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Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 31
31 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for chain pickerel (a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or (b) in the waters set out in section 116. SOR/2001-452, s. 10
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 31.1
31.1 No person shall fish for chain pickerel except by angling. SOR/2001-452, s. 10
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 31.2
31.2 No person shall fish for chain pickerel in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Waters Close Time Fishing Quota Minimum Length Maximum Length 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 100 10 cm 75 cm 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. Sept. 16 to May 14 10 10 cm 75 cm 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 1 10 cm 75 cm SOR/2001-452, s. 10
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 31.3
31.3 No person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of the table to section 31.2 (a) more chain pickerel than the fishing quota set out in column III; or (b) any chain pickerel the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV, or more than the maximum length set out in column V. SOR/2001-452, s. 10
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al device (5) Jan. 1 to March 31 (6) Any other method (6) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 (3) Razor clam (1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving (1) Jan. 1 to March 31 (2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving (2) Jan. 1 to March 31 (3) Drag rake (3) Jan. 1 to March 31 (4) Hydraulic device (4) Jan. 1 to March 31 (5) Mechanical device (5) Jan. 1 to March 31 (6) Any other method (6) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 (4) Soft-shell clam (1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving (1) Jan. 1 to March 31 (2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving (2) Jan. 1 to March 31 (3) Drag rake (3) Jan. 1 to March 31 (4) Hydraulic device (4) Jan. 1 to March 31 (5) Mechanical device (5) Jan. 1 to March 31 (6) Any other method (6) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 SOR/2001-452, s. 11
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (1)
(1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (2)
(2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 33
33 No person engaged in recreational fishing for clams by hand or with hand-held tools shall catch and retain, in any day, more than 300 clams in the aggregate from any or all of the following species: (a) bar clam; (b) bay quahaug; (c) razor clam; and (d) soft-shell clam. SOR/2001-452, s. 12
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 34
34 No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section any clam of a species set out in column II of that item the length of which is less than the minimum length for that species set out in column III of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Waters Species Minimum Length Nova Scotia 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. (1) Bay quahaug (1) 38 mm (2) Bar clam (1) 76 mm (3) Soft-shell clam (3) 44 mm New Brunswick 2 Inland and tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Bay of Fundy. (1) Bay quahaug (1) 38 mm (2) Bar clam (2) 76 mm (3) Soft-shell clam (3) 44 mm 3 Inland and tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait. (1) Bay quahaug (1) 38 mm (2) Bar clam (2) 76 mm (3) Soft-shell clam (3) 38 mm Prince Edward Island 4 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. (1) Bay quahaug (1) 50 mm (2) Bar clam (2) 76 mm (3) Soft-shell clam (3) 50 mm
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 35
35 In this Part, eel pot means a type of fishing gear used to catch eels without enmeshing them that (a) contains bait which attracts eels into it through one or more openings, and (b) does not have a leader of any kind; ( nasse à anguille ) eel trap means any fishing gear used to catch eels without enmeshing them and includes a fyke net and eel weir but does not include a dip net, eel pot, longline, set line, spear or angling gear; ( trappe à anguille ) elver means an eel that is less than 10 cm in length. ( civelle )
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (a)
eel pot means a type of fishing gear used to catch eels without enmeshing them that (a) contains bait which attracts eels into it through one or more openings, and (b) does not have a leader of any kind; ( nasse à anguille )
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eel trap means any fishing gear used to catch eels without enmeshing them and includes a fyke net and eel weir but does not include a dip net, eel pot, longline, set line, spear or angling gear; ( trappe à anguille )
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elver means an eel that is less than 10 cm in length. ( civelle )
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 36
36 No person shall fish for eels except by angling or with an eel pot, eel trap, dip net, longline, set line or spear.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (3)
