Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations (C.R.C., c. 815)
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Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations
C.R.C., c. 815
Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations
1 [Repealed, SOR/2017-58, s. 2]
Interpretation
2 (1) In these Regulations,
- blackcod trap
blackcod trap or blackcod pot[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
- Canadian fisheries waters
Canadian fisheries waters[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
- cod-end
cod-end means a bag-like extension attached to the after end of the belly of a trawl net and used to retain a catch; (cul de chalut)
- Convention area
Convention area has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (zone de la Convention)
- Division
Division has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division)
- finfish
finfish[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
- Fishing Zone 3
Fishing Zone 3 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2, and 3) Order; (zone de pêche 3)
- Fishing Zone 4
Fishing Zone 4 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 4)
- Fishing Zone 5
Fishing Zone 5 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 5)
- Fishing Zone 6
Fishing Zone 6 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order; (Zone de pêche 6)
- flag state
flag state means a state in which a foreign fishing vessel is registered and a state whose flag a foreign fishing vessel that is not registered in a state is entitled to fly; (État d’immatriculation)
- foreign fishing vessel
foreign fishing vessel has the same meaning as in the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; (bâtiment de pêche étranger)
- incidental catch
incidental catch[Revoked, SOR/94-293, s. 1]
- licence
licence means a licence issued pursuant to the Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations; (licence)
- mesh size
mesh size means in respect of netting
(a) in a trawl net, the average of the measurements of any 20 meshes made by inserting into the meshes a flat wedge-shaped gauge having a taper of 2 cm in 8 cm and a thickness of 2.3 mm with a weight of 5 kg attached, and
(b) in any other case, the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh measured inside the knots after being stretched to form two parallel straight lines; (maillage)
- midwater trawl
midwater trawl means a trawl net that is designed so as not to come into contact with the sea-bed while in operation; (chalut pélagique)
- purse seine net
purse seine net[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
- Regional Director-General
Regional Director-General[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
- sablefish trap
sablefish trap or sablefish pot means a metal framed enclosure that is covered with netting or expanded metal and has one or more openings through which fish enter the enclosure; (trappe à morue charbonnière ou nasse à morue charbonnière)
- set-line
set-line means a line that is anchored to the sea-bed and has a series of fish hooks attached; (palangre)
- squid jigger
squid jigger means a lure that has attached a number of fish hooks arranged radially; (turlutte à calmar)
- Statistical Area
Statistical Area[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
- stock area
stock area, in respect of a species of fish set out in Column II of an item of Schedule VII, means the stock area set out in Column III of that item and, in respect of a species of fish set out in Column I of an item of Schedule X, means the stock area set out in Column II of that item; (zone de stock)
- Subarea
Subarea has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-zone)
- Subdivision
Subdivision has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-division)
- Sub-Zone
Sub-Zone means a Sub-Zone described in Schedule I; (sous-secteur)
- trawl net
trawl net means any large bag net dragged in the sea by a vessel or vessels for the purpose of taking fish; (chalut)
- year
year means a calendar year. (année)
(2) A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish by its common name as set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VIII shall be construed as a reference to the species or group of species whose scientific name is set out in Column II of that item.
(3) A reference in these Regulations to a quantity of fish by weight shall be construed as a reference to the weight of the fish in a completely unprocessed state.
(4) and (5) [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
- SOR/79-715, s. 1
- SOR/82-771, s. 1
- SOR/87-185, s. 1
- SOR/93-62, s. 1
- SOR/94-293, s. 1
PART IAtlantic Coast
Interpretation
3 In this Part,
- authorized topside chafer
authorized topside chafer[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 2]
- extension measure
extension measure[Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 2]
- gill net
gill net means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed but that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)
- quota
quota[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
- quota period
quota period[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
- quota table
quota table[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
- Regional Director-General
Regional Director-General[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
- regulated species
regulated species means a species of fish set out in Column II of Schedule III. (espèce réglementée)
- SOR/78-753, s. 1
- SOR/79-715, s. 2
- SOR/82-771, s. 2
- SOR/87-185, s. 2
- SOR/93-62, s. 2
Application
4 This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Atlantic coast of Canada to
(a) a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and
(b) any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a).
- SOR/93-62, s. 20(F)
Close Time
5 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), no person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Schedule II shall fish for or catch and retain fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule X in a stock area set out in column II of that item during the close time set out in column III of that item.
