67. to 69. [Repealed, SOR/99-296, s. 21]

• 70. (1) No person shall catch and retain a red sea urchin that is less than 100 mm in width.

• (2) No person shall catch and retain a green sea urchin that is less than 55 mm in width.

• 71. (1) No person shall harvest marine plants except under the authority of a licence issued for that purpose by the Minister under section 45 of the Act.

• (2) Every person to whom a licence is issued under section 45 of the Act shall

  • (a) maintain an accurate record showing the area where harvesting is carried out and the quantity of each species of marine plants harvested in that area; and

  • (b) not later than the tenth day of every month during the term of the licence, and following the termination of the licence, make a written return to the Minister showing the quantity of each species of marine plants harvested under the authority of the licence during the previous month.

72. For the purposes of this Part,

“automated hook stripper”

“automated hook stripper”, commonly called a crucifier, means a device through which the groundline of a longline can be passed during gear retrieval, allowing the groundline and hooks to pass freely while removing the fish; (dégorgeoir automatique)

“Commission”

“Commission” means the International Pacific Halibut Commission established under the Convention between Canada and the United States of America for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, signed at Ottawa on March 2, 1953, and the Protocol amending that Convention, signed at Washington D.C. on March 29, 1979. (Commission)

73. [Repealed, SOR/2003-137, s. 24]

• 74. (1) No person shall fish for or catch and retain halibut in any Subarea during the close time from 12:00 h October 31 to 12:00 h March 1.

• (2) No person fishing in any Subarea during the close time set out in subsection (1) shall possess halibut.

75. No person shall catch and retain any halibut that is less than

• (a) 81.3 cm in length, measured in a straight line from the tip of the lower jaw with the mouth closed and passing over the pectoral fin to the extreme end of the middle of the tail; or

• (b) where the head has been removed, 61 cm in length, measured in a straight line from the base of the pectoral fin at its most anterior point to the extreme end of the middle of the tail.