(3) From 17:00 h each day to 07:00 h on the following day from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 38
38 No person engaged in recreational fishing for eels by any method in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section shall catch and retain, in any day, more eels than the fishing quota set out in column II. TABLE Item Column I Column II Waters Fishing Quota 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. 10 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. 10 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. 10 SOR/2001-452, s. 14
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 38.1
38.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall catch and retain any eel from the waters set out in column I of the table to subsection 37(1) the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who holds an eel fishing licence that specifically authorizes the taking of elvers. SOR/2001-452, s. 14
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 39
39 In this Part, dip stand means a location specified in a commercial fishing licence where the licence holder is permitted to take gaspereau with a dip net; ( poste de pêche à l’épuisette ) square net fixture means a structure consisting of three walls that is placed in the water and into which a square net is lowered and raised to catch gaspereau. ( installation de pêche au carrelet )
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dip stand means a location specified in a commercial fishing licence where the licence holder is permitted to take gaspereau with a dip net; ( poste de pêche à l’épuisette )
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square net fixture means a structure consisting of three walls that is placed in the water and into which a square net is lowered and raised to catch gaspereau. ( installation de pêche au carrelet )
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 40
40 No person shall fish for gaspereau except by angling or with a dip net, gill net, square net, trap net or weir.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 41
41 (1) No person shall engage in recreational fishing for gaspereau in the waters set out in column I of Schedule V (a) by a method set out in column II during the yearly close time set out in column III; or (b) by a method set out in column II during the weekly close time set out in column IV. (2) No person shall engage in fishing for commercial purposes for gaspereau in the waters set out in column I of Schedule V (a) by a method set out in column II during the yearly close time set out in column III; or (b) by a method set out in column II during the weekly close time set out in column IV. SOR/2001-452, s. 15
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 41.1
41.1 No person engaged in recreational fishing for gaspereau by any method in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section shall catch and retain, in any day, more gaspereau than the fishing quota set out in column II. TABLE Item Column I Column II Waters Fishing Quota 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. 20 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. 20 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. 20 SOR/2001-452, s. 15
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 42
42 (1) No person shall fish for gaspereau with a gill net that has a mesh size of more than 89 mm. (2) No person shall fish for gaspereau in the inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick with a gill net that has a mesh size of less than 38 mm.
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43 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall fish for gaspereau in the inland waters of Nova Scotia by any means other than angling during the period beginning at sunset and ending at sunrise. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in the inland waters of Halifax and Yarmouth Counties to a person who holds a licence to fish for gaspereau with a dip net at a dip stand.
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44 No person shall, in the inland waters of any river in Nova Scotia, (a) fish for gaspereau with a square net that is more than 3.65 m 2 ; or (b) erect or use a square net fixture that extends more than one third of the way across the width of the river or that has an outside wall of more than 9 m in length.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 45
45 Every holder of a licence to fish for gaspereau with a square net in the inland waters of a river in Nova Scotia shall (a) during the applicable weekly close time for gaspereau in those waters set out in column IV of Schedule V, remove the square net from the water; and (b) provide an opening that is at least 60 cm wide and 60 cm high in the wall of the square net fixture that extends across the river.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 46
46 No person shall fish for gaspereau in the inland waters of Inverness County with a trap net that is more than 15 m in length, measured from the upstream end of the trap net to the downstream end and including any leader that is attached to it.
