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

18 This Part applies to the following licences:

• (a) an inshore fishing licence that is held by a licence holder that is identified as an independent core licence holder with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, except for a licence that indicates this Part does not apply, and the licence is to fish for

  • (i) groundfish by means of fixed gear and the use of a vessel having an overall length of at least 13.72 m (45 feet) but not more than 19.81 m (65 feet),

  • (ii) groundfish by means of mobile gear and the use of a vessel having an overall length of less than 19.81 m (65 feet),

  • (iii) herring by means of a purse seine,

  • (iv) scallops in respect of the Full Bay Fleet,

  • (v) shrimp by means of mobile gear in any of Shrimp Fishing Areas 13 to 15,

  • (vi) swordfish by means of a longline,

  • (vii) tuna, if it is a restricted licence and issued with a licence referred to in subparagraph (vi),

  • (viii) bluefin tuna, in respect of the southwest Nova Scotia fleet,

  • (ix) sculpin, if the licence is issued to a licence holder that also holds a licence referred to in subparagraph (ii),

  • (x) squid by means of jigger or handline and the licence is issued to a licence holder that also only holds a licence referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (ix),

  • (xi) squid by means of otter trawl and the licence is issued to a licence holder that also holds a licence referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iv), (v), or (vii) to (ix) if an otter trawl is used as the means of fishing under that licence, or

  • (xii) squid by means of purse seine and the licence is issued to a licence holder that also holds a licence referred to in subparagraph (i) to (v), (vii), (viii) or (ix) if a purse seine is used as the means of fishing under that licence;

• (b) a coastal fishing licence, other than a licence to fish for herring or mackerel using fixed gear that is issued to a corporation with more than one shareholder;

• (c) an inshore fishing licence with “designated operator status” or “exploitant désigné” or an equivalent expression appearing on it and that is held by a licence holder referred to in paragraph (a);

• (d) an inshore fishing licence that is held by a licence holder that is identified as a head of a non-core enterprise with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada;

• (e) an inshore fishing licence with “designated operator status” or “exploitant désigné” or an equivalent expression appearing on it and that is held by a licence holder referred to in paragraph (d);

• (f) an inshore fishing licence held by an organization that has been issued an allocation of fish to catch for the benefit of its membership; and

• (g) an inshore fishing licence held by a corporation that held such a licence before January 19, 1989, unless

  • (i) “designated operator status” or “exploitant désigné” or an equivalent expression appears on the licence, or

  • (ii) the corporation held an inshore fishing licence before January 1, 1979.