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Enabling statute: Fisheries Act
    British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Source: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-96-137/118090.html
Updated to August 31, 2004

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SCHEDULE IV
(Sections 24, 25 and 30)
GEAR, CLOSE TIMES AND QUOTAS FOR FIN FISH OTHER THAN SALMON IN TIDAL WATERS

Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Item

Species

Daily Quota

Type of Gear or Method

Close Time

1.

Codfish

8

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

2.

Eulachon

20 kg

(1) Gill net

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Dip net

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

3.

Greenling

3

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

4.

Halibut

2

(1) Angling

(1) Jan. 1 to Jan. 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) Jan. 1 to Jan. 31

5.

Herring

20 kg

(1) Dip net

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Herring jig

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) Herring rake

(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Cast net

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

6.

Lingcod

3

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

7.

Northern anchovy

20 kg

(1) Dip net

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Herring jig

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) Herring rake

(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Cast net

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

8.

Pacific sand lance

5 kg

(1) Dip net

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Herring jig

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) Herring rake

(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Cast net

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

9.

Rockfish, except Yelloweye rockfish

8

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

10.

Sablefish

4

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

11.

Skate

1

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

12.

Sculpin

8

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

13.

Sixgill shark

1

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

14.

Smelt

20 kg

(1) Gill net

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Dip net

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

15.

Sole and Flounder

8

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

16.

Surfperch

8

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

17.

Trout (Hatchery)

(1)50 cm or less: 2

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2)more than 50 cm: 2

(2) Angling

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

18.

Trout (Wild)

(1)50 cm or less: 2

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2)more than 50 cm: 2

(2) Angling

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

19.

White sturgeon

1

Angling

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

20.

Yelloweye rockfish

2

(1) Angling

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Spear fishing while diving

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

21.

Any species of fin fish, other than salmon and species referred to in items 1 to 20

20

(1) Angling (1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Dip net (2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 to 20

(3) Spear fishing while diving

(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Herring jig

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(5) Herring rake

(5) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

SCHEDULE V
(Sections 34, 35 and 38)
GEAR, CLOSE TIMES AND QUOTAS FOR MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, CRUSTACEANS AND SHELLFISH IN TIDAL WATERS

Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Item

Species

Daily Quota

Type of Gear or Method

Close Time

1.

Abalone

1

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

(b) Hand picking while
snorkelling

(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

(c) Hand picking

(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

2.

Clam

(1) Butter

(1) 25

(1) Hand picking or hand digging

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Geoduck

(2) 3

(2) Hand picking or hand digging

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) Horse

(3) 6

(3) Hand picking or hand digging

(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Littleneck

(4) 75

(4) Hand digging

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(5) Manila

(5) 75

(5) Hand digging

(5) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(6) Razor

(6) 12

(6) Hand digging

(6) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(7) Softshell

(7) 25

(7) Hand digging

(7) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(8) Cockles

(8) 25

(8) Hand picking or hand digging

(8) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

3.

Crab

(1) Dungeness

(1) 4

(a) Dip net

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Ring net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Hand picking while diving

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(e) Hand picking

(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Red rock

(2) 4

(a) Dip net

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Ring net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Hand picking while diving

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(e) Hand picking

(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) King

(3) 2

(a) Dip net

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Ring net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Diving

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(4) Shore

(4) 75

(4) Hand picking

(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(5) Box

(5) 1

(a) Dip net

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Ring net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Hand picking while diving

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(e) Hand picking

(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(6) Any species of crab not referred to in subitems (1) to (5)

(6) 4

(a) Dip net

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Ring net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Hand picking

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(e) Hand picking while diving

(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

4.

Ghost shrimp

50

(a) Hand digging

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand pump

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

5.

Giant barnacles

6

Diving

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

6.

Goose barnacle

2 kg

Hand picking

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

7.

Limpets

75

Hand picking

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

8.

Mussel

(1) Blue

(1) 75

(1) Hand picking

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) California

(2) 25

(2) Hand picking

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

9.

Octopus

1

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Trap

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Angling

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

10.

Oysters

15 oysters or 1/2 L. shucked

Hand picking

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

11.

Sand dollars

6

Hand picking

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

12.