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47 No person shall fish for gaspereau in the Gaspereau River, Kings County, Nova Scotia, (a) with a dip net the opening of which has a circumference of more than 190 cm; (b) upstream from the mouth of Deep Hollow Brook, except by angling or with a dip net or square net; (c) from the White Rock power house to a point 640 m downstream from that power house; or (d) from a point 183 m downstream from the Trunk 12 highway bridge upstream to the Lanes Mill fish ladder.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 48
48 No person shall fish for gaspereau in the Tusket River, Nova Scotia, from the Route 423 highway bridge upstream to the power house.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 49
49 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for landlocked salmon (a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or (b) in the waters set out in section 116. SOR/2022-196, s. 42
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50 No person shall fish for landlocked salmon except by angling.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 51
51 No person shall fish for landlocked salmon in the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Waters Close Time Nova Scotia 1 Guysborough River, upstream from the highway bridge at Milford Haven, not including tributaries. Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 2 Tidal waters of Bras d’Or Lake, Great Bras d’Or (Channel), St. Patricks Channel, St. Andrews Channel and Sydney River between the dam and a straight line drawn from Point Edward to Liscomb Point. Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 3 Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria, except the waters (a) set out in items 1 and 2, (b) of Colchester County between Highway 102 and the Shubenacadie River, (c) of Halifax County west of Highway 102 and west of Halifax Harbour, and (d) of Hants County west of Highway 102. Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 4 Ramsey Lake, Annapolis County, and Sunken Lake, Kings County. Nov. 1 to May 14 5 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia not set out in items 1 to 4. Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 New Brunswick 6 First Green Lake, Madawaska County. Sept. 1 to Apr. 30 7 Restigouche River, Restigouche County, downstream from the CN Railway bridge between Quebec and New Brunswick, not including tributaries. Nov. 1 to Apr. 14 8 Inland waters of lakes, reservoirs and ponds in the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in item 6. Sept. 16 to May 14 9 Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in items 6 to 8. Sept. 16 to Apr. 30 10 Surface mine ponds in Queens and Sunbury Counties between Lat. 46º00′N. and Lat. 46º10′N. and between Long. 65º50′W. and Long. 66º10′W. Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 11 Shepody River and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, not including MacFadden Lake, Fenton Pond and Alcorn Pond. Oct. 1 to May 7 12 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick not set out in items 6 to 11. Sept. 16 to Apr. 14 Prince Edward Island 13 Glenfinnan, O’Keefes and Afton Lakes, Queens County. Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 14 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island not set out in item 13. Oct. 1 to Apr. 14
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (a)
Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria, except the waters (a) set out in items 1 and 2, (b) of Colchester County between Highway 102 and the Shubenacadie River, (c) of Halifax County west of Highway 102 and west of Halifax Harbour, and (d) of Hants County west of Highway 102.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (b)
(b) of Colchester County between Highway 102 and the Shubenacadie River,
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (c)
(c) of Halifax County west of Highway 102 and west of Halifax Harbour, and
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — (d)
(d) of Hants County west of Highway 102.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 52
52 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection (a) more landlocked salmon than the fishing quota set out in column II of that item; or (b) any landlocked salmon the length of which is (i) less than the minimum length set out in column III of that item, or (ii) more than the maximum length set out in column IV of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Waters Fishing Quota Minimum Length Maximum Length 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. 2 35 cm 63 cm 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. 2 35 cm 63 cm 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. 1 35 cm 63 cm (2) No person shall catch and retain in any day more than two landlocked salmon from any combination of waters set out in items 2 to 4 of the table to subsection (1). SOR/2001-452, s. 16
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 53.1
53.1 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for muskellunge (a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or (b) in the waters set out in section 116. SOR/2001-452, s. 17
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 53.2
53.2 No person shall fish for muskellunge except by angling. SOR/2001-452, s. 17
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 53.3
53.3 No person shall fish for muskellunge in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Waters Close Time Fishing Quota Minimum Length Maximum Length 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 1 10 cm 150 cm 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. Sept. 16 to May 14 5 10 cm 150 cm 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 1 10 cm 150 cm SOR/2001-452, s. 17
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 53.4
53.4 No person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of the table to section 53.3 (a) more muskellunge than the fishing quota set out in column III; or (b) any muskellunge the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV, or more than the maximum length set out in column V. SOR/2001-452, s. 17
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 54
54 No person shall fish for mussels except by hand, with hand-held tools, with a drag rake, hydraulic device or mechanical device or by diving.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 55
