Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations

Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations ( F-14 -- C.R.C., c. 815 )
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Updated to August 31, 2004

C.R.C., c. 815

FISHERIES ACT

Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations

REGULATIONS RESPECTING FISHING IN CANADIAN FISHERIES WATERS BY FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS

SHORT TITLE

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

2. (1) In these Regulations,

"blackcod trap" or "blackcod pot" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]

"Canadian fisheries waters" [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]

"cod-end" means a bag-like extension attached to the after end of the belly of a trawl net and used to retain a catch; (cul de chalut)

"Convention area" has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (zone de la Convention)

"Division" has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division)

"finfish" [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]

"Fishing Zone 3" means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2, and 3) Order; (zone de pêche 3)

"Fishing Zone 4" means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 4)

"Fishing Zone 5" means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 5)

"Fishing Zone 6" means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order; (Zone de pêche 6)

"flag state" means a state in which a foreign fishing vessel is registered and a state whose flag a foreign fishing vessel that is not registered in a state is entitled to fly; (État d'immatriculation)

"foreign fishing vessel" has the same meaning as in the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; (bâtiment de pêche étranger)

"incidental catch" [Revoked, SOR/94-293, s. 1]

"licence" means a licence issued pursuant to the Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations; (licence)

"mesh size" means in respect of netting

(a) in a trawl net, the average of the measurements of any 20 meshes made by inserting into the meshes a flat wedge-shaped gauge having a taper of 2 cm in 8 cm and a thickness of 2.3 mm with a weight of 5 kg attached, and

(b) in any other case, the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh measured inside the knots after being stretched to form two parallel straight lines; (maillage)

"midwater trawl" means a trawl net that is designed so as not to come into contact with the sea-bed while in operation; (chalut pélagique)

"purse seine net" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]

"Regional Director-General" [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]

"sablefish trap" or "sablefish pot" means a metal framed enclosure that is covered with netting or expanded metal and has one or more openings through which fish enter the enclosure; (trappe à morue charbonnière ou nasse à morue charbonnière)

"set-line" means a line that is anchored to the sea-bed and has a series of fish hooks attached; (palangre)

"squid jigger" means a lure that has attached a number of fish hooks arranged radially; (turlutte à calmar)

"Statistical Area" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]

"stock area", in respect of a species of fish set out in Column II of an item of Schedule VII, means the stock area set out in Column III of that item and, in respect of a species of fish set out in Column I of an item of Schedule X, means the stock area set out in Column II of that item; (zone de stock)

"Subarea" has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-zone)

"Subdivision" has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-division)

"Sub-Zone" means a Sub-Zone described in Schedule I; (sous-secteur)

"trawl net" means any large bag net dragged in the sea by a vessel or vessels for the purpose of taking fish; (chalut)

"year" means a calendar year. (année)

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish by its common name as set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VIII shall be construed as a reference to the species or group of species whose scientific name is set out in Column II of that item.

(3) A reference in these Regulations to a quantity of fish by weight shall be construed as a reference to the weight of the fish in a completely unprocessed state. SOR/79-715, s. 1; SOR/82-771, s. 1; SOR/87-185, s. 1; SOR/93-62, s. 1; SOR/94-293, s. 1.

(4) and (5) [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]

PART I
ATLANTIC COAST

Interpretation

3. In this Part,

"authorized topside chafer" [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 2]

"extension measure" [Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 2]

"gill net" means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed but that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)

"quota" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]

"quota period" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]

"quota table" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]

"Regional Director-General" [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]

"regulated species" means a species of fish set out in Column II of Schedule III. (espèce réglementée) SOR/78-753, s. 1; SOR/79-715, s. 2; SOR/82-771, s. 2; SOR/87-185, s. 2; SOR/93-62, s. 2.

Application

4. This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Atlantic coast of Canada to

(a) a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and

(b) any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a). SOR/93-62, s. 20(F).

Close Time

5. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), no person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Schedule II shall fish for or catch and retain fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule X in a stock area set out in column II of that item during the close time set out in column III of that item.

(2) A close time set out in column III of an item of Schedule X applies individually and separately to each flag state set out in Schedule II.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing for squid by means of squid jiggers.

