Ben Woo, who operates the B1 Series tournament organization in Canada, was fined $9,000 and had his recreational fishing license suspended for 5 years for violations that occurred during a July 2019 event on the St. Lawrence River.
A reported 195 fish – many of them smallmouth in excess of 4 pounds – reportedly died at the event and dead fish were later disposed of in a garbage container.
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