Fishery (General) Regulations

3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), Parts I to VIII apply in respect of

• (a) fishing and related activities in Canadian fisheries waters off the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts;

• (b) fishing and related activities in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and

• (c) fishing and related activities carried out in waters other than Canadian fisheries waters from vessels subject to the jurisdiction of Canada.

(2) Parts I to VIII do not apply in respect of fishing and related activities in respect of which the Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 apply.

(3) Parts IX and X apply in respect of Canada and Canadian fisheries waters.

(4) Where there is an inconsistency between these Regulations and any of the following Regulations, the following Regulations shall prevail:

• (a) the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985;

• (b) the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996;

• (c) the Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations;

• (d) the Marine Mammal Regulations;

• (e) the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations;

• (f) the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations;

• (g) the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations;

• (h) the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations;

• (i) the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993;

• (j) the Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations;

• (k) the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations;

• (l) the Pacific Aquaculture Regulations;

• (m) the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations; and

• (n) the Possession and Export of Elvers Regulations.

(5) Sections 18 to 21, 23 and 26 to 29 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.

(6) Sections 18 to 21, 23, 26 and 29 do not apply in respect of Inuit domestic fishing, being the exercise by a person of the right to harvest any species or stock of fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes in accordance with the Agreement defined in section 2 of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act.