Pacific Aquaculture Regulations

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi)

aquaculture

aquaculture means the cultivation of fish. (aquaculture)

nuisance fish

nuisance fish means fish that represent an imminent danger to the equipment used in the operation of an aquaculture facility, the safety of persons in the facility or the fish cultivated in the facility. (poisson nuisible)

prescribed activities

prescribed activities means

• (a) the catching of fish for the purpose of cultivation;

• (b) the catching of fish that is incidental to the operation of an aquaculture facility;

• (c) the catching of fish for the purpose of complying with any monitoring condition specified in an aquaculture licence;

• (d) the catching of fish that escape from an aquaculture facility for the purpose of returning them to the aquaculture facility or otherwise disposing of them; and

• (e) the catching of nuisance fish. (activités réglementaires)

shellfish

shellfish means Mollusca, Echinodermata and Crustacea. (mollusques et crustacés)