55 (1) No person shall engage in recreational fishing for mussels in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section by a method set out in column II during the close time set out in column III. (2) No person shall engage in fishing for commercial purposes for mussels in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section by a method set out in column II during the close time set out in column III. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Waters Method Close Time Nova Scotia 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. (1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving (1) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving (2) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (3) Drag rake (3) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (4) Hydraulic device (4) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (5) Mechanical device (5) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 New Brunswick 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. (1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving (1) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving (2) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (3) Drag rake (3) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (4) Hydraulic device (4) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (5) Mechanical device (5) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 Prince Edward Island 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. (1) Hand and hand-held tools, when not diving (1) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (2) Hand and hand-held tools, when diving (2) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (3) Drag rake (3) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (4) Hydraulic device (4) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 (5) Mechanical device (5) Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 SOR/2001-452, s. 18
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 55.1
55.1 No person engaged in recreational fishing for mussels by any method in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section shall catch and retain, in any day, more mussels than the fishing quota set out in column II. TABLE Item Column I Column II Waters Fishing Quota 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. 300 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. 300 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. 300 SOR/2001-452, s. 19
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 56
56 No person shall fish for oysters (a) by diving in a leased oyster area in the inland or tidal waters of Prince Edward Island; or (b) in a public oyster-fishing area, except with tongs or rakes that are operated by hand without mechanical assistance.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 57
57 No person shall, unless authorized under a licence set out in item 7 of the table to section 5, fish for oysters in an area set out in column I of the table to this section (a) by a method set out in column II of that item during the yearly close time set out in column III of that item; or (b) during the weekly close time set out in column IV of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Area Method Yearly Close Time Weekly Close Time Nova Scotia 1 Public oyster-fishing areas in the inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. Tongs or rakes Dec. 1 to Sept. 14 From sunset to sunrise from Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday 2 Leased oyster areas in the inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. Any method Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 n/a New Brunswick 3 Public oyster-fishing areas in the inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. Tongs or rakes Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 From sunset to sunrise from Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday 4 Leased oyster areas in the inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. Any method Dec. 30 to Dec. 31 n/a Prince Edward Island 5 Public oyster-fishing areas in the inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. Tongs or rakes Dec. 1 to Sept. 14 From sunset to sunrise from Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday 6 Leased oyster areas in the inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. Any method May 1 to Aug. 14 From sunset to sunrise from Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday SOR/2001-452, s. 20
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 58
58 No person shall catch and retain or possess an oyster that is less than 76 mm in length.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 59
59 In this Part, Salmon Fishing Area means a Salmon Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule VI and includes the waters of any province that flow into such an Area. ( zone de pêche du saumon )
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Salmon Fishing Area means a Salmon Fishing Area illustrated and enumerated in Schedule VI and includes the waters of any province that flow into such an Area. ( zone de pêche du saumon )
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 60
60 No person shall fish for salmon except by angling with an artificial fly.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 61
61 Subject to subsection 66(1), no person shall fish for salmon in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII during the close time set out in column II of that item.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 62
62 No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII (a) more salmon in any day than the daily catch and retain quota set out in column III of that item; or (b) more salmon in any year than the yearly fishing quota set out in column V of that item.
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 63
63 No person shall catch and retain from the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section (a) more salmon in any day than the daily catch and retain quota set out in column II of that item; (b) more salmon in any year than the yearly fishing quota set out in column IV of that item; or (c) any salmon the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column V of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Waters Daily Catch and Retain Quota Daily Catch and Release Quota Yearly Fishing Quota Minimum Length Nova Scotia 1 Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. 2 4 10, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer 35 cm New Brunswick 2 Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. 2 4 10, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer 35 cm Prince Edward Island 3 Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. 1 4 5, of which only 1 may be 63 cm in length or longer 35 cm
Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations — 64
64 (1) No person shall, during any day, continue to angle for salmon in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII after that person has (a) caught and retained from those waters the daily catch and retain quota set out in column III of that item; or (b) subject to subsection 66(2), caught and released in those waters the daily catch and release quota set out in column IV of that item. (2) No person shall, during any year, continue to angle for salmon in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII after that person has caught and retained from those waters the yearly fishing quota set out in column V of that item.