Mr. Speaker, over the past 10 years, there have been 13 home countries of foreign trawlers that have been cited for illegal fishing in the NAFO regulatory zone off Canada’s east coast. In total, there have been two verbal rebriefs, eight warnings, two vessels ordered to leave the NAFO regulatory area, one vessel suspended, € 696,980.48 in fines, 12,000 Estonian kroon in fines, 100 Latvian lats in fines, and $285 USD in fines.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 2014. See this statement in context.