On August 2, 2024, Bos Smoked Fish Inc. was fined $25,000 by the Ontario Court of Justice, in Brampton. The company pleaded guilty, on August 1, 2024, to one charge for violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. This offence relates to illegally importing European Eel parts, including smoked eel and eel fillets. The $25,000 fine will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.