for a fish company on the South Shore and 12 individuals. It follows a lengthy DFO investigation … running from January 2006 to June 2009. Some 66 charges in all are involved, dealing with alledged illegal activity in the groundfish and clam fishing industries. Charges range from buying, selling or processing groundfish and clams in contravention of the fisheries act … to … fishing without a license. The cases against Deep Cove Marine of Chester, its president and 11 other fishermen are back in Bridgewater court later in the summer and into the fall.

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3:07 am, May 17, 2026
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