Gord Clarke, right, captured on hidden DFO surveillance cameras near Corner Brook. (Submitted)A high-profile ophthalmologist from Corner Brook has had salmon poaching charges against him dismissed after problems arose with witnesses in the case. Dr. Justin French and Gord Clarke — a Corner Brook construction worker — were both charged on the basis of surveillance photographs and video. WATCH | DFO surveillance video recorded two men lowering a net into a salmon pool:DFO surveillance video captures salmon poaching incident CBC News Newfoundland 0:31 DFO hidden cameras captured video of two men poaching salmon on a river near Corner Brook in August 2020. Pictures of Justin French (left and right) bookend a picture of a man captured by DFO surveillance cameras.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2021 20:25 UTC