Marine Mammal Regulations

This version of section 22 is in force from 2008-04-03 to 2013-04-29.


 No person shall fish for bowhead whales in the waters described in column I of an item of the table to this section

  • (a) during the close time set out in column II of that item; or

  • (b) after notice has been given by a fishery officer that the annual fishing quota set out in column III of that item has been reached.

    TABLE

    Column IColumn IIColumn III
    ItemWatersClose TimeAnnual Fishing Quota
    1.The waters of the Beaufort Sea adjacent to the coasts of the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories that are enclosed by the coastline and straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:Apr. 1 to Dec. 31Strike 2 or take 1, whichever occurs first
    PointNorth LatitudeWest Longitude
    1.69°26′N.139°00′W.
    2.69°30′N.139°00′W.
    3.69°30′N.136°18′W.
    4.69°00′N.136°18′W.
    5.69°00′N.137°28′W.
    2.[Repealed, SOR/2008-99, s. 12]
  • SOR/2004-263, s. 2;
  • SOR/2008-99, s. 12.