Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)
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Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2022-09-27. Previous Versions
PART XVII.1Whitefish (continued)
Quotas and Length Restrictions
107.13 No person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of the table to section 107.12
(a) more whitefish than the fishing quota set out in column III; or
(b) any whitefish the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV, or more than the maximum length set out in column V.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
PART XVII.2White Perch
Application
107.2 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for white perch
(a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or
(b) in the waters set out in section 116.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Gear Restrictions
107.21 No person shall fish for white perch except by angling.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Close Times
107.22 No person shall fish for white perch in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II.
Item | Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waters | Close Time | Fishing Quota | Minimum Length | Maximum Length | |
1 | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. | Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 | 100 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
2 | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. | Sept. 16 to May 14 | 25 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
3 | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 14 | 100 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Quotas and Length Restrictions
107.23 No person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of the table to section 107.22
(a) more white perch than the fishing quota set out in column III; or
(b) any white perch the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV, or more than the maximum length set out in column V.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
PART XVII.3Yellow Perch
Application
107.3 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for yellow perch
(a) by angling or with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31; or
(b) in the waters set out in section 116.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Gear Restrictions
107.31 No person shall fish for yellow perch except by angling.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Close Times
107.32 No person shall fish for yellow perch in the waters set out in column I of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II.
Item | Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waters | Close Time | Fishing Quota | Minimum Length | Maximum Length | |
1 | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia. | Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 | 100 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
2 | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick. | Sept. 16 to May 14 | 100 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
3 | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 14 | 100 | 10 cm | 45 cm |
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
Quotas and Length Restrictions
107.33 No person shall catch and retain in any day from the waters set out in column I of the table to section 107.32
(a) more yellow perch than the fishing quota set out in column III; or
(b) any yellow perch the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column IV, or more than the maximum length set out in column V.
- SOR/2001-452, s. 29
PART XVIIIWinter Fishing in New Brunswick
Application
108 This Part applies in respect of recreational fishing by angling and with set lines in the waters set out in Schedule IX during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31.
Gear Restrictions
109 No person shall fish except
(a) through a man-made hole in the ice; or
(b) from shore through a natural opening in the ice.
110 (1) No person shall fish with more than five set lines.
(2) Every person who fishes with set lines shall attend those lines and maintain an unobstructed view of those lines.
Close Times
111 No person shall fish during the period beginning on March 30 and ending on March 31.
112 No person shall fish in Lac Baker, Madawaska County, during the period beginning on Monday and ending on Friday in any week.
113 No person shall, except in the waters set out in items 4, 7, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 28 and 60 of Schedule IX, fish during the period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise.
Quotas and Length Restrictions
114 (1) No person shall catch and retain
(a) in any day more fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection than the fishing quota set out in column II of that item; or
(b) any fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection the length of which is less than the minimum length set out in column III of that item.
Item Column I Column II Column III Species Fishing Quota Minimum Length 1 Arctic char The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 15 cm 2 Brook trout The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 15 cm 3 Brown trout The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 15 cm 4 Lake trout The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 45 cm 5 Rainbow trout The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 15 cm 6 Landlocked salmon The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 35 cm 7 Smallmouth bass The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish 30 cm 8 Striped bass The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish n/a 9 Smelt 60, except from the waters set out in items 4, 7, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 28 and 60 of Schedule IX n/a 10 Whitefish The lesser of 5 fish and 3.5 kg plus 1 fish n/a
(2) No person shall catch and retain in any day more sport fish and striped bass in the aggregate than the lesser of five fish and 3.5 kg plus one fish.
Provisions Specific to Nictau Lake
115 No person who fishes in Nictau Lake, Restigouche County, shall
(a) fish with more than one set line;
(b) use any fish as bait;
(c) catch and retain any landlocked salmon that is less than 50 cm in length or more than 63 cm in length;
(d) catch and retain any brook trout that is less than 25 cm in length;
(e) in any day, catch and retain more than one landlocked salmon; or
(f) continue to fish in that lake on any day after catching and retaining two sport fish in that day.
PART XIXBoundary Waters Between New Brunswick and the State of Maine
Application
116 This Part applies in respect of recreational fishing for smelt, whitefish and sport fish, other than salmon, in the following inland waters of New Brunswick that border on waters in the State of Maine:
(a) the St. Francis River and Glasier Lake in Madawaska County and that portion of the Saint John River in Madawaska County;
(b) Monument Brook, North Lake, the Thoroughfare between North Lake and (East) Grand Lake, (East) Grand Lake, Mud Lake, the St. Croix River, Spednic Lake and Palfrey Lake in York County; and
(c) the St. Croix River, Grand Falls Flowage and Woodland Flowage in Charlotte County.
Gear Restrictions
117 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall
(a) fish for sport fish or whitefish except by angling; or
(b) fish for smelt except by angling or with a dip net.
(2) A person who fishes in accordance with subsection 119(2) may fish with set lines.
118 (1) No person shall fish with more than five set lines.
(2) Every person who fishes with set lines shall attend those lines and maintain an unobstructed view of those lines.
Close Times
119 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall fish during the period beginning on October 1 and ending on April 14.
(2) A person may, during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31, fish through a man-made hole in the ice in Glasier Lake, North Lake, the Thoroughfare between North Lake and (East) Grand Lake, (East) Grand Lake, Mud Lake, Spednic Lake, Palfrey Lake, Grand Falls Flowage or Woodland Flowage.
(3) No person shall, during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31, fish during the period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise.
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