Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations (C.R.C., c. 413)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14

Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations

C.R.C., c. 413

COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT

Regulations Respecting the Protection of the Coastal Fisheries of Canada

SHORT TITLE

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; (Loi)

“applicant”

“applicant” means a person signing an application for a licence pursuant to section 6; (requérant)

“CASPO Convention”

“CASPO Convention” means the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean; (convention CPAPN)

“crew”

“crew” means, in relation to a foreign fishing vessel, any person on board that vessel other than a protection officer, observer or other representative of the Government of Canada on board the vessel in the course of his duties; (membre de l’équipage)

“Division 3L”

“Division 3L” means Division 3L as described in paragraph 4(b) of Note A of Schedule III to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division 3L)

“Division 3M”

“Division 3M” means Division 3M as described in paragraph 4(b) of Note A of Schedule III to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division 3M)

“Division 3N”

“Division 3N” means Division 3N as described in paragraph 4(b) of Note A of Schedule III to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division 3N)

“Division 3NO”

“Division 3NO” means Division 3NO as described in section 3 of note B of Schedule III to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division 3NO)

“Division 3O”

“Division 3O” means Division 3O as described in paragraph 4(b) of Note A of Schedule III to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division 3O)

“Fishing Zone 4”

“Fishing Zone 4”, “Fishing Zone 5” or “Fishing Zone 6” means the area of the sea described as Fishing Zone 4, Fishing Zone 5 or Fishing Zone 6 in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order and the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order; (Zone de pêche 4, Zone de pêche 5, Zone de pêche 6)

“flag state”

“flag state” of a foreign fishing vessel means the state in which the vessel is registered or, where the vessel is not registered, the state whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly; (État du pavillon)

“International Code of Signals”

“International Code of Signals” means the International Code of Signals published by the Department of Transport; (Code international de signaux)

“licence”

“licence” means a licence issued pursuant to section 5; (licence)

“master”

“master” includes every person having command or charge of a fishing vessel but does not include a pilot; (capitaine)

“NAFO”

“NAFO” means the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization; (OPAN)

“NAFO Measures”

“NAFO Measures” means the Conservation and Enforcement Measures adopted by NAFO, as amended from time to time; (mesures de l’OPAN)

“observer”

“observer” means

  • (a) for the purposes of sections 37 and 38, a person placed on board a fishing vessel of a participating state pursuant to Measure VI.A of the NAFO Measures, or

  • (b) for any other purpose, a person who is designated as such by a Regional Director-General and is in possession of an identification card indicating that designation; (observateur)

“permit”

“permit”[Repealed, SOR/85-527, s. 1]

“pilot ladder”

“pilot ladder” means a pilot ladder as described in the Pilot Ladder Regulations; (échelle de pilote)

“processing”

“processing” includes cleaning, filleting, tubing, icing, packing, canning, freezing, smoking, salting, cooking, pickling, drying, or preparing fish for market in any other manner; (traitement)

“Regional Director-General”

“Regional Director-General” means the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Pacific, Quebec, Gulf, Scotia-Fundy or Newfoundland Region, as may be appropriate; (Directeur général régional)

“round weight”

“round weight” means with respect to fish, the weight of whole unprocessed fish as it is taken from the water; (poids entier)

“Signal L”

“Signal L” means the signal prescribed in the International Code of Signals to mean “You should stop your vessel instantly.”; (signal L)

“Signal SQ 1”

“Signal SQ 1” means the signal prescribed in the International Code of Signals to mean “You should stop or heave to, otherwise I shall open fire on you.”; (signal SQ 1)

“Signal SQ 3”

“Signal SQ 3” means the signal prescribed in the International Code of Signals to mean “You should stop, or heave to; I am going to board you”.; (signal SQ 3)

“sport fishing”

“sport fishing” means fishing for pleasure and not for sale or barter; (pêche sportive)

“Subarea”

“Subarea” has the same meaning as the Atlantic Fishery Regulations. (sous-zone)

  • SOR/79-713, s. 1;
  • SOR/81-729, s. 1;
  • SOR/83-264, s. 1;
  • SOR/85-527, s. 1;
  • SOR/86-939, s. 1(E);
  • SOR/94-362, ss. 1, 4(F), 7(F);
  • SOR/99-313, s. 1;
  • SOR/2004-110, s. 1.