Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985
15 (1) The holder of a licence for recreational fishing may fish for a species specified in that licence
(a) without being registered; and
(b) from a vessel that is not registered.
(2) A person may, without being registered or licensed and with a vessel that is not registered, engage in recreational fishing
(a) for groundfish with a hand-line or by angling;
(b) for mackerel with a hand-line or by angling;
(c) for capelin with any fishing gear other than trap nets, seines or mobile gear; or
(d) for squid with any fishing gear other than trap nets or mobile gear.
(2.1) A person less than 16 years of age who does not hold a licence may engage in recreational fishing when accompanied by the holder of a recreational fishing licence if the fishing is done in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
(3) A person who is designated under paragraph 4(2)(a) or subsection 4(3) of the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations to fish under the authority of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) of those Regulations may engage in fishing in accordance with the conditions of that licence
(a) without being registered; and
(b) from a vessel that is not registered.
- SOR/93-337, s. 2
- SOR/2001-212, s. 2
- SOR/2002-225, s. 5
- SOR/2006-132, s. 1
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