(4) No person shall fish for squid by means of squid jiggers in

(a) Subarea 3 from December 30 to December 31; or

(b) Subarea 4 from December 30 to December 31.

(5) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), fishing for a species of fish is prohibited in a stock area, a person fishing in that stock area for a species of fish other than a species to which the prohibition applies may catch and retain an incidental catch of the prohibited species if the quantity of the incidental catch does not exceed the quantities referred to in section 9. SOR/82-771, s. 3; SOR/87-185, s. 3; SOR/93-62, s. 3.

Swordfish Size Limits

5.1 (1) In this section, "length", in relation to a swordfish, means the distance, measured in a straight line, from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall be in possession of any swordfish that is less than 125 cm in length.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for swordfish under the authority of a licence where

(a) the catching of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length is incidental to the catching of longer swordfish; and

(b) the number of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of longer swordfish that are retained during that fishing trip. SOR/94-293, s. 2.

Tuna Size Limits

6. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall be in possession of any bigeye or yellowfin tuna that weigh less than 3.2 kg.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for bigeye tuna under the authority of a licence where

(a) the catching of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger bigeye tuna; and

(b) the number of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger bigeye tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for yellowfin tuna under the authority of a licence where

(a) the catching of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger yellowfin tuna; and

(b) the number of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger yellowfin tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.

(4) No person shall be in possession of any bluefin tuna that weighs less than 30 kg. SOR/80-631, s. 1; SOR/87-185, s. 3; SOR/93-62, s. 4; SOR/94-293, s. 3.

7. and 8. [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 3]

Incidental Catch Limits

9. Subject to subsection 10(2), where a person is fishing for a species of fish in a stock area under the authority of a licence, that person shall not retain an incidental catch of a species of fish, other than a species set out in the licence, that exceeds a fishing quota of

(a) in respect of haddock

(i) in Division 4VW, one per cent,

(ii) in Division 4X, one per cent, and

(iii) in Subarea 5, one per cent,

(b) in respect of cod in Division 4X, one per cent, and

of the weight of the species taken in that stock area under the authority of the licence. SOR/80-631, s. 2; SOR/87-185, s. 4; SOR/93-62, s. 5.

10. (1) For the purposes of this section, "annual fishing plan" means a document that the Minister sends to a flag state setting out the species of fish that vessels of that flag state may be licensed to take in a stock area in a calendar year and the aggregate number of days for which vessels of that flag state may be authorized to fish for those species in that stock area.

(2) Section 9 does not apply in respect of an incidental catch of a species of fish taken by a vessel of a flag state in a stock area where the aggregate number of fishing days set out in the annual fishing plan for that species in that stock area has not been utilized. SOR/80-631, s. 3; SOR/87-185, s. 4; SOR/93-62, s. 6.

11. and 12. [Revoked, SOR/94-61, s. 1]

13. [Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 4]

14. [Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 7]

Closed Areas and Seasons

15. No person shall fish in any part of an area described in Column I of an item of Schedule V during the close time set out in Column II of that item. SOR/79-715, s. 8.

16. No person shall fish for or catch capelin inside or shoreward of a line beginning at Cape Freels in the Province of Newfoundland, THENCE to a point at 49°15'N. latitude and 52°54'W. longitude, THENCE to a point 48°20'N. latitude and 52°00'W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 47°28'N. latitude and 52°00'W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°42'N. latitude and 52°22'W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12'N. latitude and 52°52'W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12'N. latitude and 54°24'W. longitude and THENCE to Cape St. Mary's in the Province of Newfoundland.

16.1 No person shall fish with a trawl net for squid, silver hake or argentine in Division 4VWX except in the portion of the Division that is enclosed by straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

Point

North Latitude

West Longitude

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1.	42°10'00"	65°30'00"
2.	42°49'00"	64°11'00"
3.	43°00'00"	63°30'00"
4.	43°04'00"	62°30'00"
5.	43°04'00"	62°00'00"
6.	43°22'00"	61°09'00"
7.	43°39'00"	60°00'00"
8.	43°43'00"	59°40'00"
9.	43°54'00"	59°00'00"
10.	39°00'00"	59°00'00"
11.	39°00'00"	61°51'00"
12.	42°10'00"	65°30'00"

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SOR/78-753, s. 2; SOR/79-715, s. 9; SOR/93-62, s. 8.