(2) A close time set out in column III of an item of Schedule X applies individually and separately to each flag state set out in Schedule II.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing for squid by means of squid jiggers.
(4) No person shall fish for squid by means of squid jiggers in
(a) Subarea 3 from December 30 to December 31; or
(b) Subarea 4 from December 30 to December 31.
(5) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), fishing for a species of fish is prohibited in a stock area, a person fishing in that stock area for a species of fish other than a species to which the prohibition applies may catch and retain an incidental catch of the prohibited species if the quantity of the incidental catch does not exceed the quantities referred to in section 9.
- SOR/82-771, s. 3
- SOR/87-185, s. 3
- SOR/93-62, s. 3
Swordfish Size Limits
5.1 (1) In this section, length, in relation to a swordfish, means the distance, measured in a straight line, from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall be in possession of any swordfish that is less than 125 cm in length.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for swordfish under the authority of a licence where
(a) the catching of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length is incidental to the catching of longer swordfish; and
(b) the number of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of longer swordfish that are retained during that fishing trip.
- SOR/94-293, s. 2
Tuna Size Limits
6 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall be in possession of any bigeye or yellowfin tuna that weigh less than 3.2 kg.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for bigeye tuna under the authority of a licence where
(a) the catching of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger bigeye tuna; and
(b) the number of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger bigeye tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for yellowfin tuna under the authority of a licence where
(a) the catching of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger yellowfin tuna; and
(b) the number of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger yellowfin tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.
(4) No person shall be in possession of any bluefin tuna that weighs less than 30 kg.
- SOR/80-631, s. 1
- SOR/87-185, s. 3
- SOR/93-62, s. 4
- SOR/94-293, s. 3
- SOR/2017-58, s. 3(F)
7 and 8 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 3]
Incidental Catch Limits
9 Subject to subsection 10(2), where a person is fishing for a species of fish in a stock area under the authority of a licence, that person shall not retain an incidental catch of a species of fish, other than a species set out in the licence, that exceeds a fishing quota of
(a) in respect of haddock
(i) in Division 4VW, one per cent,
(ii) in Division 4X, one per cent, and
(iii) in Subarea 5, one per cent,
(b) in respect of cod in Division 4X, one per cent, and
(c) in respect of any species in any stock area not mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), 10 per cent
of the weight of the species taken in that stock area under the authority of the licence.
- SOR/80-631, s. 2
- SOR/87-185, s. 4
- SOR/93-62, s. 5
10 (1) For the purposes of this section, annual fishing plan means a document that the Minister sends to a flag state setting out the species of fish that vessels of that flag state may be licensed to take in a stock area in a calendar year and the aggregate number of days for which vessels of that flag state may be authorized to fish for those species in that stock area.
(2) Section 9 does not apply in respect of an incidental catch of a species of fish taken by a vessel of a flag state in a stock area where the aggregate number of fishing days set out in the annual fishing plan for that species in that stock area has not been utilized.
- SOR/80-631, s. 3
- SOR/87-185, s. 4
- SOR/93-62, s. 6
11 and 12 [Revoked, SOR/94-61, s. 1]
13 [Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 4]
14 [Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 7]
Closed Areas and Seasons
15 No person shall fish in any part of an area described in Column I of an item of Schedule V during the close time set out in Column II of that item.
- SOR/79-715, s. 8
16 No person shall fish for or catch capelin inside or shoreward of a line beginning at Cape Freels in the Province of Newfoundland, THENCE to a point at 49°15′N. latitude and 52°54′W. longitude, THENCE to a point 48°20′N. latitude and 52°00′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 47°28′N. latitude and 52°00′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°42′N. latitude and 52°22′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12′N. latitude and 52°52′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12′N. latitude and 54°24′W. longitude and THENCE to Cape St. Mary’s in the Province of Newfoundland.
