Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 — 2
2 (1) In these Regulations, Act means the Fisheries Act ; ( Loi ) Area has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 ; ( secteur ) bait herring [Repealed, SOR/2022-196, s. 13] band [Repealed, SOR/93-334, s. 1] barbless hook [Repealed, SOR/99-296, s. 1] beam trawl net means a trawl net the mouth of which is held open by a beam or pole that is held horizontally across the mouth of the net while the net is under tow; ( chalut à perche ) bottom trawl means a trawl net that is towed along the bed of the water; ( chalut de fond ) corkline to web distance means the shortest distance between the corkline of a gill net and the webbing of the gill net; ( distance entre la ralingue et la nappe ) Department means the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; ( ministère ) dip net means a bag-like net, fixed to a frame to which a handle is attached, that is used to catch fish without enmeshing them; ( épuisette ) drag seine means a net, weighted at the bottom and floated at the top, that is used to enclose an area of water and is then drawn ashore; ( senne traînante ) fish landing station [Repealed, SOR/2022-196, s. 13] fishwheel means a frame with a wheel to which are attached devices to scoop fish from the water; ( filet rotatif ) food herring means herring taken for human consumption but does not include roe herring or herring spawn on kelp; ( hareng de consommation ) gill net means a net that is used to catch fish by enmeshing them and that does not enclose an area of water; ( filet maillant ) herring enclosure means any type of enclosure used or intended to be used to confine live herring or herring spawn on kelp; ( parc à harengs ) hook and line includes longline and trolling gear; ( hameçon et ligne ) Indian food fishing [Repealed, SOR/93-334, s. 1] Inside Salmon Troll Area [Repealed, SOR/96-330, s. 1] licensed facility means (a) a facility used by a person who holds a licence issued under the British Columbia Fish and Seafood Act , SBC 2015, c. 14, as amended from time to time, for the purpose of carrying out activities authorized by the licence, whether or not the facility is specifically referenced in the licence; or (b) a vessel in respect of which a licence has been issued under subsection 18(4); ( installation autorisée ) longline means a line that has a hook or hooks attached to it and that is anchored to the bed of the water; ( palangre ) mesh size means the total length of twine measured along two contiguous sides of a single mesh, including the distance across the knot joining those sides but not including any other knots; ( maillage ) midwater trawl means a trawl net other than a bottom trawl; ( chalut pélagique ) non-tidal waters means the waters of the Province other than tidal waters; ( eaux sans marée ) otter trawl net means a trawl net the mouth of which is held open by boards of wood or metal or both, referred to as otter boards or doors, while the net is under tow; ( chalut à panneaux ) Outside Salmon Troll Area [Repealed, SOR/96-330, s. 1] owner , in respect of a vessel, means the person or aboriginal organization , as defined in section 2 of the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations, in whose name the vessel is registered; ( propriétaire ) Province means the Province of British Columbia; ( province ) purse seine means a net that is drawn around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line passing through rings attached along the lower edge of the net; ( senne coulissante ) Regional Director-General means the Regional Director-General of the Department for the Pacific Region; ( directeur général régional ) registered means registered with the Department pursuant to section 19; ( enregistré ) ring net means a bag-shaped net that is hung on a frame to which a line is attached; ( bolinche ) roe herring means (a) herring found in or taken from the waters of Subareas 6-1, 6-2, 8-13, 8-14 and 8-15 during the period beginning on May 1 and ending on