Fishery (General) Regulations

3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), Parts I to VIII apply in respect of

• (a) fishing and related activities in Canadian fisheries waters off the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts;

• (b) fishing and related activities in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and

• (c) fishing and related activities carried out in waters other than Canadian fisheries waters from vessels subject to the jurisdiction of Canada.

(2) Parts I to VIII do not apply in respect of fishing and related activities in respect of which the Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 apply.

(3) Parts IX and X apply in respect of Canada and Canadian fisheries waters.

(4) Where there is an inconsistency between these Regulations and any of the following Regulations, the following Regulations shall prevail:

• (a) the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985;

• (b) the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996;

• (c) the Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations;

• (d) the Marine Mammal Regulations;

• (e) the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations;

• (f) the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations;

• (g) the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations;

• (h) the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations;

• (i) the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993;

• (j) the Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations;

• (k) the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations; and

• (l) the Pacific Aquaculture Regulations.

(5) Sections 18 to 21, 23 and 26 to 29 do not apply with respect to fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.