16.1 No person shall fish with a trawl net for squid, silver hake or argentine in Division 4VWX except in the portion of the Division that is enclosed by straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:
Point | North Latitude | West Longitude |
---|---|---|
1 | 42°10′00″ | 65°30′00″ |
2 | 42°49′00″ | 64°11′00″ |
3 | 43°00′00″ | 63°30′00″ |
4 | 43°04′00″ | 62°30′00″ |
5 | 43°04′00″ | 62°00′00″ |
6 | 43°22′00″ | 61°09′00″ |
7 | 43°39′00″ | 60°00′00″ |
8 | 43°43′00″ | 59°40′00″ |
9 | 43°54′00″ | 59°00′00″ |
10 | 39°00′00″ | 59°00′00″ |
11 | 39°00′00″ | 61°51′00″ |
12 | 42°10′00″ | 65°30′00″ |
- SOR/78-753, s. 2
- SOR/79-715, s. 9
- SOR/93-62, s. 8
16.2 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 5]
17 No person shall, during the period commencing on March 1st and terminating on May 31st in any year, fish with gear that is capable of taking any demersal species of fish in either of the areas bounded by straight lines joining the geographical coordinates set out in Schedule VI, in the order listed in each case.
18 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 6]
19 and 20 [Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 10]
PART IIPacific Coast
Interpretation
21 In this Part,
- gill net
gill net means a net that
(a) is weighted at its bottom and floated at the surface of the water by a cork line, and
(b) is used to catch fish by enmeshing them,
but does not enclose an area of water.
- SOR/82-771, s. 7
Application
22 This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Pacific coast of Canada to
(a) a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and
(b) any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a).
- SOR/93-62, s. 20(F)
Close Time
23 No person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for the species of fish set out in column II of that item in the stock area set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column V of that item.
- SOR/82-771, s. 8
- SOR/93-62, s. 9
24 and 25 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 8]
Incidental Catch Limits
26 Where a person is fishing for Pacific hake in sub-zone 5-1 or 5-2, he shall not catch and retain an incidental catch of a species of fish other than Pacific hake that exceeds 20 per cent of the weight of the Pacific hake on board the vessel or that exceeds:
(a) in respect of walleye pollock, 10 per cent,
(b) in respect of rockfish, two per cent,
(c) in respect of Pacific cod and ling cod in the aggregate, one per cent, or
(d) in respect of sablefish, one per cent,
of the said weight.
- SOR/82-771, s. 9
- SOR/87-185, s. 5
27 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 9]
Gear Restrictions
28 (1) No person on board or operating from a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for a species of fish set out in Column II of that item in a stock area set out in Column III of that item except with the gear type set out in Column IV of that item.
(2) No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, Pacific hake by means of a trawl net that has a mesh size
(a) greater than 100 mm or less than 76 mm in the cod-end; or
(b) less than 89 mm in any part of the net that is not the cod-end.
(3) No person fishing for a species of fish other than Pacific hake shall use a trawl net that has a mesh size of less than 89 mm.
- SOR/82-771, s. 10
- SOR/87-185, s. 6
- SOR/93-62, s. 10(F)
PART IIIEnforcement
Powers of Fishery Officers
29 [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 11]
Seals and Certificates
30 (1) A fishery officer may
(a) place a numbered identification mark or seal on any equipment or gear that he has inspected on board a foreign fishing vessel; and
(b) where he is of the opinion that equipment or gear on board a foreign fishing vessel that he has inspected is in compliance with these Regulations, issue a certificate of inspection to the master of the vessel setting out
(i) the date of the inspection, and
(ii) a description of the equipment or gear he has inspected.
(2) Where a fishery officer has placed a mark or seal on any equipment or gear in accordance with subsection (1), that mark or seal shall not be removed, altered or tampered with by any person other than a fishery officer while the foreign fishing vessel is in Canadian fisheries waters.
- SOR/93-62, ss. 20(F), 21(F)
31 and 32 [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 12]
PART IVGeneral
Avoidance of Set Gear
33 (1) The master of a foreign fishing vessel in Canadian fisheries waters shall ensure at all times that there is maintained a distance of at least 1/2 nautical mile between his vessel and any equipment and gear attached thereto and any set fishing gear that has been marked so as to be visible to persons on board vessels navigating in the vicinity.
(2) For the purposes of this section, set, in respect of fishing gear, means that the fishing gear has been placed in the sea in such manner that
(a) each end of the gear is anchored in the sea;
(b) one end of the gear is anchored in the sea and the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel;
(c) the gear is drifting in the sea; or
(d) one end of the gear is drifting free in the sea while the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel.
