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
PART XVSturgeon (continued)
Mesh Size
96 No person shall fish for sturgeon with a gill net that has a mesh size of less than 330 mm.
Length Restriction
97 No person shall catch and retain or possess any sturgeon that is less than 120 cm in length.
PART XVITomcod
Application
98 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for tomcod 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.
Gear Restrictions
99 No person shall fish for tomcod except by angling or with a bag net, box net, gill net or spear.
100 No person shall fish for tomcod with a bag net, box net or gill net that has a mesh size of less than 31 mm.
101 No person shall fish for tomcod with a bag net or box net having a leader that is more than 31 m in length.
102 No person shall fish for tomcod in the inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island with a bag net that has a leader.
Close Times
103 No person shall fish for tomcod in the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section by a method set out in column II of that item during the close time set out in column III of that item.
TABLE
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| 1 | Tidal waters of Nova Scotia. |
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| 2 | Inland waters of Nova Scotia. |
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| 3 | Tidal waters of the Saint John River upstream from a straight line drawn from Partridge Island light to Red Head. |
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| 4 | Tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Bay of Fundy not set out in item 3. |
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| 5 | The Miramichi River upstream from the Morrissy Bridge in Newcastle. |
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| 6 | Tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait not set out in item 5. |
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| 7 | Inland waters of New Brunswick not set out in item 5. |
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| 8 | Tidal waters of Prince Edward Island. |
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| 9 | Inland waters of Prince Edward Island. |
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PART XVIITrout
Application
104 This Part does not apply in respect of recreational fishing for trout
(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.
Gear Restrictions
105 No person shall fish for trout except by angling.
Close Times
106 No person shall fish for trout in the waters set out in column I of an item of the table to this section during the close time set out in column II of that item.
TABLE
| Item | Column I | Column II |
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| Nova Scotia | ||
| 1 | Guysborough River, upstream from the highway bridge at Milford Haven, not including tributaries. | Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 |
| 2 | Tidal waters of Bras d’Or Lake, Great Bras d’Or (Channel), St. Patricks Channel, St. Andrews Channel and Sydney River between the dam and a straight line drawn from Point Edward to Liscomb Point. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 3 | Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria, except the waters
| Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 |
| 4 | Ramsey Lake, Annapolis County, and Sunken Lake, Kings County. | Nov. 1 to May 14 |
| 5 | Inland and tidal waters of Nova Scotia not set out in items 1 to 4. | Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 |
| New Brunswick | ||
| 6 | First Green Lake, Madawaska County. | Sept. 1 to Apr. 30 |
| 7 | Restigouche River, Restigouche County, downstream from the CN Railway bridge between Quebec and New Brunswick, not including tributaries. | Nov. 1 to Apr. 14 |
| 8 | Inland waters of lakes, reservoirs and ponds in the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in item 6. | Sept. 16 to May 14 |
| 9 | Inland and tidal waters of the Counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Victoria not set out in items 6 to 8. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 30 |
| 10 | Surface mine ponds in Queens and Sunbury Counties between Lat. 46º00′N. and Lat. 46º10′N. and between Long. 65º50′W. and Long. 66º10′W. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 11 | Shepody River and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, not including MacFadden Lake, Fenton Pond and Alcorn Pond. | Oct. 1 to May 7 |
| 12 | Inland and tidal waters of New Brunswick not set out in items 6 to 11. | Sept. 16 to Apr. 14 |
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| 13 | Glenfinnan, O’Keefes and Afton Lakes, Queens County. | Oct. 16 to Apr. 14 |
| 14 | Inland and tidal waters of Prince Edward Island not set out in item 13. | Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 |
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