16.2 [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 5]

17. No person shall, during the period commencing on March 1st and terminating on May 31st in any year, fish with gear that is capable of taking any demersal species of fish in either of the areas bounded by straight lines joining the geographical coordinates set out in Schedule VI, in the order listed in each case.

18. [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 6]

19. and 20. [Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 10]

PART II
PACIFIC COAST

Interpretation

21. In this Part,

"gill net" means a net that

(a) is weighted at its bottom and floated at the surface of the water by a cork line, and

(b) is used to catch fish by enmeshing them,

but does not enclose an area of water. SOR/82-771, s. 7.

Application

22. This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Pacific coast of Canada to

(a) a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and

(b) any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a). SOR/93-62, s. 20(F).

Close Time

23. No person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for the species of fish set out in column II of that item in the stock area set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column V of that item. SOR/82-771, s. 8; SOR/93-62, s. 9.

24. and 25. [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 8]

Incidental Catch Limits

26. Where a person is fishing for Pacific hake in sub-zone 5-1 or 5-2, he shall not catch and retain an incidental catch of a species of fish other than Pacific hake that exceeds 20 per cent of the weight of the Pacific hake on board the vessel or that exceeds:

(a) in respect of walleye pollock, 10 per cent,

(b) in respect of rockfish, two per cent,

(d) in respect of sablefish, one per cent,

of the said weight. SOR/82-771, s. 9; SOR/87-185, s. 5.

27. [Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 9]

Gear Restrictions

28. (1) No person on board or operating from a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for a species of fish set out in Column II of that item in a stock area set out in Column III of that item except with the gear type set out in Column IV of that item.

(2) No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, Pacific hake by means of a trawl net that has a mesh size

(a) greater than 100 mm or less than 76 mm in the cod-end; or

(b) less than 89 mm in any part of the net that is not the cod-end.

(3) No person fishing for a species of fish other than Pacific hake shall use a trawl net that has a mesh size of less than 89 mm. SOR/82-771, s. 10; SOR/87-185, s. 6; SOR/93-62, s. 10(F).

PART III
ENFORCEMENT

Powers of Fishery Officers

29. [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 11]

Seals and Certificates

30. (1) A fishery officer may

(a) place a numbered identification mark or seal on any equipment or gear that he has inspected on board a foreign fishing vessel; and

(b) where he is of the opinion that equipment or gear on board a foreign fishing vessel that he has inspected is in compliance with these Regulations, issue a certificate of inspection to the master of the vessel setting out

(i) the date of the inspection, and

(ii) a description of the equipment or gear he has inspected.

(2) Where a fishery officer has placed a mark or seal on any equipment or gear in accordance with subsection (1), that mark or seal shall not be removed, altered or tampered with by any person other than a fishery officer while the foreign fishing vessel is in Canadian fisheries waters. SOR/93-62, ss. 20(F), 21(F).

31. and 32. [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 12]

PART IV
GENERAL

Avoidance of Set Gear

33. (1) The master of a foreign fishing vessel in Canadian fisheries waters shall ensure at all times that there is maintained a distance of at least 1/2 nautical mile between his vessel and any equipment and gear attached thereto and any set fishing gear that has been marked so as to be visible to persons on board vessels navigating in the vicinity.

(2) For the purposes of this section, "set", in respect of fishing gear, means that the fishing gear has been placed in the sea in such manner that

(a) each end of the gear is anchored in the sea;

(b) one end of the gear is anchored in the sea and the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel;

(d) one end of the gear is drifting free in the sea while the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel. SOR/93-62, s. 20(F).

34. to 37. [Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 13]

SCHEDULE I
(s. 2)
SUB-ZONES--PACIFIC COAST

1.(a) Sub-Zone 5-1A is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is east of a line beginning at 49°00'N. latitude, 126°15'W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30'N. latitude, 125°55'W. longitude and THENCE in a southerly direction to a point of intersection with the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5 at 48°21.2'N. latitude, 125°20.85'W. longitude;

(b) Sub-Zone 5-1B is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is west of Sub-Zone 5-1A, and east of a line beginning in 49°00'N. latitude, 126°15'W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30'N. latitude, 126°00'W. longitude and THENCE due south to the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5.

2. Sub-Zone 5-2 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is south of 49°23'N. latitude, exclusive of Sub-Zone 5-1.

3. Sub-Zone 5-3 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 49°23'N. latitude and south of 50°30'N. latitude.

4.Sub-Zone 5-4 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 50°30'N. latitude and south of 52°00'N. latitude.

5.Sub-Zone 5-5 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 52°00'N. latitude.

SOR/82-771, s. 12.

SCHEDULE II
(Section 5)
FOREIGN FISHING VESSEL FLAG STATES

	Column I
Item	Flag State

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1.	Bulgaria
2.	Cuba
3.	Denmark
4.	Estonia
5.	Faeroe Islands
6.	France
7.	Germany
8.	Iceland
9.	Ireland
10.	Italy
11.	Japan
12.	Latvia
13.	Lithuania
14.	Norway
15.	Poland
16.	Portugal
17.	Romania
18.	Russia
19.	Spain
20.	United Kingdom
21.	United States

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SOR/78-753, s. 3; SOR/79-715, s. 13; SOR/82-771, s. 12; SOR/83-886, s. 1; SOR/87-185, s. 8; SOR/93-62, s. 14.

SCHEDULE III

[Revoked, SOR/94-61, s. 2]

SCHEDULE IV

[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 15]

SCHEDULE V
(s. 15)
CLOSED AREAS

	Column I	Column II
Item	Area	Close Time

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The waters off White Head in the Province of Nova Scotia that are enclosed by straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

January 1 to June 30

Point

North Latitude

West Longitude

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1.	44°36'00"	61°04'00"
2.	44°46'00"	61°20'00"
3.	45°00'00"	61°06'00"
4.	45°06'00"	60°51'00"
5.	44°56'00"	60°45'00"
6.	44°36'00"	61°04'00"

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2.	The waters off Fogo-Twillingate in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 50°06'N. lat., 53°35'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 49°58'N. lat., 53°49'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°10'N. lat., 55°02'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°16'N. lat., 54°50'W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 50°06'N. lat., 53°35'W. long.	June 1 to November 30
3.	The waters off Cabot Island-Funk Island, Newfoundland enclosed by straight lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:	May 1 to Nov. 30

Point

North Latitude

West Longitude

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1.	50°05'	53°15'
2.	50°05'	52°35'
3.	49°15'	52°35'
4.	49°15'	53°15'
5.	49°43'30"	53°38'
6.	50°05'	53°15'

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The waters off Bonavista--St. John's in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 47°36'N. lat., 52°00'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 47°34'N. lat., 52°20'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°44'N. lat., 52°37'W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°46'N. lat., 52°27'W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 47°36'N. lat., 52°00'W. long.

June 1 to November 30

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SOR/79-715, s. 14; SOR/90-466, s. 1; SOR/93-62, s. 16; SOR/94-48, s. 1(F).

SCHEDULE VI
(s. 17)
AREAS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 17

		Column I	Column II
		Latitude	Longitude

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Area I	(1)	42°04'N	65°44'W
	(2)	42°40'N	64°30'W
	(3)	43°00'N	64°30'W
	(4)	43°00'N	66°32'W
	(5)	42°20'N	66°32'W
	(6)	42°20'N	66°00'W
	(7)	42°04'N	65°44'W
Area II	(1)	42°20'N	67°00'W
	(2)	41°15'N	67°00'W
	(3)	41°15'N	65°40'W
	(4)	42°00'N	65°40'W
	(5)	42°20'N	66°00'W
	(6)	42°20'N	67°00'W

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SOR/79-715, s. 14; SOR/94-48, s. 2.

