Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2024-237, s. 14

  • • 14 (1) Section 37 of the Maritime Provinces Fishery RegulationsFootnote ² is amended by adding the following before subsection (1):

      • Return to footnote ²SOR/93-55

      • (0.1) Despite any provision in these Regulations, no person shall engage in recreational fishing for elvers.

    • (2) Section 37 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.1):

      • (1.2) Subsection (1.1) does not apply to fishing for commercial purposes for elvers.

      • (1.3) No person shall engage in fishing for commercial purposes for elvers in the waters set out in column I of the table to this subsection by a method set out in column II during the close time set out in column III.

        	Column I	Column II	Column III
        Item	Waters	Method	Close Time
        1	Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia.	(1) Eel trap	(1) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        		(2) Dip net	(2) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        		(3) Any other method	Footnote for TABLE *(3) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        2	Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick.	(1) Eel trap	(1) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        		(2) Dip net	(2) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        		(3) Any other method	Footnote for TABLE *(3) Jul. 31 to Mar. 1
        3	Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island.	(1) Eel trap	(1) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
        		(2) Dip net	(2) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
        		(3) Any other method	Footnote for TABLE *(3) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

        • Return to footnote ^*If a close time is in respect of more than one fishing method, that close time is deemed to be separately and individually fixed in respect of each of those fishing methods.

• — SOR/2024-237, s. 15

  • 15 The portion of subsection 37(2) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    • (2) Every person who fishes for eels, other than elvers, with an eel trap in the inland waters of Nova Scotia shall, during the period beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset,