FISH-NL VP, Cold Water Cowboys star fined $14K for overfishing

FISH-NL's vice president andCold Water Cowboysstar has been ordered to pay $14,000 in fines for overfishing capelin on two separate occasions in 2016.

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Richard Gillettpleaded guilty to three violations of the Fisheries Act on Thursday morning in provincial court in Gander. He admitted to catching more than the daily amount of capelinnear Bridgeport in August 2016, and near Port de Grave in July 2016.

Gillettheld a commercial capelin license at the time.

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Gillett also pleaded guilty to a third breach, that he had undersizedherring near his home in Twillingatein November 2016.

Altogether, Gillettwas ordered to pay $14,000 in fines for the three violations. He has also received a one day fishing prohibition.

He's well-known for his involvement in the Discovery Channel's showCold Water Cowboysand with the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador, or FISH-NL.