- SOR/93-62, s. 20(F)
34 to 37 [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 13]
SCHEDULE I(Section 2)Sub-zones — Pacific Coast
- 1
(a) Sub-Zone 5-1A is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is east of a line beginning at 49°00′N. latitude, 126°15′W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30′N. latitude, 125°55′W. longitude and THENCE in a southerly direction to a point of intersection with the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5 at 48°21.2′N. latitude, 125°20.85′W. longitude;
(b) Sub-Zone 5-1B is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is west of Sub-Zone 5-1A, and east of a line beginning in 49°00′N. latitude, 126°15′W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30′N. latitude, 126°00′W. longitude and THENCE due south to the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5.
2 Sub-Zone 5-2 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is south of 49°23′N. latitude, exclusive of Sub-Zone 5-1.
3 Sub-Zone 5-3 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 49°23′N. latitude and south of 50°30′N. latitude.
4 Sub-Zone 5-4 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 50°30′N. latitude and south of 52°00′N. latitude.
5 Sub-Zone 5-5 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 52°00′N. latitude.
- SOR/82-771, s. 12
SCHEDULE II(Section 5)
Foreign Fishing Vessel Flag States
Item | Column I |
---|---|
Flag State | |
1 | Bulgaria |
2 | Cuba |
3 | Denmark |
4 | Estonia |
5 | Faeroe Islands |
6 | France |
7 | Germany |
8 | Iceland |
9 | Ireland |
10 | Italy |
11 | Japan |
12 | Latvia |
13 | Lithuania |
14 | Norway |
15 | Poland |
16 | Portugal |
17 | Romania |
18 | Russia |
19 | Spain |
20 | United Kingdom |
21 | United States |
- SOR/78-753, s. 3
- SOR/79-715, s. 13
- SOR/82-771, s. 12
- SOR/83-886, s. 1
- SOR/87-185, s. 8
- SOR/93-62, s. 14
SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE IV
SCHEDULE V(Section 15)
Closed Areas
Item | Column I | Column II | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area | Close Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | The waters off White Head in the Province of Nova Scotia that are enclosed by straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:
| January 1 to June 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | The waters off Fogo-Twillingate in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 50°06′N. lat., 53°35′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 49°58′N. lat., 53°49′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°10′N. lat., 55°02′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°16′N. lat., 54°50′W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 50°06′N. lat., 53°35′W. long. | June 1 to November 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | The waters off Cabot Island-Funk Island, Newfoundland enclosed by straight lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
| May 1 to Nov. 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | The waters off Bonavista — St. John’s in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 47°36′N. lat., 52°00′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 47°34′N. lat., 52°20′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°44′N. lat., 52°37′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°46′N. lat., 52°27′W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 47°36′N. lat., 52°00′W. long. | June 1 to November 30 |
- SOR/79-715, s. 14
- SOR/90-466, s. 1
- SOR/93-62, s. 16
- SOR/94-48, s. 1(F)
SCHEDULE VI(Section 17)
Areas Referred to in Section 17
Column I | Column II | ||
---|---|---|---|
Latitude | Longitude | ||
Area I | (1) | 42°04′N | 65°44′W |
(2) | 42°40′N | 64°30′W | |
(3) | 43°00′N | 64°30′W | |
(4) | 43°00′N | 66°32′W | |
(5) | 42°20′N | 66°32′W | |
(6) | 42°20′N | 66°00′W | |
(7) | 42°04′N | 65°44′W | |
Area II | (1) | 42°20′N | 67°00′W |
(2) | 41°15′N | 67°00′W | |
(3) | 41°15′N | 65°40′W | |
(4) | 42°00′N | 65°40′W | |
(5) | 42°20′N | 66°00′W | |
(6) | 42°20′N | 67°00′W |
- SOR/79-715, s. 14
- SOR/94-48, s. 2
SCHEDULE VII(Sections 2, 23 and 28)
Close Times — Pacific Coast
Item | Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag State | Species | Stock Area | Gear Type | Close Time | |
1 | Japan | Pacific hake | Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B, and 5-2 | Midwater trawl | November 30 to December 31 |
2 | Japan | Rockfish | Fishing Zone 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
3 | Japan | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Gill net | January 1 to December 31 |
4 | Japan | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Squid jigger | January 1 to December 31 |
