Management of Contaminated Fisheries

Act: Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14
Regulation: Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, SOR/90-351

To Whom Does This Apply?

Fishers.

Summary

The Fisheries Act governs the management of fisheries resources and habitats and sets out the rules and penalties for day-to-day conservation and management.

The Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations allow the government to control the harvesting of fish in areas that are affected by contamination or toxicity (the presence of poisons). The Regulations give the Department of Fisheries and Oceans the ability to quickly close any fishery where toxicity or contamination have reached unacceptable levels.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Director
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Station 14-E-241
Centennial Towers
200 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0E6
Telephone: 613-998-5495
Fax: 613-990-2811
TTY (hearing impaired): 613-941-6517
E-mail: matteB@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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