Fishery (General) Regulations

7 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), where a variation order is made under section 6, notice of the variation shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation by one or more of the following methods:

• (a) broadcasting the notice over a commercial or marine radio station, a radio station operated by the Department or a radio station located on a vessel under contract to the Department that broadcasts in the area or in the vicinity of the area affected by the variation;

• (b) publishing the notice in a newspaper that is circulated in the vicinity of the area affected by the variation;

• (c) posting the notice in the area or in the vicinity of the area affected by the variation;

• (d) transmitting the notice by electronic means to those persons;

• (e) having a fishery officer or fishery guardian give oral notice thereof to those persons; or

• (f) publishing the notice in the British Columbia Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide, published by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

(2) Where a variation order is made under subsection 6(3), notice of the variation shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation

• (a) by one or more of the methods set out in subsection (1); or

• (b) by publishing the notice in the current Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis for British Columbia published by the Province of British Columbia.

(3) Where a variation order is made under subsection 6(1) in respect of the Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations, notice of the variation shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation

• (a) by one or more of the methods set out in subsection (1); or

• (b) by transmitting the notice to the consular or diplomatic authorities of the flag state of the foreign fishing vessel carrying those persons, or to the representative of the flag state named in an application referred to in paragraph 7(f) of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations in respect of the foreign fishing vessel carrying those persons.

(4) Where a variation order is made under subsection 6(4), notice of the variation shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation

• (a) by one or more of the methods set out in subsection (1); or

• (b) by publishing the notice in the Yukon Gazette or the current Yukon Sport Fishing Regulations Synopsis published by the Yukon Territory.

(5) Where a variation order is made under subsection 6(5), notice of the variation shall be given to the persons affected or likely to be affected by the variation

• (a) by one or more of the methods set out in subsection (1); or

• (b) by publishing the notice in Fish Angling Regulations and Licence Information, as published annually by the province of New Brunswick.