SCHEDULE VII
(Sections 2, 23 and 28)
CLOSE TIMES--PACIFIC COAST

	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V
Item	Flag State	Species	Stock Area	Gear Type	Close Time

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1.	Japan	Pacific hake	Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B, and 5-2	Midwater trawl	November 30 to December 31
2.	Japan	Rockfish	Fishing Zone 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
3.	Japan	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Gill net	January 1 to December 31
4.	Japan	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Squid jigger	January 1 to December 31
5.	Japan	Sablefish	Fishing Zone 5	Set lines	January 1 to December 31
6.	Japan	Walleye pollock	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Midwater trawl	January 1 to December 31
7.	Japan	Spiny dogfish	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
8.	Poland	Pacific hake	Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2	Midwater trawl	November 30 to December 31
9.	Poland	Rockfish	Fishing Zone 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
10.	Poland	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Gill net	January 1 to December 31
11.	Poland	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Squid jigger	January 1 to December 31
12.	Poland	Sablefish	Fishing Zone 5	Set lines	January 1 to December 31
13.	Poland	Walleye pollock	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Midwater trawl	January 1 to December 31
14.	Poland	Spiny dogfish	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
15.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Pacific hake	Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2	Midwater trawl	November 30 to December 31
16.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Rockfish	Fishing Zone 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
17.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Gill net	January 1 to December 31
18.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Squid jigger	January 1 to December 31
19.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Sablefish	Fishing Zone 5	Set lines	January 1 to December 31
20.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Walleye pollock	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Midwater trawl	January 1 to December 31
21.	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Spiny dogfish	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
22.	All other Countries	Pacific hake	Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2	Midwater trawl	November 30 to December 31
23.	All other Countries	Rockfish	Fishing Zone 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31
24.	All other Countries	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Gill net	January 1 to December 31
25.	All other Countries	Squid	Fishing Zone 5	Squid jigger	January 1 to December 31
26.	All other Countries	Sablefish	Fishing Zone 5	Set lines	January 1 to December 31
27.	All other Countries	Walleye pollock	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Midwater trawl	January 1 to December 31
28.	All other Countries	Spiny dogfish	Fishing Zones 3 & 5	Trawl net	January 1 to December 31

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SOR/78-753, s. 4; SOR/79-715, s. 14; SOR/82-771, s. 13; SOR/87-185, s. 10.

SCHEDULE VIII
(ss. 2 and 36)
SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAMES

	Column I	Column II
	Common Names	Scientific Names

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1.	American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides
2.	Argentine	Argentina silus
3.	Arctic Cod	Boreogadus saida
4.	Billfish	Scomberesox saurus
5.	Butterfish	Peprilus triacanthus
6.	Capelin	Mallotus villosus
7.	Cod	Gadus morhua
8.	[Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 11]
9.	Flounder	Fish of the order heterosomata
10.	Turbot	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
11.	Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
12.	Hake	Merluccius productus
13.	Halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus
14.	Herring	Clupea harengus
15.	Lingcod	Ophiodon elongatus
16.	Mackerel	Scomber scombrus
17.	Menhaden	Brevoortia tyrannus
18.	Pacific Cod	Gadus macrocephalus
19.	Pacific hake	Merluccius productus
20.	Pacific Ocean perch	Sebastes alutus
21.	Pollock or Saithe	Pollachius virens
22.	Redfish	Sebastes Spp.
23.	Red hake	Urophycis chuss
24.	River herring (Gaspereau)	Alosa pseudoharengus and A. aestivalis
25.	Rockfish	Fish of any of the Sebastes species
26.	Roughhead grenadier	Macrourus berglax
27.	Roundnose grenadier	Macrourus rupestris
28.	Sablefish (Black Cod)	Anoplopoma fimbria
29.	Salmon	Fish of the family of Salmonidae
30.	Sandlance	Ammodytes Americanus
31.	Scallops (Sea)	Placopecten magellanicus
32.	Shark (other than dogfish)	Squaliformes (other than squalidae)
33.	Shrimp	Pandalus borealis
34.	Silver hake	Merluccius bilinearis
35.	Squid	Any of: Loligo opalescens, Omastrephas bartramii, Onychoteuthis borealyaponicce, Berryteuthis magister, Illex illecebrosus, Logigo pealei
36.	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
37.	Tuna	Any of: Thunnus albacares, T. Thynnus, T. atlanticus, T. alalunga, T. obesus, Euthynnus pelamis, Sarda sarda, S. Chiliensis and Euthynnus alletteratus
38.	Walleye pollock	Theragra chalcogramma
39.	White hake	Urophycis tenuis
40.	Windowpane flounder	Scophthalmus aquosus
41.	Winter flounder	Pseudopleuronectes americanus
42.	Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
43.	Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea

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SOR/79-715, s. 14; SOR/82-771, s. 13; SOR/87-185, s. 11; SOR/94-293, s. 4.

