Den 13. september 2021, i Campbell River Provincial Court, British Columbia, Canada, fandt den ærede dommer R. Lamperson Nicklaus Templeman, ejeren og operatøren af Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, skyldig i overtrædelser under både arterne i fare og føderale Fiskerilovene.
Justice Lamperson beordrede Mr. Templeman til at betale en bøde på $ 5,000 for hver overtrædelse for i alt $ 10,000. Han instruerede også, at disse penge skulle bruges til bevarelse og beskyttelse af havpattedyr i farvandet ud for British Columbia.
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- Lamperson found Nicklaus Templeman, the owner and operator of Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, guilty of violations under both the Species At Risk and Federal Fisheries Acts.
- Templeman to pay a fine of $5,000 for each violation, for a total of $10,000.
- He also directed that these monies be used for the conservation and protection of marine mammals in the waters off British Columbia.
