Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985

14 (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 15, no person shall fish for any species of fish set out in Schedule I unless

• (a) he holds a fisher’s registration card; and

• (b) he is authorized, pursuant to subsection (2), to fish for that species.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person is authorized to fish for a species of fish if that person is

• (a) the holder of a licence for that species;

• (b) on board a vessel and is named as the operator of that vessel in a licence that authorizes the use of that vessel to fish for that species;

• (c) accompanying a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or

• (d) on board a vessel the owner of which is the holder of a licence that authorizes the use of that vessel in fishing for that species and an operator is not named in the licence.

(3) Paragraphs 2(b) to (d) do not apply to a person engaged in recreational fishing.

(4) A person who is less than 16 years of age may engage in fishing without being registered.