Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 (SOR/93-54)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2010-12-18. Previous Versions

APPLICATION

  • 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply in respect of the management and control of

    • (a) fisheries in Canadian fisheries waters in the Pacific Ocean and the Province;

    • (b) fishing for tuna from Canadian fishing vessels in the waters of the Pacific Ocean that are not Canadian fisheries waters; and

    • (c) the harvesting of marine plants from Canadian fisheries waters in the Pacific Ocean that are not within the geographical limits of the Province.

  • (2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of

    • (a) sport fishing;

    • (b) fishing from a foreign fishing vessel, as defined in section 2 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act;

    • (c) aquaculture or prescribed activities, as defined in the Pacific Aquaculture Regulations, in

      • (i) the territorial sea of Canada off the coast of British Columbia,

      • (ii) the internal waters of Canada off the coast of British Columbia that are not in that province,

      • (iii) the internal waters of Canada in British Columbia, and

      • (iv) any facility in British Columbia from which fish may escape into Canadian fisheries waters; or

    • (d) fishing for marine mammals.

  • (3) Sections 6, 8 to 10, 13 to 15, 22, 24 and 25, and Parts IV to VII and IX do not apply with respect to fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.

  • (4) and (5) [Repealed, SOR/2003-398, s. 1]

  • SOR/97-247, s. 1;
  • SOR/2002-225, s. 9;
  • SOR/2003-398, s. 1;
  • SOR/2010-270, s. 12.
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JOINED NETS

4. For the purposes of these Regulations, where two or more nets are joined together, they shall be considered to be one net.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Import of Fish

5. No person shall bring into the Province any live fish of a species set out in Schedule VIII.

Prohibited Fishing Methods

6. No person shall

  • (a) fish by snagging or with snares.

  • (b) [Repealed, SOR/99-296, s. 2]

  • SOR/93-334, s. 2;
  • SOR/99-296, s. 2.

Prohibition against Molesting or Injuring Fish

7. Subject to these Regulations, no person shall molest or injure fish.

Lights Prohibited

  • 8. (1) No person shall use torches or artificial lights in any manner to attract or repel fish other than squid.

  • (2) No person shall use fishing gear that has a flashing light attached to it.