5 | Japan | Sablefish | Fishing Zone 5 | Set lines | January 1 to December 31 |
6 | Japan | Walleye pollock | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Midwater trawl | January 1 to December 31 |
7 | Japan | Spiny dogfish | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
8 | Poland | Pacific hake | Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 | Midwater trawl | November 30 to December 31 |
9 | Poland | Rockfish | Fishing Zone 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
10 | Poland | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Gill net | January 1 to December 31 |
11 | Poland | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Squid jigger | January 1 to December 31 |
12 | Poland | Sablefish | Fishing Zone 5 | Set lines | January 1 to December 31 |
13 | Poland | Walleye pollock | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Midwater trawl | January 1 to December 31 |
14 | Poland | Spiny dogfish | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
15 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Pacific hake | Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 | Midwater trawl | November 30 to December 31 |
16 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Rockfish | Fishing Zone 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
17 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Gill net | January 1 to December 31 |
18 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Squid jigger | January 1 to December 31 |
19 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Sablefish | Fishing Zone 5 | Set lines | January 1 to December 31 |
20 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Walleye pollock | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Midwater trawl | January 1 to December 31 |
21 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Spiny dogfish | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
22 | All other Countries | Pacific hake | Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 | Midwater trawl | November 30 to December 31 |
23 | All other Countries | Rockfish | Fishing Zone 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
24 | All other Countries | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Gill net | January 1 to December 31 |
25 | All other Countries | Squid | Fishing Zone 5 | Squid jigger | January 1 to December 31 |
26 | All other Countries | Sablefish | Fishing Zone 5 | Set lines | January 1 to December 31 |
27 | All other Countries | Walleye pollock | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Midwater trawl | January 1 to December 31 |
28 | All other Countries | Spiny dogfish | Fishing Zones 3 & 5 | Trawl net | January 1 to December 31 |
- SOR/78-753, s. 4
- SOR/79-715, s. 14
- SOR/82-771, s. 13
- SOR/87-185, s. 10
SCHEDULE VIII(Sections 2 and 36)
Scientific and Common Names
Column I | Column II | |
---|---|---|
Common Names | Scientific Names | |
1 | American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides |
2 | Argentine | Argentina silus |
3 | Arctic Cod | Boreogadus saida |
4 | Billfish | Scomberesox saurus |
5 | Butterfish | Peprilus triacanthus |
6 | Capelin | Mallotus villosus |
7 | Cod | Gadus morhua |
8 | [Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 11] | |
9 | Flounder | Fish of the order heterosomata |
10 | Turbot | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides |
11 | Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinusi |
12 | Hake | Merluccius productus |
13 | Halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
14 | Herring | Clupea harengus |
15 | Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus |
16 | Mackerel | Scomber scombrus |
17 | Menhaden | Brevoortia tyrannus |
18 | Pacific Cod | Gadus macrocephalusi |
19 | Pacific hake | Merluccius productus |
20 | Pacific Ocean perch | Sebastes alutus |
21 | Pollock or Saithe | Pollachius virens |
22 | Redfish | Sebastes Spp. |
23 | Red hake | Urophycis chuss |
24 | River herring (Gaspereau) | Alosa pseudoharengus and A. aestivalis |
25 | Rockfish | Fish of any of the Sebastes species |
26 | Roughhead grenadier | Macrourus berglax |
27 | Roundnose grenadier | Macrourus rupestris |
28 | Sablefish (Black Cod) | Anoplopoma fimbria |
29 | Salmon | Fish of the family of Salmonidae |
30 | Sandlance | Ammodytes Americanus |
31 | Scallops (Sea) | Placopecten magellanicus |
32 | Shark (other than dogfish) | Squaliformes (other than squalidae) |
33 | Shrimp | Pandalus borealis |
34 | Silver hake | Merluccius bilinearis |
35 | Squid | Any of: Loligo opalescens, Omastrephas bartramii, Onychoteuthis borealyaponicce, Berryteuthis magister, Illex illecebrosus, Logigo pealei |
