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      SCHEDULE V (ss. 17, 18 and 19) SPECIES, MESH SIZES, CLOSED SEASONS AND QUOTAS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING
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Source: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/C.R.C.-c.847/120749.html
Updated to August 31, 2004

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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES FISHERY REGULATIONS -- SCHEDULE V -- COMMERCIAL FISHING REGIONS

MAP

GRAPHIC IS NOT DISPLAYED, SEE SOR/81-468, S. 11

SOR/78-720, s. 2; SOR/81-468, s. 11; SOR/91-428, s. 5; SOR/98-388, s. 2.

SCHEDULE VI
(Sections 28 and 29)
SPORT FISHING DAILY CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS

Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Item

Species of Fish

Waters

Daily Catch Limit

Possession
Limit

 1.

Lake Trout

Great Slave Lake, including all tributary streams from their mouths to 1 km upstream, and Stark Lake.

2

3

1.1

Lake Trout

Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

1

2

 2.

Lake Trout

All waters in the Northwest Territories except those described in items 1 and 1.1.

3

5

 3.

Arctic Grayling

Mackenzie River and its tributary streams lying between 116° west longitude and 118° west longitude, and Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

3

5

 4.

Arctic Char

Meliadine River and its tributaries, Meliadine Lake and the waters of Prairie Bay within 8 km of the Meliadine River (62°52'N, 92°06'W).

2

4

 5.

Arctic Char

Sylvia Grinnell Lake and Sylvia Grinnell River and their tributaries and waters of Frobisher Bay within 8 km of the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River (63°44'N, 68°34'W).

1

7

 6.

Northern Pike

Mackenzie River and its tributary streams lying between 116° west longitude and 118° west longitude, and Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

3

5

 7.

Arctic Char

All other waters of the Northwest Territories.

4

7

 8.

Arctic Grayling

Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

3

5

 9.

Arctic Grayling

Mackenzie River and its tributary streams lying between 116°00'W and 118°00'W longitude.

3

5

10.

Arctic Grayling

All other waters in the Northwest Territories.

5

10

11.

Brook Trout

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

3

5

11.1

Bull Trout

Any waters in the Northwest Territories

2

3

11.2

Burbot

Any waters in the Northwest Territories

5

10

12.

Ciscoes (all species)

Any waters in the Northwest Territories

350

350

13.

Dolly Varden

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

4

7

14.

Goldeye

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

5

10

15.

Inconnu

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

5

10

16.

Lake Trout

Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

1

2

17.

Lake Trout

Great Slave Lake, including all tributary streams from their mouths to 1 km upstream and Stark Lake.

2

3

18.

Lake Trout

All other waters in the Northwest Territories.

3

5

19.

Northern Pike

Great Bear Lake, including all of the Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream.

3

5

20.

Northern Pike

Mackenzie River and its tributary streams lying between 116°W longitude and 118°W longitude.

3

5

21.

Northern Pike

All other waters in the Northwest Territories.

5

10

22.

Rainbow Trout

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

3

5

23.

Suckers (all species)

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

no limit

no limit

24.

Walleye

Mosquito Creek and waters of Great Slave Lake within 1 km of the mouth of Mosquito Creek (62°42'N, 116°04'W).

3

5

25.

Walleye

All other waters in the Northwest Territories.

5

10

26.

Whitefish (broad, lake, round)

Any waters in the Northwest Territories.

10

20

SOR/78-369, s. 4; SOR/79-485, s. 13; SOR/81-119, s. 12; SOR/85-713, s. 1; SOR/88-256, ss. 1, 2; SOR/91-428, s. 6; SOR/91-481, s. 7; SOR/2004-38, s. 6.

SCHEDULE VII
(Subsection 5(7))
CLOSE TIMES

Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV


Item


Waters

Species of Fish


Close Time

Method of Fishing

1.

Providence Creek (Latitude 61°15'N., Longitude 117°34'W.)

All species

April 15--
May 30

Sport fishing

2.

Yellowknife River between Prosperous Lake (Latitude 62°39'N., Longitude 114°15'W.) and Bluefish Lake

All species

September 1--
September 30

Sport fishing

3.

Big Fish River (Latitude 68°40'N., Longitude 135°52'W.) and all tributaries thereto

All species

April 1--
March 31

Sport fishing, gillnets, weirs or traps

4.

The waters found in that portion of the Mackenzie River Delta set out in Area VI of Part II of Schedule II

All species

August 1--
August 31

Gillnets

5.

Mosquito Creek and the waters of Great Slave Lake within 1 km of the mouth of Mosquito Creek at 62°42'N., 116°04'W.

All species

May 1--June 30

Sport fishing

6.

Sylvia Grinnell Lake and Sylvia Grinnell River and their tributaries and the waters of Frobisher Bay within 8 km of the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River at 63°44'N., 68°34'W.

All species

June 1--June 30

Gill nets

SOR/81-119, s. 13; SOR/82-425, s. 1; SOR/87-508, s. 6; SOR/88-256, s. 3; SOR/91-447, s. 3.

SCHEDULE VIII
(Subsection 2(1) and paragraphs 27(2)(a) and 38(4)(a))
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS

1. Great Bear Lake, including all of Camsell River upstream to White Eagle Falls and all other tributary streams to Great Bear Lake from their mouths to 1 km upstream

SOR/91-481, s. 8.




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