January 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 11.
CANADIAN FISHING NEWS
Release of Girouard Report Admiral Girouard, RCMP and
1 December Transportation Safety Board are considered
OTTAWA – The Honourable Gail Shea, and addressed. The team will report
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, issued the regularly to me on its progress and their plan
following statement: will be made public early in the new year. We
Today I received the report of Retired will also share with the public the actions we
Rear Admiral Roger Girouard regarding the take to ensure that this kind of tragedy is
capsizing of L’Acadien II on March 29th never repeated.
2008. I want to thank Retired Rear Admiral The capsizing of L’Acadien II has been
Girouard for the important work he carried difficult for everyone involved, including
out in preparing his Report. I am confident the officers and crew of the CCGS Sir William
that his extensive experience at sea enabled Alexander. The Girouard Report has
him to objectively look at Canadian Coast confirmed that “the Coast Guard remains a
Guard (CCG) policies and to make capable and necessary organization
recommendations on how to improve them. devoted to service and safety on the
I would like to offer my deepest Nation’s sea approaches, harbours and
sympathies to the families and friends of the waterways.” The CCG is committed to take
crewmembers of L’Acadien II. I know that all necessary steps to ensure safety in its
this loss is great. I hope that the operations: the recommendations in all three
investigations and reports will help ensure reports will help improve that safety.
that future losses are prevented.
In addition to retired Rear Admiral Fisheries Offences Result in Convictions
Girouard’s independent investigation and and Fines
report, the Search and Rescue Operations 3 December
Report produced by the Department of NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – A
National Defence Joint Rescue number of investigations carried out by
Coordination Centre in Halifax, as well as a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),
letter from the RCMP advising the Canadian Newfoundland and Labrador Region, have
Coast Guard of the status of their resulted in the following convictions:
investigation were posted on the DFO A resident of Fox Harbour has been
website today. Last week we also received convicted with having unattended gear. On
the report of the Transportation Safety November 12, 2008 in provincial court at
Board. Placentia, Clarence Whiffen was fined
We now have the results and $1,000 and forfeited two gillnets with buoys,
recommendations of all the investigations three eider ducks, seven longtail ducks, four
that were conducted. As a next step, I am codfish, two sculpins, one flounder and one
announcing the creation of a dedicated team shag. From an inspection of the vessel
to analyze the recommendations offered in fishing log by fishery officers of the DFO
all federal reports on L’Acadien II. The team Placentia detachment and a statement from
will be led by a senior Coast Guard Officer Mr. Whiffen and his crew, it was determined
and will work with other federal agencies and that gillnets were left in the water
organizations, such as Transport Canada, unattended for eight days, exceeding the 48
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hour licence requirement to tend gear.
and the Department of National Defence to
ensure that the issues raised by Rear
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