SCHEDULE IX

[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 17]

SCHEDULE X
(Sections 2 and 5)
CLOSE TIMES ATLANTIC COAST

	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Species	Stock Area	Close Time

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1.	American plaice	Subarea 2 and Division 3K	December 30 to December 31
2.	American plaice	Division 3LNO	December 30 to December 31
3.	American plaice	Subdivision 3Ps	December 30 to December 31
4.	American plaice	Division 4T	January 1 to December 31
5.	American plaice	Division 4VWX	December 30 to December 31
6.	Argentine	Division 4VWX	November 16 to April 14
7.	Capelin	Subarea 2 and 3K	December 30 to December 31
8.	Capelin	Division 3L	January 1 to December 31
9.	Capelin	Division 3Ps	January 1 to December 31
10.	Capelin	Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T	January 1 to December 31
11.	Cod	Division 2GH	December 30 to December 31
12.	Cod	Division 2J	December 30 to December 31
12.1	Cod	Division 3K	December 30 to December 31
12.2	Cod	Division 3L	December 30 to December 31
13.	Cod	Division 3NO	December 30 to December 31
14.	Cod	Subdivision 3Ps	December 30 to December 31
15.	Cod	Subdivision 3Pn and Divisions 4R and 4S	December 30 to December 31
16.	Cod	Division 4TVn	May 1 to December 31
17.	Cod	Subdivision 4Vn	December 30 to December 31
18.	Cod	Division 4VsW	December 30 to December 31
19.	Cod	Division 4X	December 30 to December 31
20.	Flounder	Division 4VWX	December 30 to December 31
21.	Greenland halibut	Subarea 0	December 30 to December 31
22.	Greenland halibut	Division 2GH	December 30 to December 31
23.	Greenland halibut	Divisions 2J and 3KL	December 30 to December 31
24.	Greenland halibut	Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T	December 30 to December 31
25.	Haddock	Division 4VW	December 30 to December 31
26.	Haddock	Division 4X	December 30 to December 31
27.	Other fish not set out in this schedule	Subarea 3	December 30 to December 31
28.	Other fish not set out in this schedule	Subarea 4	December 30 to December 31
29.	Other fish not set out in this schedule	Subarea 5	January 1 to December 31
30.	Pollock	Division 4VW and Subarea 5	December 30 to December 31
31.	Redfish	Subarea 2 and Division 3K	December 30 to December 31
32.	Redfish	Division 3LN	December 30 to December 31
33.	Redfish	Division 3O	December 30 to December 31
34.	Redfish	Division 3P	December 30 to December 31
35.	Redfish	Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T	December 30 to December 31
36.	Redfish	Division 4VWX	December 30 to December 31
37.	Roundnose grenadier	Subarea 0	December 30 to December 31
38.	Roundnose grenadier	Subareas 2 and 3	December 30 to December 31
39.	Shark	Any Subarea	December 30 to December 31
40.	Shrimp	Subarea 0	December 30 to December 31
41.	Silver hake	Division 4VWX	November 16 to April 14
42.	Squid	Subarea 3	January 1 to June 30
43.	Squid	Subarea 4	November 16 to June 30
44.	Swordfish	Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX	April 1 to May 31
45.	Tuna	Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX	April 1 to May 31
46.	White hake	Division 3NO	December 30 to December 31
47.	White hake	Division 4VWX	December 30 to December 31
48.	Witch flounder	Divisions 2J and 3KL	December 30 to December 31
49.	Witch flounder	Division 3NO	December 30 to December 31
50.	Witch flounder	Subdivision 3Ps	December 30 to December 31
51.	Witch flounder	Divisions 4R and 4S	December 30 to December 31
52.	Yellowtail flounder	Division 3LNO	December 30 to December 31
53.	Yellowtail flounder	Division 4VWX	December 30 to December 31

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SOR/80-276, s. 2; SOR/87-185, s. 12; SOR/93-62, ss. 18, 19(E); SOR/94-293, s. 5.