Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993

13 (1) Except as otherwise provided as a condition of a licence issued under these Regulations, no person shall fish with a gill net unless it is marked in accordance with this section.

(2) A buoy floating on the surface of the water shall be attached to each end of every gill net that is not attached to a vessel.

(3) Where a gill net is used in commercial fishing for salmon,

• (a) the buoys referred to in subsection (2) shall be orange in colour and at least 125 cm in circumference; and

• (b) the end of the gill net that is not attached to a vessel shall be marked with a lantern that gives a steady white light during the period beginning one hour after sunset and ending one hour before sunrise.

(4) Where a gill net is used in commercial fishing for roe herring,

• (a) the buoys referred to in subsection (2) shall be at least 125 cm in circumference; and

• (b) all buoys that are attached to the gill net shall be of the same colour.

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2013-37, s. 6]