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Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)

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Regulations are current to 2024-10-14 and last amended on 2022-09-27. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE V(Sections 24 and 41)

Gaspereau Close Times

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
Item	Waters	Method	Yearly Close Time	Weekly Close Time
	Nova Scotia
1	Tidal waters of Kings County and that portion of Hants County west of the West Hants municipal boundary	(a) Dip nets	(a) June 1 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Saturday to 08:00 h on the following Monday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) June 1 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) June 1 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
2	Inland waters of Kings County and that portion of Hants County west of the West Hants municipal boundary	(a) Dip nets	(a) June 1 to March 14	From 21:30 h each Friday to 05:30 h on the following Monday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
3	Tidal waters of Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties	(a) Dip nets	(a) June 1 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) June 1 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) June 1 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
4	Inland waters of Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties	(a) Dip nets	(a) June 1 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
5	Tidal waters of Queens and Lunenburg Counties	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) June 1 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) June 1 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
6	Inland waters of Queens County	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 21:30 h each Thursday to 10:00 h on the following Sunday and from 21:30 h each day to 10:00 h the next day, Sunday through Thursday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
7	Inland waters of Lunenburg County	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 1 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 1 to March 14
8	Tidal waters of Inverness County and that portion of Victoria County west of Cape North that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 18:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 11 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 11 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
9	Inland waters of Inverness County and Victoria County flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence west of Cape North, not referred to in items 10 and 11	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 18:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
10	Southwest Margaree River, from the Highway 19 bridge at Southwest Margaree upstream to Lake Ainslie	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to March 14	From 18:00 h each Saturday to 08:00 h on the following Monday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to March 14
11	Inland waters of the Margaree River, the Northeast Margaree River and the Southwest Margaree River downstream from the Highway 19 bridge at Southwest Margaree	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to March 14	From 18:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to March 14
12	Tidal waters of those portions of the Counties of Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou that border on Northumberland Strait	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 14:00 h each Friday to 14:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 11 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 11 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
13	Inland waters of Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester and Cumberland Counties	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 14:00 h each Friday to 14:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
14	Tidal waters of Nova Scotia not referred to items 1 to 13	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 11 to March 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 11 to March 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
15	Inland waters of Nova Scotia not referred to in items 1 to 13	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 11 to March 14	From 08:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 11 to March 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 11 to March 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 11 to March 14
	New Brunswick
16	Tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait not referred to in item 17	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to May 14	From 12:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 1 to May 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 1 to May 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 1 to May 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to May 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to May 14
17	Tidal waters of the Miramichi River	(a) Dip nets	(a) June 16 to May 14	From 12:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) June 16 to May 14
		(c) Drift nets	(c) June 16 to May 14
		(d) Square nets	(d) June 16 to May 14
		(e) Trap nets	(e) June 16 to May 14
		(f) Weirs	(f) June 16 to May 14
18	Inland waters of New Brunswick that flow into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to Dec. 31	From 12:00 h each Friday to 18:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to Dec. 31
19	Tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Bay of Fundy	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to Dec. 31	From 12:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to Dec. 31
20	Inland waters of New Brunswick that flow into the Bay of Fundy	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to Dec. 31	From 12:00 h each Friday to 08:00 h on the following Sunday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to Dec. 31
		(f) Weirs	(f) July 1 to Dec. 31
	Prince Edward Island
21	Tidal waters of Prince Edward Island	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to April 30	From 08:00 h each Saturday to 08:00 h on the following Monday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) July 1 to April 30
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) July 1 to April 30
		(f) Weirs	(f) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
22	Inland waters of Prince Edward Island	(a) Dip nets	(a) July 1 to April 30	From 08:00 h each Saturday to 08:00 h on the following Monday
		(b) Gill nets except drift nets	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(c) Drift nets	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(d) Square nets	(d) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(e) Trap nets	(e) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
		(f) Weirs	(f) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

SOR/2001-452, s. 39

Date modified:: 2024-11-01