36 | Swordfish | Xiphias gladius |
37 | Tuna | Any of: Thunnus albacares, T. Thynnus, T. atlanticus, T. alalunga, T. obesus, Euthynnus pelamis, Sarda sarda, S. Chiliensis and Euthynnus alletteratus |
38 | Walleye pollock | Theragra chalcogramma |
39 | White hake | Urophycis tenuis |
40 | Windowpane flounder | Scophthalmus aquosus |
41 | Winter flounder | Pseudopleuronectes americanus |
42 | Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus |
43 | Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea |
- SOR/79-715, s. 14
- SOR/82-771, s. 13
- SOR/87-185, s. 11
- SOR/94-293, s. 4
SCHEDULE IX
SCHEDULE X(Sections 2 and 5)
Close Times Atlantic Coast
Item | Column I | Column II | Column III |
---|---|---|---|
Species | Stock Area | Close Time | |
1 | American plaice | Subarea 2 and Division 3K | December 30 to December 31 |
2 | American plaice | Division 3LNO | December 30 to December 31 |
3 | American plaice | Subdivision 3Ps | December 30 to December 31 |
4 | American plaice | Division 4T | January 1 to December 31 |
5 | American plaice | Division 4VWX | December 30 to December 31 |
6 | Argentine | Division 4VWX | November 16 to April 14 |
7 | Capelin | Subarea 2 and 3K | December 30 to December 31 |
8 | Capelin | Division 3L | January 1 to December 31 |
9 | Capelin | Division 3Ps | January 1 to December 31 |
10 | Capelin | Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T | January 1 to December 31 |
11 | Cod | Division 2GH | December 30 to December 31 |
12 | Cod | Division 2J | December 30 to December 31 |
12.1 | Cod | Division 3K | December 30 to December 31 |
12.2 | Cod | Division 3L | December 30 to December 31 |
13 | Cod | Division 3NO | December 30 to December 31 |
14 | Cod | Subdivision 3Ps | December 30 to December 31 |
15 | Cod | Subdivision 3Pn and Divisions 4R and 4S | December 30 to December 31 |
16 | Cod | Division 4TVn | May 1 to December 31 |
17 | Cod | Subdivision 4Vn | December 30 to December 31 |
18 | Cod | Division 4VsW | December 30 to December 31 |
19 | Cod | Division 4X | December 30 to December 31 |
20 | Flounder | Division 4VWX | December 30 to December 31 |
21 | Greenland halibut | Subarea 0 | December 30 to December 31 |
22 | Greenland halibut | Division 2GH | December 30 to December 31 |
23 | Greenland halibut | Divisions 2J and 3KL | December 30 to December 31 |
24 | Greenland halibut | Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T | December 30 to December 31 |
25 | Haddock | Division 4VW | December 30 to December 31 |
26 | Haddock | Division 4X | December 30 to December 31 |
27 | Other fish not set out in this schedule | Subarea 3 | December 30 to December 31 |
28 | Other fish not set out in this schedule | Subarea 4 | December 30 to December 31 |
29 | Other fish not set out in this schedule | Subarea 5 | January 1 to December 31 |
30 | Pollock | Division 4VW and Subarea 5 | December 30 to December 31 |
31 | Redfish | Subarea 2 and Division 3K | December 30 to December 31 |
32 | Redfish | Division 3LN | December 30 to December 31 |
33 | Redfish | Division 3O | December 30 to December 31 |
34 | Redfish | Division 3P | December 30 to December 31 |
35 | Redfish | Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T | December 30 to December 31 |
36 | Redfish | Division 4VWX | December 30 to December 31 |
37 | Roundnose grenadier | Subarea 0 | December 30 to December 31 |
38 | Roundnose grenadier | Subareas 2 and 3 | December 30 to December 31 |
39 | Shark | Any Subarea | December 30 to December 31 |
40 | Shrimp | Subarea 0 | December 30 to December 31 |
41 | Silver hake | Division 4VWX | November 16 to April 14 |
42 | Squid | Subarea 3 | January 1 to June 30 |
43 | Squid | Subarea 4 | November 16 to June 30 |
44 | Swordfish | Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX | April 1 to May 31 |
45 | Tuna | Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX | April 1 to May 31 |
46 | White hake | Division 3NO | December 30 to December 31 |
47 | White hake | Division 4VWX | December 30 to December 31 |
48 | Witch flounder | Divisions 2J and 3KL | December 30 to December 31 |
49 | Witch flounder | Division 3NO | December 30 to December 31 |
50 | Witch flounder | Subdivision 3Ps | December 30 to December 31 |
51 | Witch flounder | Divisions 4R and 4S | December 30 to December 31 |
52 | Yellowtail flounder | Division 3LNO | December 30 to December 31 |
53 | Yellowtail flounder | Division 4VWX | December 30 to December 31 |
- SOR/80-276, s. 2
- SOR/87-185, s. 12
- SOR/93-62, ss. 18, 19(E)
- SOR/94-293, s. 5
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