Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 (SOR/86-21)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2013-03-08. Previous Versions

 No person shall fish with a drift net for any species of fish other than salmon in the portion of Salmon Fishing Area 16 (Miramichi Bay) that is enclosed by the coastline of New Brunswick and straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

PointNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
1.47°26′00″64°53′12″
2.47°05′06″64°45′21″
3.47°04′26″64°47′52″
  • SOR/93-61, s. 35.

 [Repealed, SOR/94-45, s. 3]

 During the period April 15 to December 31, no person shall fish with a gill net or trap net in that portion of Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland inside a straight line joining Latitude 51°33′06″N., Longitude 55°45′W., (Blackberry Point) to Latitude 51°33′08″N., Longitude 55°52′19″W., (Forest Point).

 During the period July 1 to August 30, no person shall fish with a gill net in the waters adjacent to King’s County, Prince Edward Island enclosed by the coastline of Prince Edward Island and straight lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

PointNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
1.46°26′22″62°45′36″
2.46°28′05″62°45′36″
3.46°28′05″62°41′44″
4.46°27′17″62°41′44″

 No person shall fish with a gill net within 50 m of the coastline of Richmond County, Nova Scotia, measured at normal low tide.

 No person shall, during the period June 1 to September 15, fish for groundfish from a vessel 10.67 m or more in overall length in the waters adjacent to the coast of Labrador enclosed by the coastline and straight lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

PointNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
1.53°20′00″55°47′54″
2.53°20′00″55°44′45″
3.53°24′15″55°40′30″
4.53°33′00″55°43′54″
5.53°33′00″55°46′18″
6.53°26′15″56°02′06″
  • SOR/91-463, s. 1.