Shatford and his pound had been facing a total of 71 allegations following a two-year investigation that culminated in a raid on the Fox Point business in January 2008. Fisheries officers with search warrants swooped down on Shatford's Lobster Pound and Shatford's By the Sea restaurant, seizing more than 6,000 pieces of documentation.
Shatford and his lobster pound pleaded guilty last October to one count each of not having a licence when they bought or possessed fish from a licensed fisherman between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 17, 2007. They also pleaded guilty to processing, selling or marketing fish without a licence to a buyer who was not the consumer or the end user between Feb. 1, 2005, and Dec. 15, 2007.