• 12.1 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the master of a foreign fishing vessel entering Canadian fisheries waters shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, notify a protection officer or Regional Director-General of the name, flag state, location, route and destination of the vessel and of the circumstances under which it entered Canadian fisheries waters.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the master of a foreign fishing vessel that has entered Canadian fisheries waters shall, while in those waters,

  • (a) ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place where it is normally used for fishing and placed where it is not readily available for fishing; and

  • (b) at the request of a protection officer, proceed to a location indicated by the officer for the purpose of carrying out an inspection of the vessel.

• (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a foreign fishing vessel in respect of which a licence has been issued under these Regulations or a United States sport fishing vessel authorized to enter Canadian fisheries waters pursuant to section 16.

13. The Minister may, at the request of the owner or master of a Canadian fishing vessel, issue a licence authorizing the master to bring into Canadian fisheries waters fish, of a species and quantity specified in the licence, received outside Canadian fisheries waters from a foreign fishing vessel.

• 13.1 (1) The Minister may suspend or cancel any licence or permit.

• (2) Where a licence or permit has been suspended or cancelled pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister

  • (a) shall, if requested, furnish reasons for the cancellation or suspension to the consular or the diplomatic authorities of the flag state of the foreign fishing vessel described in the licence or permit or the representative in Canada designated pursuant to paragraph 7(f);

  • (b) shall consider any written representation made with respect to the suspension or cancellation by or on behalf of the owner of the vessel; and

  • (c) may rescind the suspension or cancellation.

14. A foreign fishing vessel may, without the authority of a licence, enter Canadian fisheries waters for the purpose of

• (a) where the vessel is in distress, ensuring the safety of the vessel and its crew;

• (b) rendering assistance to a vessel described in paragraph (a); or

• (c) obtaining emergency medical assistance for a member of the crew at a Canadian port.

15. A foreign fishing vessel may, without the authority of a licence, enter the territorial sea of Canada or Fishing Zone 4, Fishing Zone 5 or Fishing Zone 6 for the purpose of passing through such waters during the course of a voyage to a destination outside Canadian fisheries waters.