Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987 (SOR/87-509)

37 No person shall engage in recreational fishing by any method set out in Column I of an item of the table to this section in any waters set out in Column III of that item for a species set out in Column II of that item.

Ice Fishing

38 A person placing an ice-fishing shelter on any ice-covered waters shall

• (a) mark the person’s name and address clearly on the outside of the shelter in block letters at least 5 cm in height;

• (b) subject to paragraph (c), remove the shelter from the ice-covered waters

  • (i) on or before the Sunday that falls between March 9 and March 15, in the case of the waters of the Red River,

  • (ii) by March 31 in the Southern Division, other than the waters of the Red River, or

  • (iii) by April 15 in any waters other than those referred to subparagraphs (i) and (ii); or

• (c) where a fishery officer informs them that ice break-up appears imminent, remove the shelter from ice-covered waters at the direction of the fishery officer.

PART VCommercial Fishing

Restrictions on Trade

39 No person shall sell, trade or barter or offer to sell, trade or barter any fish taken from any waters of Manitoba other than fish taken under the authority of a licence that authorizes commercial fishing issued under the Fisheries Act (Manitoba).

Close Times and Quotas

40 No person shall engage in commercial fishing in the waters set out in Column I of an item of Schedule XV for a species set out in Column II of that item during the close time set out in Column IV of that item.

41 The annual commercial fishing quota for waters set out in Column I of an item of Schedule XV for a species set out in Column II of that item is the weight amount set out in Column III of that item.

• 42 (1) Where a fishery officer has determined that an annual quota for a species of fish set out in Column II of an item of Schedule XV in the waters set out in Column I of that item has been or is about to be taken, the fishery officer shall give notice that the quota has been taken.

• (2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the notice by one or more of the methods referred to in subsection 4(2).

• (3) Where a notice is given in accordance with subsection (1), no person shall engage in commercial fishing in any waters to which the notice applies for the species to which the notice applies.

43 To determine whether, in respect of a species set out in Column I of an item of the table to this section, the annual quota set out in Column III of an item of Schedule XV or a quantity of whole fish set out as a condition of a licence has been taken, the weight of all fish taken shall be the sum of

• (a) in the case of whole fish of a species, the weight of the fish at the time they are removed from a vessel; and

• (b) in the case of processed fish of a species, the weight of the fish at the time they are removed from a vessel multiplied by the appropriate conversion factor set out in Column II, III or IV, as appropriate, of an item of the table to this section.

  Item	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
  		Conversion Factor —	Conversion Factor —	Conversion Factor —
  	Species	Dressed	Headless Dressed Headless Drawn	Filleted
  1	Lake trout	1.2	1.5	—
  2	Lake whitefish	1.1	1.2	2.2
  3	Northern pike	1.2	1.5	—
  4	Sauger	1.1	1.4	2.4
  5	Walleye	1.1	1.4	2.4

44 [Repealed, SOR/98-247, s. 13]

Gill Net Mesh Size Limits

• 45 (1) Where, pursuant to subsection 4(1), the provincial Minister or the Director varies a close time set out in Column IV of an item of Schedule XV to permit commercial fishing, the provincial Minister or the Director may specify in the notice referred to in subsection 4(2) a minimum and a maximum gill net mesh size limit from the gill net mesh size limits set out in the table to this subsection.

  	Gill Net Mesh Size Limits
  1	76 mm
  2	83 mm
  3	89 mm
  4	95 mm
  5	102 mm
  6	108 mm
  7	114 mm
  8	121 mm
  9	127 mm
  10	133 mm
  11	140 mm
  12	152 mm
  13	178 mm
  14	203 mm
  15	229 mm
  16	254 mm
  17	279 mm
  18	305 mm
  19	330 mm

• (2) Where minimum or a maximum gill net mesh size limit is specified by the provincial Minister or the Director pursuant to subsection (1), no person shall fish in the waters to which the notice applies with a gill net the mesh size of which is smaller than the minimum, or larger than the maximum, gill net mesh size limit specified in the notice.