Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)

26 Except as otherwise provided as a condition of a licence, no person shall

• (a) fish for gaspereau in the Gaspereau River, Kings County, Nova Scotia, with

  • (i) a dip net within 90 m of a square net,

  • (ii) a square net within 60 m of any other square net, or

  • (iii) a square net within 60 m of a dam;

• (b) fish for smelt or tomcod in waters other than the Miramichi River or Miramichi Bay with a bag net, trap net or gill net within

  • (i) 45 m of any other bag net, trap net or gill net, or

  • (ii) 90 m upstream or downstream of any other bag net, trap net or gill net;

• (c) fish for smelt or tomcod in the Miramichi River or Miramichi Bay with a bag net, trap net or gill net within

  • (i) 90 m of any other bag net, trap net or gill net, or

  • (ii) 180 m upstream or downstream of any other bag net, trap net or gill net;

• (d) fish for smelt or tomcod with a bag net, trap net or gill net within 90 m of a bridge; or

• (e) in any case not provided for in paragraphs (a) to (d), fish with or set any fishing gear, other than angling gear, a dip net, a minnow trap or a spear, within 200 m of any fishing gear previously set.