Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 — 2
a vessel and that consists of a bag-like net of steel meshes and twine meshes, the closed end of the net having attached to it a dumping bar and the open end of the net being attached to a steel rectangular frame, and includes any other similar fishing gear; ( drague à pétoncles ) Scallop Fishing Area means a Scallop Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule XV; ( zone de pêche du pétoncle ) seine means a net that hangs vertically in the water with floats attached at the top of the net and weights attached at the bottom, the ends of which are brought together or hauled ashore, and includes a bar seine, beach seine, drag seine or other similar type of net, but does not include a purse seine; ( seine ) shell height , in relation to a scallop, means the distance from the outer edge of the shell at the midpoint of the hinge to the farthest point on the outer edge of the shell opposite to the hinge, measured in a straight line; ( hauteur de la coquille ) Shrimp Fishing Area means a Shrimp Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule XVII; ( zone de pêche de la crevette ) square mesh [Repealed, SOR/94-60, s. 1] Squid Fishing Area means a Squid Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule XIX; ( zone de pêche du calmar ) Subarea means a Subarea described in Schedule III; ( sous-zone ) Subdivision means a Subdivision described in Schedule III; ( sous-division ) trap net means a net that is set so as to enclose an area of water into which fish are guided through an opening or openings by one or more leaders; ( filet-piège or trappe en filet ) weir means an apparatus that (a) is constructed of stakes attached to the seabed and held together with one or more sets of ribands, (b) is surrounded by brush, twine or wire netting, and (c) consists of one or more holding compartments or pounds into which fish are guided by one or more leaders; ( bordigue ) width , in relation to a clam or crab, means the distance measured in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the shell. ( largeur ) (2) A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish or marine plants by its common name as set out in an item of Schedule I shall be construed as a reference to the species or group of species whose scientific name is set out in that item. (3) A reference in these Regulations to the weight of fish shall be construed as a reference to the weight of the fish in a completely unprocessed state. (4) [Repealed, SOR/91-357, s. 1] (5) and (6) [Repealed, SOR/93-61, s. 1] (7) A reference in these Regulations to a vessel class means a vessel class identified in a licence or vessel registration card as one of vessel classes A1 to A3000, B1 to B220, C1 to C6000, D1 to D220, E to S, Sc-1 to Sc-9 and T to Z. (8) In these Regulations, all geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) are expressed in the North American Datum 1927 (NAD 27) geodetic reference system. (9) In these Regulations, the lines connecting points or coordinates are rhumb lines, unless stated otherwise. SOR/86-1000, s. 1; SOR/87-468, s. 1; SOR/87-672, s. 1; SOR/88-141, s. 1; SOR/89-203, s. 1; SOR/89-584, s. 1; SOR/91-76, s. 1; SOR/91-357, s. 1; SOR/91-498, s. 1; SOR/92-348, s. 1; SOR/93-61, ss. 1, 50(F), 51(F); SOR/94-60, s. 1; SOR/94-292, s. 1; SOR/2003-137, s. 6; SOR/2008-99, s. 1; SOR/2017-58, s. 11 SOR/2020-255, s. 1