Marine Mammals

Act: Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14
Regulation: Marine Mammal Regulations, SOR/93-56

To Whom Does This Apply?

Fishers of marine mammals.

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 Marine Mammal Regulations set out the rules for the management and control of:

• fishing for marine mammals and related activities in Canada or in Canadian fisheries waters; and
• fishing for marine mammals from Canadian fishing vessels in the Antarctic.

Under the Regulations, only licensed fishers may fish for marine mammals.

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.

New Brunswick 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
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