Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations (C.R.C., c. 847)

• 10 (1) No person shall dispose of dead fish or any remains or offal of fish by leaving it in the water or on ice over the water.

• (2) When gurry grounds have been designated or defined by an officer, a person who has in his possession dead or decaying fish or remnants thereof or other refuse from fishing shall place that fish, remnants or refuse in the gurry ground.

Stream Crossings

• 11 (1) No person shall construct a temporary crossing over any ice-covered stream, unless he

  • (a) uses snow or adds to the thickness of the ice by the use of snow or ice, or

  • (b) is authorized by an officer.

• (2) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 6]

Logging and Gravel Removal

• 12 (1) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, the fishery in any waters would be harmed by any of the following operations:

  • (a) placing logs in or releasing logs into those waters,

  • (b) driving, towing or booming logs in those waters,

  • (c) removing gravel from or displacing gravel in any spawning grounds in those waters, or

  • (d) any similar operation,

  he may authorize the placing of signs at appropriate places on the shore designating those waters as waters in respect of the fishery of which that operation is harmful.

• (2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), any waters have been designated in respect of any operation referred to therein, no person shall carry on any such operation in those waters.

Commercial Fishing

• 13 (1) No person shall be issued a commercial licence to fish in the waters of Lac la Martre unless that person has resided continuously in the settlement of Lac la Martre for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the day he applies for that licence.

• (2) No person shall be issued a commercial licence to fish in the waters of Kakisa Lake unless that person has resided continuously in the settlement of Kakisa Lake for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the day he applies for that licence.

14 [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 7]

• 14.1 (1) No person shall operate, for the purpose of commercial fishing on Great Slave Lake, a vessel or vehicle unless he is the holder of a valid commercial fishing licence and unless the vessel or vehicle has been registered by the Department for that purpose and a registration certificate bearing a registration number has been issued in respect of that vessel or vehicle.

• (2) A Class A certificate may be issued only in respect of

  • (a) a vessel of more than 900 kg gross weight, when weighed with its attached mechanical equipment; or

  • (b) a vehicle of more than 900 kg gross weight.

• (3) A Class B certificate may be issued in respect of vessels or vehicles other than those referred to in subsection (2).

• (4) The holder of a certificate issued in respect of a vessel shall not permit the vessel to be operated in commercial fishing, unless the holder of a commercial fishing licence is on board.

• (5) No person shall use a vehicle in fishing under subsection (1) unless the registration number issued under these Regulations in respect of that vehicle is painted on the vehicle or securely affixed to it by some other means and meets the requirements set out in subsection (5.1).

• (5.1) A registration number referred to in subsection (5) shall be

  • (a) legible and unobstructed;

  • (b) in solid Arabic numerals of at least 15 cm in height that are without ornamentation;

  • (c) of a colour that contrasts with the background; and

  • (d) aligned horizontally.

• (6) No person shall work on or fish from a vessel or vehicle engaged in commercial fishing on Great Slave Lake unless he is the holder of a commercial fishing licence or a helper’s licence.

• (7) No person shall dump from a vehicle that is used in commercial fishing any fish that has been caught in accordance with these Regulations.

• 14.2 (1) In this section, registration means,

  • (a) in reference to a vessel, registration under the Canada Shipping Act; and

  • (b) in reference to a vehicle, registration under the Ordinances of the Northwest Territories.

• (2) Every person who applies for a certificate in respect of a vessel or vehicle shall state

  • (a) the name, the registration or serial number and the size of the vessel or vehicle;

  • (b) the name of the owner and operator of the vessel or vehicle; and

  • (c) information relating to all auxiliary vessels or vehicles to be used in conjunction with the vessel or vehicle.

14.3 [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 9]

• 15 (1) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 10]

• (2) Every net used in commercial fishing and every gang of nets so used shall be marked at each end

  • (a) during open water fishing, by a flag that is not less than 45 cm square supported by a buoy; and

  • (b) during winter fishing, by a stake the top of which is at least 1 m above the surface of the water or ice.

16 The web of a gill net used for commercial fishing shall not be hung on any portion of the cork line of the net at a ratio greater than 2 m of web to 1 m of cork line and no additional nets shall be hung on, added to or inserted in the web of the net to increase that ratio at any place in the net.

• 17 (1) No person shall fish for commercial purposes except in waters set out in Schedule V.

• (2) No person shall fish for commercial purposes in waters set out in Schedule III.

• 18 (1) No person shall fish in any waters set out in Column I of an item of Schedule V for any species of fish set out in Column II of that item,

  • (a) unless the person uses a gill net having a mesh size not less than that set out in Column III of that item, where applicable; or

  • (b) during the closed season set out in Column IV of that item.

• (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) or any licence condition, the mesh size of a net shall be determined by measuring the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh inside and between the knots after the twine has been immersed in water for at least 30 minutes and extended until straight without stretching or straining the twine or slipping a knot.

• (3) The measurement referred to in subsection (2) shall be made by means of a measuring device certified under the Weights and Measures Act.

• 19 (1) No person shall fish in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule V after the time specified in a notice issued by the Regional Director-General or a fishery officer stating that the quota set out in column V of that item has been or is about to be reached.

• (2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be brought to the attention of the persons affected or likely to be affected by it by one or more of the methods set out in subsection 7(1) of the Fishery (General) Regulations.

20 For the purpose of calculating the quotas for the water areas of Great Slave Lake, each annual quota shall commence on November 1st and end on October 31st next following.

21 No person shall set a net or running line in any waters at any time during the closed season for those waters.

Native and Domestic Fishing

• 22 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 5(1) and 7(1), an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood may fish without a licence by angling or by means of gill nets, set lines, spears, snares or dip nets, for food for himself, his family or his dogs.

• (2) No person shall give any fish caught under the authority of subsection (1) to any person other than an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood.

• (3) No person, other than an Indian, Inuk or person of mixed blood, shall accept or be in possession of any fish caught under the authority of subsection (1).

• (4) [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 12]

• 22.1 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 5(1) and 7(1), a beneficiary may fish for subsistence usage within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region without a licence.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection 5(4) and subject to section 12 of the Agreement, a beneficiary may sell to or trade or barter with

  • (a) other beneficiaries, fish or any portions thereof taken for subsistence usage within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; and

  • (b) any other person, the non-edible by-products of fish taken from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region for personal use.

• (3) No person other than a beneficiary shall possess any edible portions of fish taken for subsistence usage from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

23 A domestic fishing licence may be issued to a person who

• (a) has resided in the Northwest Territories for at least two years;

• (b) needs fish for food for himself or his family; or

• (c) needs fish for food for his dogs.

24 [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 13]

25 Every person who is the holder of a domestic fishing licence shall, upon request by an officer, state the area or areas in which he fished and the species and number of kilograms of fish taken by him during the term of the licence.

26 An officer may mark for identification purposes any fish caught by any person in domestic fishing.

Sport Fishing

• 27 (1) Notwithstanding subsection 5(1) and subject to subsection (2), a person may engage in sport fishing without a sport fishing licence if the person is

  • (a) a Northwest Territories resident or a resident Canadian under the age of 16 years or 65 years of age or over; or

  • (b) a non-resident under the age of 16 years who is accompanied by a person who holds a sport fishing licence.

• (2) No person shall engage in sport fishing

  • (a) in a special management area without

    • (i) a sport fishing licence, and

    • (ii) a special management area fishing licence which has been validated for that special management area; or

  • (b) in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region without a sport fishing licence which has been validated for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.