Nova Scotia Lobster Pound Owner Fined, Sanctioned for Buying Mi'kmaq Ceremonial Catch

Shen Ren Zheng's lobster pound in Belliveaus Cove, N.S., is shown on October 13, 2017, in this frame grab from video entered as court evidence. The Canadian Press/HO - Nova Scotia Courts

HALIFAX—The owner of a lobster pound in Nova Scotia who was convicted of illegally selling lobster harvested by Mi'kmaq fishers has been fined and temporarily banned from working in the Nova Scotia industry.

Judge Tim Landry on Monday fined Shen Ren Zheng and his company, Guang Da International, $50,000 each and prohibited Zheng from buying, selling, trading, or possessing any fish harvested off Nova Scotia for the next two months.