The administrative monetary penalties would not be used if there was actual harm. They are for what are considered administrative issues. I gave the example of a minor bag limit exceedance. One could argue there's a degree of harm there, but there's probably not an impact on the overall population of that species, so that would be considered a minor infraction.
They're not meant for cases of actual harm. My colleague gave the example of a spill; you would not use an administrative monetary penalty for that kind of infraction.