Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2011-02-10. Previous Versions
Length Restriction
58. No person shall catch and retain or possess an oyster that is less than 76 mm in length.
PART IX
SALMON
Interpretation
59. In this Part,
- “Salmon Fishing Area”
“Salmon Fishing Area” means a Salmon Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule VI and includes the waters of any province that flow into such an Area. (zone de pêche du saumon)
Gear Restrictions
60. No person shall fish for salmon except by angling with an artificial fly.
Close Times
61. Subject to subsection 66(1), no person shall fish for salmon in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII during the close time set out in column II of that item.
Quotas for Specific Waters
62. No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII
(a) more salmon in any day than the daily catch and retain quota set out in column III of that item; or
(b) more salmon in any year than the yearly fishing quota set out in column V of that item.
Aggregate Quotas and Length Restrictions by Province
63. No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section
(a) more salmon in any day than the daily catch and retain quota set out in column II of that item;
(b) more salmon in any year than the yearly fishing quota set out in column IV of that item; or
(c) any salmon the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column V of that item.
TABLE
| Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Waters | Daily Catch and Retain Quota | Daily Catch and Release Quota | Yearly Fishing Quota | Minimum Length |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| 1. | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. | 2 | 4 | 10, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer | 35 cm |
| New Brunswick | |||||
| 2. | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. | 2 | 4 | 10, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer | 35 cm |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| 3. | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. | 1 | 4 | 5, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer | 35 cm |
