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M. Réal Vallée was the owner of a fishing vessel, the Realice, and the sole proprietor of its owning company Peracomo Inc. He fished for snow crab in the waters of the River St. Lawrence, in the area of Baie Comeau. This entailed laying a string of cages on the river bed, secured by small anchors at both ends. On two occasions in the season of 2006, these anchors snagged a fibre-optic cable belonging to the plaintiffs.