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A Markham man has been banned from fishing for five years and must pay $1,000 after a conservation officer caught him casting his line into the Detroit River without a licence.

The case of Wu Wang was decided in court in Windsor on April 27, according to a release by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

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The court heard that on May 23 of 2015, a conservation officer was patrolling the Detroit River shoreline in Windsor when he noticed Wang fishing.

The officer questioned Wang and determined that Wang did not have a fishing licence. Further investigation revealed that Wang was already under court order not to fish due to previous fishing-related convictions in 2014.

In court last week, Justice of the Peace Malcolm Rogers found Wang guilty of violating an order under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

Wang was fined $1,000 and is prohibited from any kind of fishing for five years.

He is also prohibited from possessing any fishing equipment when he’s on any body of water, or within 50 metres of any body of water.

Wang was also convicted of violating his probation, resulting in an additional two years of probation.

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources encourages the public to report natural resource violations by calling 1-877-847-7667.