Scallop

(1) Purple-hinged rock

(1) 6

(a) Hand picking, using a knife
to remove the adductor
muscle while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) Pink and spiny

(2) 75

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(3) Weather-vane

(3) 6

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

13.

Sea cucumber

12

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

14.

Sea urchin

12

(a) Hand picking while diving

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

15.

Shrimp

200

(a) Trap

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Spear fishing while diving

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Ring net

(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

16.

Squid

5 kg

(a) Jigging

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Cast net

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

17.

Starfish

6

(a) Hand picking

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Diving

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

18.

Whelks

75

Hand picking

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

19.

Any species of fish not referred to in items 1 to 18

20

(a) Angling

(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(b) Hand picking while diving

(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(c) Dip net

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(d) Ring net

(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(e) Trap

(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(f) Hand picking or hand digging

(f) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(g) Spear fishing while diving

(g) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(h) Hand pump

(h) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(i) Hand picking while
snorkelling

(i) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

SOR/98-545, s. 5; SOR/2001-156, ss. 15 to 17(F); SOR/2002-380, s. 11.

SCHEDULE VI
(Sections 43, 44 and 48)
CLOSE TIMES, SIZE LIMITS AND QUOTAS FOR SALMON IN TIDAL AND NON-TIDAL WATERS

Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Column V

Item

Species

Minimum Overall Length

Overall Length

Daily Quotas

Close Time

1.

Hatchery chinook salmon

45 cm

(1) 50 cm or less

(2) over 50 cm

(1) 4

(2) 2

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

2.

Wild chinook salmon

45 cm

(1) 50 cm or less

(1) 4

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) over 50 cm

(2) 2

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

3.

Hatchery coho salmon

30 cm

(1) 35 cm or less

(2) over 35 cm

(1) 4

(2) 2

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

4.

Wild coho salmon

30 cm

(1) 35 cm or less

(2) over 35 cm

(1) 4

(2) 2

(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

5.

Sockeye salmon

30 cm

30 cm or more

4

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

6.

Pink salmon

30 cm

30 cm or more

4

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

7.

Chum salmon

30 cm

30 cm or more

4

From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

SCHEDULE VII
(Section 56)
FISHING QUOTAS AND OVERALL LENGTH LIMITS FOR NON-TIDAL WATERS BY SPECIES

Column I

Column II

Column III

Item

Species

Overall Length

Quota

1.

Wild rainbow trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

2.

Hatchery rainbow trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

3.

Wild steelhead

50 cm or more

1

4.

Hatchery steelhead

50 cm or more

1

5.

Wild cutthroat trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

6.

Hatchery cutthroat trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

7.

Wild brown trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

8.

Hatchery brown trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

9.

Wild brook trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

10.

Hatchery brook trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

11.

Wild Dolly Varden

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

12.

Hatchery Dolly Varden

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

13.

Wild lake trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

14.

Hatchery lake trout

(a) less than 30 cm
(b) 30 cm to 50 cm
(c) more than 50 cm

(a) 6
(b) 6
(c) 6

15.

Smallmouth bass

(a) less than 40 cm
(b) 40 cm or more

(a) 4
(b) 4

16.

Largemouth bass

(a) less than 40 cm
(b) 40 cm or more

(a) 4
(b) 4

17.

Whitefish

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 15
(b) 15

18.

Arctic grayling

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 3
(b) 3

19.

Black crappie

(a) 20 cm or less
(b) more than 20 cm

(a) 25
(b) 25

20.

Burbot

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 10
(b) 10

21.

Wild kokanee

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 25
(b) 25

22.

Hatchery kokanee

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 25
(b) 25

23.

Northern pike

(a) 90 cm or less
(b) more than 90 cm

(a) 5
(b) 5

24.

Walleye

(a) 70 cm or less
(b) more than 70 cm

(a) 8
(b) 8

25.

White sturgeon

(a) less than 100 cm
(b) 100 to 200 cm
(c) more than 200 cm

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 0

26.

Yellow perch

any length

20

27.

Goldeye

any length

10

28.

Inconnu

(a) 30 cm or less
(b) more than 30 cm

(a) 1
(b) 1

29.

Crayfish

any length

25


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